# Quiet Blocker for Chrome (Free)

> A free, private ad and tracker blocker for Chrome 121 or newer, with every control in one side panel. No telemetry, no account and no “acceptable ads”. It is not in the Chrome Web Store: you add it with Developer mode → Load unpacked, and…

URL: https://magento.zip/quiet-blocker-for-chrome · Generated: 2026-10-31 01:08 UTC

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| SKU | quiet-blocker-chrome |
| Price | Free |
| Category | Browser Extensions › Chrome |

## Description

Quiet Blocker for Chrome is the Chrome edition of our free, private ad and tracker blocker. It has the same filters and tools as **Quiet Blocker for Firefox**, rebuilt for Chrome’s Manifest V3, with every control in one side panel. There is no telemetry, no account and no “acceptable ads” programme that lets paying advertisers through.

### Privacy first

- **No telemetry.** It sends no usage data, statistics or crash reports, and it never contacts a server of its own.

- **No account and no “acceptable ads”.** Everything the filter lists cover is blocked.

- **No network traffic of its own.** The filter lists are built into the extension. The only download is a list you add yourself by its address, fetched from its maintainer with no cookies and no referrer.

- **Your settings stay in your Chrome profile** on your computer. Nothing is synced or uploaded.

Full details: [Quiet Blocker privacy policy](/quiet-blocker-privacy).

### What it blocks

- **Ad and tracker requests** before they load: scripts, images, frames, tracking pixels, beacons, websockets and more. Chrome does the blocking itself from the extension’s rules (Manifest V3).

- **Ad elements on the page,** using the lists’ hiding rules, including ads that appear after the page has loaded.

- **Empty boxes** that blocked ad images, videos and frames would otherwise leave behind.

- **YouTube ads:** it removes the ad data from YouTube’s player responses, so pre-roll and mid-roll ads don’t play.

- **Adblock Plus / EasyList filter syntax,** plus extended rules: :has-text, :upward, :remove, :style, :-abp-contains and :-abp-has.

### Everything in one side panel

Click the green shield in the toolbar and the Quiet Blocker panel opens beside the page. It stays open while you browse and follows the tab you are on. It shows how many items were blocked on the page and in total, lets you choose **Block ads**, **Cover ads** or **Off** for the site, has the **Blocking enabled everywhere** switch, starts **Block element**, and lists the rules you saved for the site.

### Filter lists

Filter lists are rule sets maintained by volunteers; Quiet Blocker is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. In the Chrome edition they are built into the extension and are as new as the version you have: a new version brings fresh lists, and the settings page shows the date they are from.

| List | What it blocks | On by default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Quiet Blocker fixes (built in) | Ads the public lists miss, e.g. the Outlook.com ad column | Yes |
| EasyList (EasyList authors) | Ads | Yes |
| EasyPrivacy (EasyList authors) | Trackers and analytics | Yes |
| Peter Lowe's list | Ad and tracking servers | Yes |
| Fanboy's Social | Social media buttons and trackers | Yes |
| Adblock Warning Removal | “You are using an ad blocker” messages | Yes |
| Fanboy's Annoyances | Pop-ups, newsletter boxes, chat widgets | No |
| EasyList Cookie | Cookie consent banners | No |

You can add any other list in Adblock Plus format by its https:// address; lists you add update every 4 days.

### Block, hide or cover an element

If an ad slips through, click **Pick an element** in the panel, right-click it and choose **Block element…**, or press **Alt+Shift+B**. Pick the element, and Quiet Blocker suggests a rule that matches only that element, with a live check of how many elements it matches. Choose how many levels up to block, then **Hide**, **Remove** or **Cover** it, for this site or all sites.

If a site refuses to work with an ad blocker, choose **Cover ads** in the panel, for the whole site or this page only. The ads load, so the site’s check passes, but each one is covered by a grey box with a small **Show** button. Trackers are still blocked.

### Tracking tag removal

Many links carry tags that tell a site where you came from. Quiet Blocker removes them from the address of pages you open: the 21 common utm_ tags (utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign and others) plus 20 named tags such as fbclid, gclid and msclkid. The rest of the address stays as it was: ?utm_source=news&id=5&fbclid=abc becomes ?id=5. Chrome can only remove tags by name, so a rare utm_ tag outside that list stays. You can turn this off in Settings.

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## Frequently Asked Questions

**Q: Is it really free?**
A: Yes. There is no paid version, no subscription and no “acceptable ads” deal.

**Q: Why do you ask for my email and location?**
A: To send you the download link and to count downloads by country, in total. Release notes are sent only if you tick the box, and we never sell your details; see our privacy policy.

**Q: Does it collect my browsing data?**
A: No. It has no telemetry and never contacts a server of its own. Its filter lists are built in, so it makes no network requests at all unless you add a list by its address.

**Q: Why isn't it in the Chrome Web Store?**
A: We offer it as a download from this page, so Chrome loads it as an unpacked extension: turn on Developer mode on chrome://extensions and click Load unpacked. It runs the same way, but it doesn’t update itself.

**Q: Will Chrome warn me about it?**
A: Chrome may show a notice about extensions running in developer mode; you can close it, and Quiet Blocker keeps running. If your Chrome is managed by an employer or school, Developer mode may be turned off by policy, and then unpacked extensions can’t be loaded; ask your administrator.

**Q: What permissions does it need, and why?**
A: Access to all sites, so it can block and hide ads on them, plus request rules (declarativeNetRequest), scripting, the side panel, storage, alarms, the right-click menu, tabs and page navigation events. Chrome lists them under Details on chrome://extensions; Quiet Blocker uses them only on your computer.

**Q: How do I get new versions?**
A: Download the new version here, unzip it over the old folder and click Reload on the Quiet Blocker card on chrome://extensions; your settings are kept. Tick the release-notes box in the form to hear about new versions.

**Q: What if a site says I am using an ad blocker?**
A: Choose Cover ads in the side panel, for the whole site or that page only. The ads load, so the site’s check passes, but each one is hidden under a grey box with a Show button, and trackers are still blocked.

**Q: What doesn't it do?**
A: It runs in desktop Chrome (and Edge or Brave) only. Rules only uBlock Origin understands, such as +js() scriptlets and $redirect, are skipped, and the built-in lists only get newer with a new version of the extension.

**Q: How do I uninstall it?**
A: On chrome://extensions, click Remove on the Quiet Blocker card, then delete its folder. Save a backup first if you want to keep your filters and settings.

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