Disable Google Search Text Highlights

This minimalistic extension disables "Scroll to Text Fragment" feature in Google search results

As of May 2026, Disable Google Search Text Highlights has 4,000 users and a 4.57/5 rating from 72 reviews in the Accessibility category.

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Version
3.0.0
Manifest V3

History

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Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Permissions & access

Permissions
None declared
Host access
None declared

Screenshots

Disable Google Search Text Highlights screenshot 1

About

Google search results sometimes highlight text snippets on pages opened from search results.

The feature can sometimes be annoying, however currently there's no way to disable it from browser preferences.

This extension has been created to override it and disable the highlights.

Disable Google Search Text Highlights is open source software:
https://github.com/everyonesdesign/disable-google-search-text-highlights

☕ If you like the extension you can buy a coffee for the author here:
https://buymeacoff.ee/everyonesdesign

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Changelog

3.0.0
- migrate to manifest v3

2.1.1
- add deprecated domains back to the list (to avoid prompting users about the changed list and also in case Google brings them back in the future)

2.1.0 (unreleased)
- update Google domains list

2.0.0
- use runPatiently function to run as early as possible
- replace the links instead of updating urls
- run the script earlier (to make sure the links are replaced by the time the page is loaded)

1.1.0
- Only change href if text fragment is present
- Drop trailing "#" caused by text fragment

1.0.0
Major release
- Lower permissions level (specific domains instead of all_urls)
- Replace only :~:text piece of fragment directives, leaving other directives untouched
- Fix: remove text fragment for URLs with hashes
- Add tests

0.0.5
- Improve pattern for matching all the Google domains

0.0.4
- Fix an issue with breaking "Tools" buttons functionality on Google

0.0.2
- Initial stable version

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Tags:
Scroll to Text Fragment,
fragmentDirective
textFragment

Technical

Version
3.0.0
Manifest
V3
Size
15.25KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
u2c26e4280f8a1c62f1f8e87605f3387a
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Aug 28, 2020
Last Updated (Store)
Aug 31, 2024
Last Scraped
May 27, 2026
Website
Support URL
Privacy Policy

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