[ Install ]
Install winnower
A minute, from the Chrome Web Store. You need Chrome 121 or newer, or another Chromium browser.
- 01
Add it from the store
Open winnower on the Chrome Web Store and click Add to Chrome. Chrome asks to confirm: click Add extension.
Chrome keeps it up to date from then on, and your settings are kept.
chromewebstore.google.com - 02
Pin it to the toolbar
Optional, but handy. Click the puzzle-piece icon next to the address bar, then the pin beside winnower, so its menu is one click away.
news.example
[ Check it's working ]
Open winnower's menu on any site.
Click winnower's icon in the toolbar. The card at the top should say Blocking on this site, and On this page lists what it did there.
On YouTube, the YouTube line shows its rules with a tick. If it says NOT LOADED, reload the tab.
An example on YouTube. Try the switches.
Filter lists
On this page
- Cosmetic rules
- 35 selectors
- Wrappers collapsed
- 2
- YouTube
- 18 rules ✓
- Popups blocked
- 0
[ Good to know ]
Updating, and the rest.
Updating
Chrome updates winnower for you. Your settings are kept.
Other Chromium browsers
Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi install winnower from the Chrome Web Store too. Edge first asks you to Allow extensions from other stores: say yes, then add winnower as above.
Moving from the zip
If you installed winnower from the zip download, remove that copy on chrome://extensions, then add winnower from the store. Your settings don't carry over, so switch off any sites or lists again.
chrome://extensionsRemoving it
Right-click winnower's icon in the toolbar and choose Remove from Chrome. That deletes its settings too.
Want to build winnower yourself, or test what's coming next? See the developer guide.