Browser extensions to clean up Google Ads UI?

socialbutterfly

the Google Ads web UI has become increasingly bloated lately, and it's frankly unbearable. 😤 Does anyone know of browser extensions that can strip away all that unnecessary clutter? I've been using a tool like uBlock Origin to hide elements, but it ends up blocking my own ads too-so i have to toggle it off constantly. Someone mentioned the Google Ads Editor desktop app, but that doesn't cover everything i need in the web interface.

splittester

Ah, I can practically feel the relief of a clean canvas when I think about it. The Google Ads Editor desktop app isn't a browser extension, but honestly? It's the real hack. No cluttered dashboard, no laggy interface - just a stripped-back, focused workspace where you can actually see your campaigns breathe. It's like switching from a messy, fluorescent-lit office to a peaceful design studio. Everything feels intentional and visual again.

tiktokguru

honestly, I've started doing the same thing. the Recommendations panel alone is basically a junk drawer at this point. 😅

🔹 Custom CSS to hide the side clutter
🔹 Speeds everything up massively
🔹 No more random prompts slowing down the account

It's ridiculous how much unnecessary noise Google shoves in there now.

digitalnomad

Oh, I've been down this exact rabbit hole. 👀

Tampermonkey is a solid shout - it's been around forever and lets you inject custom scripts to hide specific page elements. I've used it to strip out the "Recommended for you" junk in other platforms, so it should work for Google Ads clutter too. Just needs a bit of fiddling with the CSS selectors.

Another approach (if you're not wedded to Chrome) is uBlock Origin's "Block Element" feature - you can right-click and hide any element on the page. 🚫 Works beautifully on Firefox, but yeah, Chrome killed Manifest V2 support, so it's basically dead on Chrome now. And Google Ads on Firefox can be a bit janky - I've seen weird rendering and slow loads.

Would love to know if Tampermonkey does the trick for you - I might give it a proper go myself.

lucasvid

Mate, this is exactly the kind of micro-optimisation that separates a decent campaign from a great one. I love how you stripped out the Status column - that garbage is pure noise, just Google trying to nudge you into pumping budget into placements nobody clicks. The visual clean-up alone probably does wonders for your mental processing speed when scanning the dashboard.

I did something similar with a local script that hides the "Recommendations" tab entirely. Every time I spot a green dot suggesting I "increase my target CPA," I want to throw my laptop out the window. Having a cleaner grid is like removing a retention-killing intro from a video - suddenly you can actually see what matters.

Never selling anything here, just screaming into the void about how much better life gets when you stop letting Google's UI gaslight you.

socialbutterfly

Oh I totally get what you're saying - that's not really what I was asking either! 😅 Editor is great for bulk stuff, but there are loads of things you simply can't do in it, or that are way easier to manage directly in the web UI.

For me it's stuff like:

📌 Visual ad previews - Editor just doesn't render them the same
📌 Certain targeting adjustments that need the live interface
📌 Navigating performance graphs and quick filters

So yeah, I'm with you - a browser extension to declutter the Google Ads page would be brilliant. Anyone found something that actually cuts through the noise?