Cookie Banner Hider

WHAT IT DOES

Cookie Banner Hider automatically detects and removes cookie consent banners, GDPR notices, and privacy popups from web pages. The tool scans the page for common cookie banner patterns—looking for elements with cookie-related IDs, classes, or text content, as well as fixed-position elements near the top or bottom of the screen. When a banner is detected, it's hidden from view, giving you a cleaner browsing experience. You can manually hide or show banners at any time, whitelist specific sites to exclude them from automatic hiding, and adjust the detection delay. The extension remembers hidden banners per page session and shows a notification when banners are hidden.

WHERE IT RUNS

The extension runs entirely within your browser's local environment using the BotGentz framework. All banner detection, DOM analysis, and hiding operations occur on your machine without any network requests. No page content, browsing data, or user activity is ever transmitted, uploaded, or stored externally. The tool works on any website and respects the browser's security boundaries, operating within the isolated extension sandbox.

HOW TO USE

Click the extension toolbar icon to open the Cookie Banner Hider panel. The extension works automatically—when enabled, it detects and hides banners on page load. Use the "Hide All Banners" button to manually hide any visible cookie banners on the current page. Use "Show All Banners" to restore hidden banners. Use "Toggle Visibility" to switch between hiding and showing banners. Toggle "Enable extension" to turn the tool on or off. Toggle "Auto hide on page load" to control whether banners are hidden automatically. Toggle "Show notifications" to receive a flash message when banners are hidden. Add domains to the whitelist to prevent automatic hiding on specific sites. Adjust the "Hide Delay" setting to control how long the tool waits after page load before attempting to hide banners.

THE BANNER DETECTION ENGINE — WHY IT WORKS

Most cookie banner blockers rely on fixed lists of selectors that quickly become outdated as websites change their banner implementations. This tool uses a multi-layered detection strategy that goes beyond simple selector matching. First, it checks a comprehensive list of common cookie-related IDs and classes (cookie, consent, gdpr, privacy, banner, popup, etc.). Second, it analyzes element positioning—banners are often fixed-position elements at the top or bottom of the viewport. Third, it scans the text content of elements for cookie-related keywords. The tool combines these signals to identify banners with high confidence, handling diverse implementations from different consent management platforms. The hide delay allows the banner to fully render before detection, ensuring reliable results across different page load speeds.

THE PANEL

The Cookie Banner Hider panel is fully draggable by its title bar and remembers its position on screen per website. It snaps to the edges of your browser window for clean alignment. Collapse the panel to a compact icon strip using the minimize button, restoring it with a single click. Resize the panel by dragging any edge or corner; the controls and options adjust proportionally. Press the Escape key to close the panel instantly. The panel maintains independent state for each browser tab, allowing you to control banner hiding in multiple tabs simultaneously.

PLEASE NOTE

This extension requires the free BotGentz extension framework to be installed and enabled. The tool hides cookie banners visually but does not automatically accept or reject cookies—it simply removes the banner from view. Some websites may require you to interact with the banner to load certain content; in those cases, manual acceptance may still be needed. Whitelist sites where you want to see the banner for compliance reasons. All banner data is processed locally and is never transmitted, logged, or shared. The extension requests no network permissions and functions entirely offline. The source code is fully auditable and available for review.