Key features
- hide the AI Overview box on Google Search
- auto-expand AI Overviews instead of hiding them, if preferred
- remove Sponsored results from the results page
- one-click toggle in the extension popup
- runs automatically on Google Search pages worldwide
What Overview Blocker does
Overview Blocker runs on Google Search result pages and changes how the AI Overview box appears: you can hide it entirely, force it to auto-expand, or leave it as Google shows it by default. It also strips Sponsored results from the page. Everything happens in your browser after the page loads, so it doesn't change what Google actually returns.
Is Overview Blocker the same as the Chrome Web Store listing name?
The extension is listed on the Chrome Web Store as "AI Overview Blocker for Google," which describes the same hide/block/auto-expand and Sponsored-results-removal functionality. Searches for "Overview Blocker" and "AI Overview Blocker" reach the same extension.
Is Overview Blocker safe?
To hide or rearrange content on every Google Search page, the extension needs permission to run on Google's search domains across regions, which is a broad but expected permission for this kind of tool. The listing describes it as private with no tracking, but you should still only grant permissions you're comfortable with.