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A Chrome Extension to enable / disable javascript 'on the fly'

8 mentions on Hacker News by 5 people: 0 stories, 8 comments · first 2016-02-26 · latest 2026-07-24

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  1. You might want to try what I do: run JS in allowlist mode: https://github.com/maximelebreton/quick-javascript-switcher By default, I don't run into these problems and save a lot of compute!
    comment by djoldman · 2026-07-24 · in Micro-SaaS Is Dead. Service With A Software Replaces It
  2. …JS. If I get to a website that I want to explore that requires JS, I turn it on with one click: https://github.com/maximelebreton/quick-javascript-switcher
    comment by djoldman · 2026-03-22 · in PC Gamer recommends RSS readers in a 37mb article that just keeps downloading
  3. Why use a whitelist from someone else, I disable it manually per page by using something like https://github.com/maximelebreton/quick-javascript-switcher , but there are more of those in the chrome webstore.
    comment by nilslindemann · 2025-12-31 · in Honey's Dieselgate: Detecting and tricking testers
  4. Maybe you'll enjoy this one: https://github.com/maximelebreton/quick-javascript-switcher . Works well.
    comment by kawera · 2019-04-13 · in Cross-Browser NoScript Hits the Chrome Store
  5. …as a site use obnoxious js just hit the toolbar button and it disables all js. Works like a charm. https://github.com/maximelebreton/quick-javascript-switcher
    comment by kawera · 2019-03-08 · in Unexpected Side Effects of Going Sugar Free
  6. There's also an extension to make it easier to do https://github.com/maximelebreton/quick-javascript-switcher
    comment by timlyo · 2016-10-02 · in NoScript is harmful and promotes malware
  7. Quickly enable/disable Chrome's javascript settings: https://github.com/maximelebreton/quick-javascript-switcher https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quick-javascript-s...
    comment by kawera · 2016-09-26 · in UnGoogled Chromium: Chromium with enhanced privacy, control and transparency
  8. …of the whole tab and then it's all or nothing, completely different from Old Opera's behavior? > https://github.com/maximelebreton/quick-javascript-switcher/... That is, if the url of the tab is whitelisted, the code from all sites is run…
    comment by acqq · 2016-02-26 · in Opera CEO: Sale to Chinese Consortium Wasn’t Our Decision