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Bookmarklet to remove sticky elements and restore scrolling to web pages!

26 mentions on Hacker News by 20 people: 2 stories, 24 comments · first 2019-11-03 · latest 2026-05-06

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  1. The leftmost icon on my browser toolbar is the "kill sticky" bookmarklet ( https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky ). I grew tired of sites hiding the dismiss buttons or omitting them entirely, so anytime something pops up on the page, I…
    comment by tomwheeler · 2026-05-06 · in Why most product tours get skipped
  2. https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky
    comment by yawaramin · 2025-08-06 · in We shouldn't have needed lockfiles
  3. …shortcut, set it to receive input from Share Sheet and add a “run javascript” then paste this js: https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky/blob/master/src/kill-s... (you’ll need to add a call to `completion()` to make it a valid Shortcuts js…
    comment by cadamsdotcom · 2025-02-10 · in Retaking the web browser, one small step at a time
  4. …have not gotten better in the meantime. I've been using the Kill Sticky bookmarklet for that: https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky.git
    comment by tempodox · 2025-02-02 · in A bookmarklet to kill sticky headers (2013)
  5. I use this handy bookmarklet to kill sticky headers:: https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky
    comment by ormax3 · 2025-01-06 · in Web page annoyances that I don't inflict on you
  6. Here's some tools that help make the web suck a little bit less: Kill Sticky: https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky NoScript: https://noscript.net/ Reader mode: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=browser+reader+mode Or yeah just close it. Life's…
    comment by coldpie · 2023-12-11 · in How many lines of C it takes to execute a + b in Python
  7. …extra inch of vertical space that web devs love to take away from you for some bizarre reason. [1] https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky NoScript[2] often prevents them from showing up in the first place, but it's a bit bigger lift to get…
    comment by coldpie · 2023-12-05 · in Eclipse: The Demo that Sold 3D to Nintendo
  8. NoScript[1] & Kill Sticky[2] are mandatory for browsing the modern web. [1] https://noscript.net/ [2] https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky
    comment by coldpie · 2023-12-04 · in The 8-bit era: Eight processor designs
  9. Readability hack: https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky
    comment by cratermoon · 2023-10-10 · in The novel HTTP/2 'Rapid Reset' DDoS attack
  10. I'm going to change your life: https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky It's a bookmarklet that gets rid of sticky elements. It nukes those stupid fucking headers and footers and kills most cookie banners and "give me your email" type…
    comment by coldpie · 2023-08-21 · in The ideal viewport doesn't exist
  11. https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky works on most of them.
    comment by ivank · 2023-07-07 · in Flashing elements alienate users
  12. …There's a newer version, but it breaks a number of sites for me, so I don't use it: https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky The internet is a hostile place without Kill Sticky, uBlock Origin, and uBlock Matrix.
    comment by bxparks · 2023-06-02 · in The work is never just “the work” (2022)
  13. Here for an improved version: https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky
    comment by Xeanort · 2023-04-26 · in I don’t want to sign up for your newsletter (2018)
  14. I have this in a bookmarklet: https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky
    comment by eythian · 2023-03-14 · in Things I learned after getting users
  15. …https://noscript.net/getit/ [2] Kill Sticky bookmarklet for all browsers including mobile: https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky Or, a Firefox extension that adds a toolbar button: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/kill-sticky/
    comment by coldpie · 2023-02-12 · in The <Dialog> Element
  16. …But unfortunately, it renders the header useless in this case. [0]: https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky
    comment by rickstanley · 2023-01-18 · in Explore Wikipedia's New Look
  17. …modals work. I hate them. In case anyone hasn't seen it, here's a godsend to get rid of that crap: https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky Works on mobile, too.
    comment by coldpie · 2022-11-28 · in Ask HN: Are companies becoming increasingly pushy? If so why?
  18. I found a fix! https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky Just add a little bit of code to a bookmark button, it works wonderfully . Click the button and your scrollbar returns, the keyboard works again, _AND_ the page renders to a PDF…
    comment by loxias · 2022-09-28 · in Analysis of Chromium issue 1196683, 1195777 (2021)
  19. https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky/blob/master/Dockerfile I’m reality it’s just using node. But removed the requirement to set node up.
    comment by flatiron · 2022-09-27 · in Kill-sticky, a bookmarklet to remove sticky elements and restore scrolling
  20. (not my project) https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky
    comment by jabroni_salad · 2022-07-25 · in Ask HN: What percentage of users click 'Reject All'?
  21. A lot of websites do that, the Kill Sticky button always saves me https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky
    comment by thesmok · 2021-04-30 · in Rare chunks of Earth's mantle found exposed in Maryland
  22. I use this javascript bookmarklet to remove sticky headers/footers/popups: https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky
    comment by cristoperb · 2021-03-20 · in I don't care about cookies
  23. I keep this "Kill sticky" bookmarklet in Favorites for hotkey activation https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky and hit it immediately when a page shows a modal, or to delete a fixed header that is making paging with the space bar suck.…
    comment by nicwolff · 2020-11-06 · in Hooked on a Feline
  24. …bookmarklet to ditch those modals without having to look around for their [close] or 'x' link. [1] https://github.com/t-mart/kill-sticky
    comment by stevewillows · 2019-11-03 · in Is Anyone Going to Get Rich Off of Email Newsletters?