StopTheMadness is a web browser extension for iOS and macOS that stops websites from making your browser harder to use. And it protects your privacy on the web!
Many web sites deliberately disable user interface features in your browser that you normally expect to work. StopTheMadness re-enables those features for you in your browser:
- ⌘-click to open a link in a new tab
- ⌘-key keyboard shortcuts
- selecting, copying, cutting, and pasting of text
- drag and drop
- opening contextual menus
- autofill/autocomplete of passwords and emails
StopTheMadness also protects your privacy on the web by eliminating common tracking methods:
- URL parameters such as utm_source, gclid, and fbclid
- link shorteners such as bit.ly, tinyurl.com, l.facebook.com, and t.co
- Google AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages)
- clickjacking in Google Search, Gmail, Facebook, and DuckDuckGo
- hyperlink auditing (anchor “ping”)
- beacons (Navigator.sendBeacon)
There are many more features, too many to list! Here are a few:
- Stop videos from autoplaying. This works even on sites where the browser’s autoplay preferences don’t work, such as YouTube.
- Show native video controls. Use AirPlay or Picture-in-Picture from Safari on sites that don’t normally support it, including YouTube.
- Add your own site-specific CSS and JavaScript to web pages.
- Hide the annoying iOS popup banners prompting you to get the App Store app on Google, DuckDuckGo, Reddit, Tumblr, and Instagram.
StopTheMadness is sold separately in the iOS App Store and Mac App Store. The iOS App Store version supports Safari, and the Mac App Store version supports all major web browsers including Safari, Firefox, and Google Chrome.