what is Tweeks browser extension

Tweeks is a YC W25 browser extension designed to remove dark patterns, popups, cookie banners, and friction from websites, backed by Y Combinator.

how to remove cookie banners automatically in Chrome

Extensions like 'I don't care about cookies', uBlock Origin with EasyList Cookie filters, or Tweeks can auto-remove cookie consent popups.

how to block website popups without uBlock Origin in Chrome

With MV2 extensions gone from Chrome, most popup blockers are weaker. Tweeks and uBlock Origin Lite are the main MV3-compatible options.

is there a browser extension to make websites less annoying

Tweeks focuses on this specifically. uBlock Origin (Firefox) or Brave's shields also remove many annoyances. No single extension covers every dark pattern.

← Back to dashboard

clawsmith.com/signal/tweeks-yc-w25-deshittify-web-extension-validated

🔥 HypeUnderservedbrowser_extensionLive

Tweeks (YC W25) Gets 351 HN Points Validating Demand for Web-Cleanup Browser Extension

Q: browser extension to remove dark patterns

Tweeks (YC W25) specifically targets dark patterns. uBlock Origin with custom filter lists can also remove many dark UX patterns.

Tweeks, a YC W25 company, built a browser extension to 'deshittify the web': removing dark patterns, cookie banners, popups, and other friction from websites. Its Launch HN post (November 2025) earned 351 points and 212 comments, the second-highest engagement of any extension launch on HN in 2025. This is direct market validation from YC that the web-cleanup extension market is large and underserved. The existing modern-web-clutter signal captures the pain; this signal captures the validated demand proof.

Product Idea from this Signal

A browser extension that blocks YouTube Shorts, dark-pattern UI, and recommendation noise from any site the user visits

1.1k ▲

YouTube injected Shorts into every surface of the platform and sites keep stacking cookie walls, popups, and infinite-scroll feeds that hijack attention. Existing fixes are fragmented: one extension kills Shorts, another handles cookie banners, uBlock requires custom filters, and Tweeks (YC W25) is early-stage with narrow coverage. This extension covers the full attack surface in one install: Shorts removal on YouTube, dark-pattern suppression (cookie walls, overlays, manipulative flow steps, fake urgency timers) across the top 1000 sites, and a per-site control panel so users can tune what gets stripped.

BROWSER_EXTENSIONPRODUCTIVITYDARK_PATTERNSFOCUSWEB_CLEANUP

Competitive272 leadsView Opportunity →

Score Breakdown

563

Social Proof 1 sources

Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) - Browser extension to deshittify the web

tweeks · 11/13/2025

563

Existing Solutions 4 competitors

Tweeksearly-stage YC startup

YC W25 browser extension to remove dark patterns and friction from websites

uBlock Origin65k stars

Cosmetic filtering can remove many banners and popups

Ghosterylarge install base

Ad and tracker blocker with some anti-popup features

I don't care about cookies500k+ installs

Auto-accept cookie banners, acquired by Avast in 2022

Gap Assessment

UnderservedExisting solutions leave gaps

Tweeks is early-stage (YC W25). The 'all-in-one web deshittifier' space has no dominant product with high trust and comprehensive coverage of popups, banners, dark patterns, and paywalls.

Frequently Asked Questions

Virality Score

563

across 0 platforms

Details

Signalhype

Ecosystembrowser_extension

Sources1

Platforms0

Updated1h ago

Trend→ stable

Top ideas

All ideas →

0A mobile app that saves articles fully offline with a one-time purchase and no cloud subscription 0A CLI tool that benchmarks AI coding agents against a team's own real production tasks and codebase 0An MCP server that gives AI agents a production-grade browser session with built-in anti-bot bypass, CAPTCHA resolution, and stateful session recovery

Related signals

All signals →

4.1KLinkedIn secretly scans every visitor's browser for 6000+ installed extensions without disclosure 3.8KChrome Moves to Permanently Kill All Remaining MV2 Extensions in 2026 1.7KMicrosoft Edge Turns Off uBlock Origin and MV2 Extensions, Millions Affected