New in 1.29.0:

• Browser-specific first-install guidance and a guided Google Images trial.
• Clearer settings hierarchy and grouped stock-provider controls.
• Improved interaction feedback and visual consistency.
• Updated browser compatibility guidance without requesting additional permissions.

StockBlocker 1.28.5 is an urgent reliability update.

• StockBlocker filters are now automatically removed when moving from Google Images to All, Videos, News, or other Google search types.
• Restores the on-page StockBlocker button as an ON/OFF control.
• Adds safeguards for Google single-page navigation and page-only controls.

No new permissions were added.

StockBlocker 1.28.4 improves filtering and controls on Google Images, refines Standard and Custom blocking profiles, improves language and regional settings, and adds settings backup, restore, and privacy-safe diagnostics. Cross-browser compatibility has also been improved. No new permissions were added.

StockBlocker 1.28.1 protects the global ON/OFF setting by allowing changes only from the extension interface. The Google Images control continues to show the current status and now opens StockBlocker settings. The local release process is hardened as well. In Chrome, Edge, Brave, Vivaldi, Opera, Firefox, and Safari, the toolbar icon now consistently uses a green dot for active filtering and a gray dot for paused filtering. The localized tooltip and popup retain the ON/OFF wording. No new permissions.

StockBlocker 1.28.0 makes the popup wider, denser, and clearer. The interface now follows a consistent 4 px grid, uses the canonical StockBlocker wordmark throughout, and preserves the correct logo–name order in RTL languages. Website choices fit on one row in wide popups, the region selector is refined, and Save appears only for pending changes. Data, support, and reset actions are grouped more clearly. Existing Google Images tabs show a safe, user-controlled refresh action after an update, and missing stock sites can be reported directly from the popup. No new permissions.

StockBlocker 1.27.0 makes its controls more compact and easier to understand. The Google Images control is now exactly 40 px high and better aligned with Google's interface. The popup is wider and more responsive, with a simpler information architecture and clearer ON/OFF language. Tested in light and dark mode, RTL, narrow layouts and multiple Chromium browsers. No new permissions.

Improves cross-browser compatibility and privacy. Support diagnostics no longer use browser clipboard APIs; the report is selected for an explicit copy by the user. Includes official Opera support and all 51 interface languages. No new permissions.

StockBlocker 1.25.0 improves Chromium-browser compatibility. Support diagnostics now identify Vivaldi correctly, all 51 translations use browser-neutral settings copy, and the compatibility documentation and release checks now cover Brave and Vivaldi more clearly. No new permissions.

StockBlocker 1.24.0 makes settings clearer, more accessible, and easier to recover. Custom filters now use a persistent save bar with a pending-change count. Settings can be exported locally, safely imported, and reset after confirmation. The popup adds improved keyboard and screen-reader support, Forced Colors support, and more reliable narrow-screen and RTL layouts. A privacy-safe support diagnosis helps troubleshoot issues without collecting searches or URLs. No new permissions.

Version 1.23.0 migrates StockBlocker to Manifest V3 and introduces a clearer ON/OFF control, redesigned responsive popup and onboarding, light and dark themes, 51 interface languages, and an updated maintained filter profile covering 30 stock-photo provider domains.

Use the StockBlocker extension to hide stock photos from Google Images search results.

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What's New in Version 1.8
* Internationalization of the app
* Bug fixes and performance improvements
* Updated list of blocked stock photo websites


We’ll be adding more features in future releases.