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DuckDuckGo layout cleaner

Remove useless clutter from duckduckgo.com

  1. // ==UserScript==
  2. // @name         DuckDuckGo layout cleaner
  3. // @namespace    duckduckgo_layout_cleaner
  4. // @description  Remove useless clutter from duckduckgo.com
  5. // @match        *://duckduckgo.com/*
  6. // @match        *://duckduckgo.com/*
  7. // @run-at       document-end
  8. // @encoding     utf-8
  9. // @license      MIT
  10. // @version      2025.04.23
  11. // ==/UserScript==
  12.  
  13. function removeByClass(clsname) {
  14.     var a1 = document.getElementsByClassName(clsname);
  15.     for(var i=0;i<a1.length;i++) a1[i].parentNode.removeChild(a1[i]);
  16. }
  17.  
  18. (function() {
  19.     setTimeout(function() {
  20.         removeByClass('js-tagline');
  21.         removeByClass("header--aside__item");
  22.         removeByClass("header--aside__item social");
  23.         removeByClass("feedback-prompt");
  24.         removeByClass("js-feedback-btn-wrap");
  25.         removeByClass("footer");
  26.         removeByClass("badge-link");
  27.         removeByClass("js-onboarding-ed");
  28.         removeByClass("content-info__items");
  29.         removeByClass("content-info__title");
  30.         removeByClass("E4_TKgKL7YzziY_dW6E9"); // remove "Can’t find what you’re looking for?"
  31.     }, 1000);
  32. })();
  33.  
  34. // aiChatPromptSuggestions: {"hideSuggestions":true}
  35. localStorage.setItem('aiChatPromptSuggestions', '{"hideSuggestions":true}')
  36.  
  37. // aichatPromoDismissal: {"promosDismissed":"2025-04-06"}
  38. var date = new Date()
  39. var dt = `${date.getYear()+1900}-${(date.getMonth()+1).toString().padStart(2,"0")}-${date.getDay().toString().padStart(2, "0")}`
  40. localStorage.setItem('aichatPromoDismissal', '{"promosDismissed":"'+dt+'"}')
  41.  
  42.  
  43. // localstorege duckduckgo_settings tests:
  44. // chat on:  {}
  45. // chat off: {"kbg":"-1"}
  46. // ai assist often: {"kbe":"3"}
  47. // ai assist never: {"kbe":"0"}
  48.  
  49. var ddg_settings = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('duckduckgo_settings')) || {};
  50.  
  51. ddg_settings['kbg'] = '-1'; // ai chat off
  52. ddg_settings['kbe'] = '0'; // ai assist never
  53.  
  54. // turn off futher annoyances
  55. ddg_settings['kpsb'] = '-1'; // dismiss "always private" self advertising
  56. ddg_settings["kau"] = "-1"; // OFF: "It's okay to (very infrequently) ask me about my experience using DuckDuckGo"
  57. ddg_settings["kao"] = "-1"; // OFF: "Shows the privacy benefits of using DuckDuckGo on the homepage"
  58. ddg_settings["kap"] = "-1"; // OFF: "Shows occasional reminders to sign up for the DuckDuckGo privacy newsletters"
  59. ddg_settings["kaq"] = "-1"; // OFF: "Shows sign-up form for the DuckDuckGo privacy newsletters"
  60. ddg_settings["kax"] = "-1"; // OFF: "Shows occasional reminders to add DuckDuckGo to your browser"
  61. ddg_settings["kak"] = "-1"; // OFF: "Shows links to instructions for how to add DuckDuckGo to your browser"
  62.  
  63. localStorage.setItem('duckduckgo_settings', JSON.stringify(ddg_settings));
  64.