{"id":27058402,"url":"https://github.com/yashgorana/chrome-debloat","last_synced_at":"2025-07-18T12:34:53.837Z","repository":{"id":276633642,"uuid":"929826936","full_name":"yashgorana/chrome-debloat","owner":"yashgorana","description":"Browser policies to debloat Chrome/Chromium browsers","archived":false,"fork":false,"pushed_at":"2025-04-19T06:00:08.000Z","size":29,"stargazers_count":15,"open_issues_count":1,"forks_count":2,"subscribers_count":1,"default_branch":"main","last_synced_at":"2025-04-19T13:03:20.204Z","etag":null,"topics":["brave","chrome","chromium","debloat","edge","policy"],"latest_commit_sha":null,"homepage":"","language":"Python","has_issues":true,"has_wiki":null,"has_pages":null,"mirror_url":null,"source_name":null,"license":"apache-2.0","status":null,"scm":"git","pull_requests_enabled":true,"icon_url":"https://github.com/yashgorana.png","metadata":{"files":{"readme":"README.md","changelog":null,"contributing":null,"funding":null,"license":"LICENSE","code_of_conduct":null,"threat_model":null,"audit":null,"citation":null,"codeowners":null,"security":null,"support":null,"governance":null,"roadmap":null,"authors":null,"dei":null,"publiccode":null,"codemeta":null}},"created_at":"2025-02-09T13:56:47.000Z","updated_at":"2025-04-19T06:00:11.000Z","dependencies_parsed_at":"2025-02-09T15:22:22.598Z","dependency_job_id":"4b77a0c8-da40-4515-8e05-64a6047e697b","html_url":"https://github.com/yashgorana/chrome-debloat","commit_stats":null,"previous_names":["yashgorana/chrome-debloat"],"tags_count":0,"template":false,"template_full_name":null,"purl":"pkg:github/yashgorana/chrome-debloat","repository_url":"https://repos.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/hosts/GitHub/repositories/yashgorana%2Fchrome-debloat","tags_url":"https://repos.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/hosts/GitHub/repositories/yashgorana%2Fchrome-debloat/tags","releases_url":"https://repos.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/hosts/GitHub/repositories/yashgorana%2Fchrome-debloat/releases","manifests_url":"https://repos.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/hosts/GitHub/repositories/yashgorana%2Fchrome-debloat/manifests","owner_url":"https://repos.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/hosts/GitHub/owners/yashgorana","download_url":"https://codeload.github.com/yashgorana/chrome-debloat/tar.gz/refs/heads/main","sbom_url":"https://repos.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/hosts/GitHub/repositories/yashgorana%2Fchrome-debloat/sbom","host":{"name":"GitHub","url":"https://github.com","kind":"github","repositories_count":265761537,"owners_count":23824235,"icon_url":"https://github.com/github.png","version":null,"created_at":"2022-05-30T11:31:42.601Z","updated_at":"2022-07-04T15:15:14.044Z","host_url":"https://repos.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/hosts/GitHub","repositories_url":"https://repos.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/hosts/GitHub/repositories","repository_names_url":"https://repos.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/hosts/GitHub/repository_names","owners_url":"https://repos.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/hosts/GitHub/owners"}},"keywords":["brave","chrome","chromium","debloat","edge","policy"],"created_at":"2025-04-05T12:13:26.159Z","updated_at":"2025-07-18T12:34:53.831Z","avatar_url":"https://github.com/yashgorana.png","language":"Python","funding_links":[],"categories":[],"sub_categories":[],"readme":"# Chrome Debloat\n\nA tool to generate policies for Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Brave, and Edge) that disable unnecessary features, telemetry, and bloatware while enabling some quality-of-life improvements.\n\n## Features\n\n- Attempts to disable telemetry and usage reporting\n- Removes unnecessary features and pre-installed bloatware\n- Blocks promotional content and unnecessary UI elements\n- Maintains browser functionality while reducing resource usage\n- Pre-configures essential extensions:\n  - uBlock Origin\n  - Cookie AutoDelete\n  - Don't f*** with paste\n  - I still don't care about cookies\n  - SponsorBlock\n  - BlockTube\n  - BlankTab\n  - Decentraleyes\n\n### Supported Browsers\n\n| Browser | Windows | macOS | Linux |\n|---------|---------|-------|-------|\n| Google Chrome | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |\n| Microsoft Edge | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |\n| Brave | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |\n\n## Quick Start\n\n### Windows\n1.  Download the `.reg` file for your browser from [`generated/windows/`](./generated/windows/).\n2.  Open the downloaded `.reg` file to add the settings to the Windows Registry.\n3.  Restart your browser or go to `chrome://policy` (or `edge://policy`, `brave://policy`) and click \"Reload policies\".\n\n### macOS\n1.  Download the `.mobileconfig` file for your browser from [`generated/macos/`](./generated/macos/).\n2.  Open the downloaded `.mobileconfig` file to start the profile installation.\n3.  Go to `System Settings` \u003e `Privacy \u0026 Security` \u003e `Profiles` and approve the new profile.\n4.  Restart your browser or go to `chrome://policy` (or `edge://policy`, `brave://policy`) and click \"Reload policies\".\n\n### Linux\n1.  Download the `.json` file for your browser from [`generated/linux/`](./generated/linux/).\n2.  Move the downloaded file to the correct policy directory (create it if needed):\n    *   **Chrome:** `/etc/opt/chrome/policies/managed/chrome.json`\n    *   **Edge:** `/etc/opt/edge/policies/managed/edge.json`\n    *   **Brave:** `/etc/brave/policies/managed/brave.json`\n    *   *Note: You might need `sudo` rights to do this.*\n3.  Restart your browser or go to `chrome://policy` (or `edge://policy`, `brave://policy`) and click \"Reload policies\".\n\n## Custom Configuration\n\nIf you want to customize the policies:\n\n1. Clone this repository\n2. Install dependencies:\n   ```bash\n   uv sync\n   ```\n3. Modify `policies.yaml` according to your needs\n4. Generate new configuration files:\n   ```bash\n   uv run main.py\n   ```\n5. Find the generated files in `generated/` directory\n\n\n### Uninstalling Policies\n\n**Windows:**\n1.  Navigate to the [`uninstall/windows/`](./uninstall/) directory in this repository.\n2.  Run the `.reg` file corresponding to your browser (e.g., `uninstall_chrome.reg`). This will remove the registry keys added during installation.\n3.  Restart your browser or go to `chrome://policy` (or `edge://policy`, `brave://policy`) and click \"Reload policies\".\n\n**macOS:**\n1.  Go to `System Settings` \u003e `Privacy \u0026 Security` \u003e `Profiles`.\n2.  Select the profile associated with your browser (e.g., \"Chrome Debloat Policies\").\n3.  Click the '-' (minus) button to remove the profile.\n4.  Restart your browser or go to `chrome://policy` (or `edge://policy`, `brave://policy`) and click \"Reload policies\".\n\n**Linux:**\n1.  Remove the policy JSON file from the browser-specific directory (you might need `sudo` rights):\n    *   **Chrome:** `sudo rm /etc/opt/chrome/policies/managed/chrome.json`\n    *   **Edge:** `sudo rm /etc/opt/edge/policies/managed/edge.json`\n    *   **Brave:** `sudo rm /etc/brave/policies/managed/brave.json`\n2.  Restart your browser or go to `chrome://policy` (or `edge://policy`, `brave://policy`) and click \"Reload policies\".\n\n## Policy Documentation\n\n- [Chrome Enterprise Policies](https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/)\n- [Brave Policies](https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039248271-Group-Policy)\n- [Microsoft Edge Policies](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies)\n\n## License\n\n[Apache 2.0](./LICENSE)\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fyashgorana%2Fchrome-debloat","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fyashgorana%2Fchrome-debloat","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fyashgorana%2Fchrome-debloat/lists"}