Activate, click to remove, Alt+Click (keep only this section), Shift+Click (make full width), BACKSPACE to undo, ESC to deactivate (keeps changes). Inspired by The Printliminator by CSS-Tricks.
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Inspired by The Printliminator by Chris Coyier, Devon Govett, and Rob Garrison — originally a bookmarklet/extension from CSS-Tricks. This userscript is a lean reimplementation that works everywhere without CSP restrictions.
Interactively remove unwanted elements from any webpage before printing or screenshotting. Click to remove, Alt+Click to keep only a section, Shift+Click to make elements full-width. Fully undoable, zero dependencies, works on any site.
Printing or screenshotting a webpage usually means dealing with:
The original Printliminator bookmarklet solved this beautifully, but bookmarklets are blocked by Content Security Policy on many modern sites. This userscript reimplementation runs via your userscript manager, bypassing CSP entirely — it works on every site, every time.
That's it. No configuration, no setup, no UI clutter.
| Action | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Click | Remove the highlighted element |
| Alt + Click | Keep only this section — hides everything else (siblings, headers, sidebars, etc.) |
| Shift + Click | Toggle full viewport width on the element (useful for expanding narrow article columns) |
| Backspace | Undo the last action |
| Escape | Deactivate the tool (all changes remain on the page) |
| Highlight | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 🔴 Red border + glow | Element will be removed on click |
| 🔵 Blue border + glow | Element is currently full-width (Shift+Click to toggle) |
Click any element to instantly hide it — ads, banners, sidebars, images, headers, footers, social widgets, cookie notices. If you can hover over it, you can remove it.
Alt+Click on an article body or content section. The script walks up the DOM tree and hides all siblings at every level — effectively isolating just the section you clicked. Perfect for extracting a single article from a cluttered page.
Many sites constrain content to a narrow column. Shift+Click any element to force it to full viewport width, centered on the page. Click again to toggle it back. Combines naturally with Alt+Click — isolate a section, then expand it.
Every action (remove, keep-only, full-width toggle) is recorded. Press Backspace to undo them one by one, in reverse order. No action is permanent until you close or navigate away from the page.
display: none, width overrides) — no DOM elements are actually deletedNo floating buttons, no panels, no injected toolbars. The tool activates from your userscript manager menu and communicates entirely through cursor changes and border highlights.
Ctrl+P to print — clean, focused outputSame workflow as above, then use your OS screenshot tool or browser's built-in screenshot feature on the cleaned-up page.
Just remove distracting elements as you go. The tool stays active until you press Escape, so you can clean up a page progressively while reading.
| Original Printliminator | This Userscript | |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery | Bookmarklet / Chrome extension | Userscript (any manager) |
| CSP blocked? | Yes, on many modern sites | No — userscript manager bypasses CSP |
| Browser support | Chrome, Opera (extension) | Any browser with a userscript manager |
| Print stylesheet | Included (Hartija-based) | Not included (focused on element removal) |
| Graphics removal | Bulk remove all images | Per-element click removal |
| Full-width mode | Not available | Shift+Click to expand elements |
| Keep-only mode | Not available | Alt+Click to isolate sections |
| Undo | Not available | Backspace to undo any action |
classList.add/remove with !important rules<script>, <style>, <meta>, <head>, <br>, <hr>, and already-hidden elements100vw with translateX(-50%) centering, works regardless of parent container constraints<style> element stays so hidden/resized elements remain affected until page refreshGM.registerMenuCommandThis userscript is inspired by and pays tribute to The Printliminator — the original bookmarklet/extension project by:
The original project is available as a bookmarklet and Chrome extension. This userscript is a separate, lean reimplementation — not a fork — designed to work as a userscript on all sites including those with strict Content Security Policies where bookmarklets are blocked.
Q: How do I activate it? A: Click your userscript manager icon (Violentmonkey/Tampermonkey) in the browser toolbar, then click "Activate The Printliminator" from the menu.
Q: How is this different from the original Printliminator? A: The original is a bookmarklet and Chrome/Opera extension by CSS-Tricks. This is a userscript reimplementation with added features (undo, keep-only, full-width) that works on all sites regardless of CSP restrictions. See the comparison table above.
Q: Can I undo everything at once? A: Press Backspace repeatedly to undo actions one by one. To restore everything instantly, just refresh the page.
Q: Do changes survive page navigation? A: No. Changes are CSS-only and exist only in the current page session. Navigating away or refreshing resets everything.
Q: Does it work on any website?
A: Yes. It matches *://*/* and file:///*, so it works on any webpage and local HTML files.
Q: Why Escape instead of a close button? A: To keep the UI footprint at zero. No buttons, no panels — just keyboard shortcuts and mouse interactions.
Q: Can I use this with Page Saver? A: Yes! Clean up the page with The Printliminator, deactivate it (Escape), then save with Page Saver. The hidden elements won't appear in the saved file.
Q: What happens if I accidentally remove the wrong thing? A: Press Backspace to undo. Every single action is recorded and can be reversed in order.
