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Dissolve — Hide Distracting Items

Dissolve is a browser extension for Microsoft Edge that lets you click distracting page elements to hide them temporarily. It is designed to behave like a distraction filter, with direct in-page selection, debug mode, and remembered hidden elements.

Features

  • Click the extension icon to enter pick mode
  • Hover a page element to preview selection
  • Click once to select, click again to dissolve
  • Right-click or press Esc to cancel selection
  • Esc again to exit pick mode
  • Debug mode is available in the help panel
  • Hidden items are remembered for the current page

Installation

  1. Open Edge and go to edge://extensions/
  2. Enable Developer mode
  3. Click Load unpacked
  4. Select this repository folder

Development

This is a Manifest V3 extension.

  • manifest.json — extension metadata and permissions
  • content.js — main interaction and hide logic
  • dissolve.css — hover/selection and UI styling
  • background.js — toolbar click handling

Version

Current development version: 1.0.11

For Edge Add-ons submission details, see STORE_SUBMISSION.md.

Support

Support URL: https://github.com/aaronjrich/distraction-dissolve

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.