Chrome Debloat

A 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.

Features

• Attempts to disable telemetry and usage reporting
• Removes unnecessary features and pre-installed bloatware
• Blocks promotional content and unnecessary UI elements
• Maintains browser functionality while reducing resource usage
• Pre-configures essential extensions:
  • uBlock Origin
  • Cookie AutoDelete
  • Don't f*** with paste
  • I still don't care about cookies
  • SponsorBlock
  • BlockTube
  • BlankTab
  • Decentraleyes

Supported Browsers

Browser	Windows	macOS	Linux
Google Chrome	✅	✅	✅
Microsoft Edge	✅	✅	✅
Brave	✅	✅	✅

Quick Start

Windows

1. Download the .reg file for your browser from generated/windows/.
2. Open the downloaded .reg file to add the settings to the Windows Registry.
3. Restart your browser or go to chrome://policy (or edge://policy, brave://policy) and click "Reload policies".

macOS

1. Download the .mobileconfig file for your browser from generated/macos/.
2. Open the downloaded .mobileconfig file to start the profile installation.
3. Go to System Settings > Privacy & Security > Profiles and approve the new profile.
4. Restart your browser or go to chrome://policy (or edge://policy, brave://policy) and click "Reload policies".

Linux

1. Download the .json file for your browser from generated/linux/.
2. Move the downloaded file to the correct policy directory (create it if needed):
   • Chrome: /etc/opt/chrome/policies/managed/chrome.json
   • Edge: /etc/opt/edge/policies/managed/edge.json
   • Brave: /etc/brave/policies/managed/brave.json
   • Note: You might need sudo rights to do this.
3. Restart your browser or go to chrome://policy (or edge://policy, brave://policy) and click "Reload policies".

Custom Configuration

If you want to customize the policies:

1. Clone this repository
2. Install dependencies:

   uv sync

3. Modify policies.yaml according to your needs
4. Generate new configuration files:

   uv run main.py

5. Find the generated files in generated/ directory

Uninstalling Policies

Windows:

1. Navigate to the uninstall/windows/ directory in this repository.
2. Run the .reg file corresponding to your browser (e.g., uninstall_chrome.reg). This will remove the registry keys added during installation.
3. Restart your browser or go to chrome://policy (or edge://policy, brave://policy) and click "Reload policies".

macOS:

1. Go to System Settings > Privacy & Security > Profiles.
2. Select the profile associated with your browser (e.g., "Chrome Debloat Policies").
3. Click the '-' (minus) button to remove the profile.
4. Restart your browser or go to chrome://policy (or edge://policy, brave://policy) and click "Reload policies".

Linux:

1. Remove the policy JSON file from the browser-specific directory (you might need sudo rights):
   • Chrome: sudo rm /etc/opt/chrome/policies/managed/chrome.json
   • Edge: sudo rm /etc/opt/edge/policies/managed/edge.json
   • Brave: sudo rm /etc/brave/policies/managed/brave.json
2. Restart your browser or go to chrome://policy (or edge://policy, brave://policy) and click "Reload policies".

Policy Documentation

• Chrome Enterprise Policies
• Brave Policies
• Microsoft Edge Policies

License

Apache 2.0