Best alternatives to Simplified Twitter/X (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Simplified Twitter/X, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Simplified Twitter/X alternatives, compared
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Twitter Real Verified
Return Twitter's legacy verification and change the verification badge from users with X Premium
≈1K users5.0★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago1 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Simplified Twitter/X
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
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Remove X (Twitter) For You Tab
Remove X (Twitter) "For You" Tab
≈4K users4.2★ from 59 ratingsUpdated 8 months agoNo special permissions- About 2.0× more users than Simplified Twitter/X
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
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Dead Simple Twitter/X Search
Simple and powerful search tool for Twitter/X
446 usersNot rated yetNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 4.5× fewer users than Simplified Twitter/X
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
- 4
X Twitter Scraper
Chrome extension for scraping X (formerly known as Twitter profile)
≈5K users3.8★ from 38 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 2.5× more users than Simplified Twitter/X
- Rated 0.9 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
- 5
Shadowban Scanner for Twitter / X
A browser extension that detects shadowbans on X (formerly Twitter).
≈50K users3.8★ from 40 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago3 permissions- About 25× more users than Simplified Twitter/X
- Rated 0.9 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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Calm Twitter
This extension hides trending information from twitter timelines to make your mind calm.
≈40K users4.8★ from 332 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago1 permissions- About 20× more users than Simplified Twitter/X
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
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Old Twitter Layout (2026)
A new extension that returns old Twitter's look.
≈80K users4.5★ from 660 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago13 permissions- About 40× more users than Simplified Twitter/X
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (13 vs 4)
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Twitter Stress Reduction
Twitter Stress Reduction
≈10K users4.7★ from 63 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago6 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Simplified Twitter/X
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 4)
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Twitter X Ad Blocker
Twitter X Ad Blocker
848 users4.4★ from 7 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions- About 2.4× fewer users than Simplified Twitter/X
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
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Share on Twitter
Share current tab, links and selected text on Twitter (X.com).
≈10K users4.4★ from 115 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Simplified Twitter/X
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated less recently
Simplified Twitter/X alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Simplified Twitter/X?
By users, the most popular alternative is Old Twitter Layout (2026) with ≈80K users and a 4.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Twitter Real Verified.
Which Simplified Twitter/X alternative has the best rating?
Calm Twitter has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 332 ratings.
Is there a Simplified Twitter/X alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Remove X (Twitter) For You Tab asks for 0 permissions, against 4 for Simplified Twitter/X.
How many alternatives to Simplified Twitter/X are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Simplified Twitter/X on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.