---
title: "Calm the Chaos – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "36 users, no ratings yet. Version 0.3.1, updated 2026-07-11. Requests 137 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cholkigafekgccbkfgcmcigihipbnjoe"
---

# Calm the Chaos

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 36
- Rating: no ratings yet
- Last checked: 2026-09-26 23:07 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #95,580 of 264,699 live extensions
- Rank in Well-being: #499 of 2,823

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Tired of distressing news and controversial topics? Block it all.

- Extension ID: `cholkigafekgccbkfgcmcigihipbnjoe`
- Developer: [Chrissy LeMaire](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u94081828bace33f9e5f4ae314190752a)
- Category: [Lifestyle › Well-being](https://extensiontracker.com/category/lifestyle/well_being)
- First published: 2025-01-01
- Last updated: 2026-07-11
- Version: `0.3.1`
- Size: 149 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Privacy policy: `https://github.com/potatoqualitee/calm-the-chaos/blob/main/PRIVACY.md`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/calm-the-chaos/cholkigafekgccbkfgcmcigihipbnjoe>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Peek: <https://crxpeek.com/?id=cholkigafekgccbkfgcmcigihipbnjoe>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-26 | 36 | – | – |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-26.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `https://*.abcnews.go.com/*`: abcnews.go.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.apnews.com/*`: apnews.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.axios.com/*`: axios.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.bbc.co.uk/*`: bbc.co.uk and its subdomains
- `https://*.bbc.com/*`: bbc.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.bbc.in/*`: bbc.in and its subdomains
- `https://*.bloomberg.com/*`: bloomberg.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.breitbart.com/*`: breitbart.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.businessinsider.com/*`: businessinsider.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.buzzfeed.com/*`: buzzfeed.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.cbsnews.com/*`: cbsnews.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.cnn.com/*`: cnn.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.commondreams.org/*`: commondreams.org and its subdomains
- `https://*.dailymail.co.uk/*`: dailymail.co.uk and its subdomains
- `https://*.dailywire.com/*`: dailywire.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.esquire.com/*`: esquire.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.facebook.com/*`: facebook.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.foxbusiness.com/*`: foxbusiness.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.foxnews.com/*`: foxnews.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.google.com/*`: google.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.huffpost.com/*`: huffpost.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.instagram.com/*`: instagram.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.jacobin.com/*`: jacobin.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.linkedin.com/*`: linkedin.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.mediaite.com/*`: mediaite.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.medium.com/*`: medium.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.motherjones.com/*`: motherjones.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.msn.com/*`: msn.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.msnbc.com/*`: msnbc.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.nationalreview.com/*`: nationalreview.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.nbcnews.com/*`: nbcnews.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.newsweek.com/*`: newsweek.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.npr.org/*`: npr.org and its subdomains
- `https://*.nypost.com/*`: nypost.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.nytimes.com/*`: nytimes.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.people.com/*`: people.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.politico.com/*`: politico.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.realclearpolitics.com/*`: realclearpolitics.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.reason.com/*`: reason.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.reddit.com/*`: reddit.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.reuters.com/*`: reuters.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.rollingstone.com/*`: rollingstone.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.salon.com/*`: salon.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.slate.com/*`: slate.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.stackoverflow.com/*`: stackoverflow.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.substack.com/*`: substack.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.theatlantic.com/*`: theatlantic.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.thedailybeast.com/*`: thedailybeast.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.thedispatch.com/*`: thedispatch.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.theguardian.com/*`: theguardian.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.thehill.com/*`: thehill.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.theintercept.com/*`: theintercept.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.threads.net/*`: threads.net and its subdomains
- `https://*.time.com/*`: time.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.tmz.com/*`: tmz.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.townhall.com/*`: townhall.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.twitter.com/*`: twitter.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.usatoday.com/*`: usatoday.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.vanityfair.com/*`: vanityfair.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.vice.com/*`: vice.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.vox.com/*`: vox.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.washingtonpost.com/*`: washingtonpost.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.wsj.com/*`: wsj.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.yahoo.com/*`: yahoo.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.youtube.com/*`: youtube.com and its subdomains
- `https://abcnews.go.com/*`: abcnews.go.com
- `https://apnews.com/*`: apnews.com
- `https://axios.com/*`: axios.com
- `https://bbc.co.uk/*`: bbc.co.uk
- `https://bbc.com/*`: bbc.com
- `https://bbc.in/*`: bbc.in
- `https://bloomberg.com/*`: bloomberg.com
- `https://breitbart.com/*`: breitbart.com
- `https://bsky.app/*`: bsky.app
- `https://businessinsider.com/*`: businessinsider.com
- `https://buzzfeed.com/*`: buzzfeed.com
- `https://cbsnews.com/*`: cbsnews.com
- `https://cnn.com/*`: cnn.com
- `https://commondreams.org/*`: commondreams.org
- `https://dailymail.co.uk/*`: dailymail.co.uk
- `https://dailywire.com/*`: dailywire.com
- `https://esquire.com/*`: esquire.com
- `https://facebook.com/*`: facebook.com
- `https://foxbusiness.com/*`: foxbusiness.com
- `https://foxnews.com/*`: foxnews.com
- `https://google.com/*`: google.com
- `https://huffpost.com/*`: huffpost.com
- `https://instagram.com/*`: instagram.com
- `https://jacobin.com/*`: jacobin.com
- `https://linkedin.com/*`: linkedin.com
- `https://mediaite.com/*`: mediaite.com
- `https://medium.com/*`: medium.com
- `https://motherjones.com/*`: motherjones.com
- `https://msn.com/*`: msn.com
- `https://msnbc.com/*`: msnbc.com
- `https://nationalreview.com/*`: nationalreview.com
- `https://nbcnews.com/*`: nbcnews.com
- `https://news.google.com/*`: news.google.com
- `https://newsweek.com/*`: newsweek.com
- `https://npr.org/*`: npr.org
- `https://nypost.com/*`: nypost.com
- `https://nytimes.com/*`: nytimes.com
- `https://people.com/*`: people.com
- `https://politico.com/*`: politico.com
- `https://realclearpolitics.com/*`: realclearpolitics.com
- `https://reason.com/*`: reason.com
- `https://reddit.com/*`: reddit.com
- `https://reuters.com/*`: reuters.com
- `https://rollingstone.com/*`: rollingstone.com
- `https://salon.com/*`: salon.com
- `https://slate.com/*`: slate.com
- `https://stackoverflow.com/*`: stackoverflow.com
- `https://substack.com/*`: substack.com
- `https://theatlantic.com/*`: theatlantic.com
- `https://thedailybeast.com/*`: thedailybeast.com
- `https://thedispatch.com/*`: thedispatch.com
- `https://theguardian.com/*`: theguardian.com
- `https://thehill.com/*`: thehill.com
- `https://theintercept.com/*`: theintercept.com
- `https://threads.net/*`: threads.net
- `https://time.com/*`: time.com
- `https://tmz.com/*`: tmz.com
- `https://townhall.com/*`: townhall.com
- `https://twitter.com/*`: twitter.com
- `https://usatoday.com/*`: usatoday.com
- `https://vanityfair.com/*`: vanityfair.com
- `https://vice.com/*`: vice.com
- `https://vox.com/*`: vox.com
- `https://washingtonpost.com/*`: washingtonpost.com
- `https://wsj.com/*`: wsj.com
- `https://yahoo.com/*`: yahoo.com
- `https://youtube.com/*`: youtube.com

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `https://*.bbc.co.uk/*`: bbc.co.uk and its subdomains
- `https://*.bbc.com/*`: bbc.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.bbc.in/*`: bbc.in and its subdomains
- `https://*.cnn.com/*`: cnn.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.instagram.com/*`: instagram.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.linkedin.com/*`: linkedin.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.people.com/*`: people.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.reddit.com/*`: reddit.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.stackoverflow.com/*`: stackoverflow.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.yahoo.com/*`: yahoo.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.youtube.com/*`: youtube.com and its subdomains
- `https://bbc.co.uk/*`: bbc.co.uk
- `https://bbc.com/*`: bbc.com
- `https://bbc.in/*`: bbc.in
- `https://bsky.app/*`: bsky.app
- `https://cnn.com/*`: cnn.com
- `https://instagram.com/*`: instagram.com
- `https://linkedin.com/*`: linkedin.com
- `https://news.google.com/*`: news.google.com
- `https://people.com/*`: people.com
- `https://reddit.com/*`: reddit.com
- `https://stackoverflow.com/*`: stackoverflow.com
- `https://yahoo.com/*`: yahoo.com
- `https://youtube.com/*`: youtube.com

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `alarms`: Run tasks on a schedule
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `tabs`: Read the addresses and titles of your tabs

### Asked for later, if you agree

- `http://*/*`: Every website
- `https://*/*`: Every website

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-26 23:07 UTC; next check around 2026-10-07.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Calm the Chaos” (cholkigafekgccbkfgcmcigihipbnjoe). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cholkigafekgccbkfgcmcigihipbnjoe. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_cholkigafekgccbkfgcmcigihipbnjoe,
  title   = {Calm the Chaos (cholkigafekgccbkfgcmcigihipbnjoe)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cholkigafekgccbkfgcmcigihipbnjoe},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

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