# Consent-O-Matic

36 Hacker News commenters recommended Consent-O-Matic and 12 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 12 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Automatically rejects cookie consent banners for you in the browser, though critics say it often fails on particular sites.

## Why people recommend it

- Handles cookie banners automatically (7 comments): "it clicks on the appropriate buttons to deny them first for the major kinds of cookie dialogs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46192513)) "This cookie consent banner is handled in 0 clicks thanks to Consent-O-Matic Firefox extension" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46375888)) "it fills out cookie banner automatically according to your preferences." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46453627))
- Denies cookies by default (4 comments): "Consent-o-matic goes for maximum opt out by default unless you configure it otherwise" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46454809)) "to auto-reject all cookie and GDPR forms" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46190956)) "which dutifully denies everything for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47235932))
- Removes pop-ups with little effort (5 comments): "I just don't want the pop-ups. So this extension is great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46670629)) "It does a great job almost instantly clearing the popups" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47013071)) "it's quite good and I very rarely get cookie popups now" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48912376))
- Pairs well with other blockers (3 comments): "Why not use Linux (or even macOS), Firefox, Kagi, Consent-O-Matic" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48745229)) "this improved my internet experience almost as much as AdBlock" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49066442)) "my default browser config = ublock + consent-o-matic" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47236791))

## What people warn about

- Fails on many sites (6 comments): "though it didn't work so well for this site" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45843550)) "I used this for a bit and then some sites would just not work." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49061470)) "it doesn't seem to work on many sites these days" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49080057))
- Breaks some sites or freezes them (2 comments): "I've had few sites that froze when using it coz it clicked something wrong" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49312690)) "I used this for a bit and then some sites would just not work." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49061470))
- Name is off-putting (2 comments): "the name isn't doing it any favors" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46482353)) "Maybe not the best name for it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46454191))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [SponsorBlock](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sponsorblock.md): 137 recommend
- [Firefox Multi-Account Containers](https://hackerapproved.com/p/firefox-containers.md): 76 recommend
- [NoScript](https://hackerapproved.com/p/noscript.md): 61 recommend
- [LibRedirect](https://hackerapproved.com/p/libredirect.md): 35 recommend
- [uMatrix](https://hackerapproved.com/p/umatrix.md): 31 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Consent-O-Matic", https://hackerapproved.com/p/consent-o-matic/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).