Consent-O-Matic
Hacker ApprovedRanked 8 of 70 browser extensions by recommenders
Automatically rejects cookie consent banners for you in the browser, though critics say it often fails on particular sites.
Automatically rejects cookie consent banners for you in the browser, though critics say it often fails on particular sites.
48 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 36
- criticize it
- 12
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 12 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 36 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 12 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Handles cookie banners automatically
“it clicks on the appropriate buttons to deny them first for the major kinds of cookie dialogs”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “How I block all online ads” “This cookie consent banner is handled in 0 clicks thanks to Consent-O-Matic Firefox extension”
Comment from 24 Dec 2025 in “Lua 5.5” “it fills out cookie banner automatically according to your preferences.”
Comment from 1 Jan 2026 in “Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups” - Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Kill The Cookie Banner”
- Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Kill The Cookie Banner”
- Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “I said no and Apple said yes”
- Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Kill The Cookie Banner”
Denies cookies by default
“Consent-o-matic goes for maximum opt out by default unless you configure it otherwise”
Comment from 1 Jan 2026 in “Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups” “to auto-reject all cookie and GDPR forms”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “How I block all online ads” “which dutifully denies everything for me”
Comment from 3 Mar 2026 in “I'm reluctant to verify my identity or age for any online services” - Comment from 15 Aug 2026 in “Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin”
Removes pop-ups with little effort
“I just don't want the pop-ups. So this extension is great.”
Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “Consent-O-Matic” “It does a great job almost instantly clearing the popups”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “The EU moves to kill infinite scrolling” “it's quite good and I very rarely get cookie popups now”
Comment from 14 Jul 2026 in “European "age verification" "app" forcing everyone to use Android or iOS” - Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “Consent-O-Matic”
- Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “Consent-O-Matic”
Pairs well with other blockers
“Why not use Linux (or even macOS), Firefox, Kagi, Consent-O-Matic”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “The Internet I Grew Up with Doesn't Exist Anymore” “this improved my internet experience almost as much as AdBlock”
Comment from 27 Jul 2026 in “Kill The Cookie Banner” “my default browser config = ublock + consent-o-matic”
Comment from 3 Mar 2026 in “I'm reluctant to verify my identity or age for any online services”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Fails on many sites
“though it didn't work so well for this site”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “FBI tries to unmask owner of archive.is” “I used this for a bit and then some sites would just not work.”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Kill The Cookie Banner” “it doesn't seem to work on many sites these days”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Kill The Cookie Banner” - Comment from 27 Jul 2026 in “Kill The Cookie Banner”
- Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Firefox 156 shows ads in the address bar (dubbed "Firefox Suggest")”
- Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Linux Career Opportunities in 2025: Skills in High Demand”
Breaks some sites or freezes them
“I've had few sites that froze when using it coz it clicked something wrong”
Comment from 15 Aug 2026 in “Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin” “I used this for a bit and then some sites would just not work.”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Kill The Cookie Banner” Name is off-putting
“the name isn't doing it any favors”
Comment from 3 Jan 2026 in “Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups” “Maybe not the best name for it.”
Comment from 1 Jan 2026 in “Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups”
Other browser extensions people recommend
The four most recommended other browser extensions, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SponsorBlock | 137 | 4 | 97% | 13 | — | Approved |
| Firefox Multi-Account Containers | 76 | 13 | 85% | 10 | 7.5 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| NoScript | 61 | 11 | 85% | 12 | 10 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Claude in Chrome | 53 | 42 | 56% | 9 | — | — |
| Consent-O-MaticThis page | 36 | 12 | 75% | 12 | — | Approved |
What people said
40 of the 52 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“offers what we should have had: browser level cookie control”
“Consent-O-Matic handles those kutcookies for me”
“never worked on this particular cookie form”
“I've had few sites that froze when using it coz it clicked something wrong”
“by default it does not consent”
“They automatically choose the option in the cookie banners.”
“it doesn't seem to work on many sites these days”
“this improved my internet experience almost as much as AdBlock”
“it only seems to operate on maybe 60% of sites”
“takes care of the issue for you”
“I used this for a bit and then some sites would just not work.”
“It already pushes the correct "Reject" button for you on a lot of sites”
“automated configuration to your preferences using the dialog provided”
“it's quite good and I very rarely get cookie popups now”
“Why not use Linux (or even macOS), Firefox, Kagi, Consent-O-Matic”
“if they're good enough for Safari, then you'll find they're exactly as good in Chrome”
“You may find tools like https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/consent-o-mat... useful then.”
“I cannot even imagine browsing the internet or using my devices without”
“It even works perfectly with Consent-O-Matic extension.”
“my default browser config = ublock + consent-o-matic”
“which dutifully denies everything for me”
“It does a great job almost instantly clearing the popups”
“I just don't want the pop-ups. So this extension is great.”
“If a website gets broken by this it isn't a site worth visiting”
“This extension gives me my preferered web experience.”
“Combine this with auto-delete of cookies for your selection of sites and you're good.”
“Truly a 'quality of life' essential.”
“Cant live without this addon, I absolutely love this.”
“the name isn't doing it any favors”
“Consent-o-matic goes for maximum opt out by default unless you configure it otherwise”
“Maybe not the best name for it.”
“it fills out cookie banner automatically according to your preferences.”
“I find the Consent-O-Matic extension pretty good in dealing with that.”
“For the cookies you have the Consent-O-Matic plugin.”
“This cookie consent banner is handled in 0 clicks thanks to Consent-O-Matic Firefox extension”
“works fantastically to select exactly what you want”
“it clicks on the appropriate buttons to deny them first for the major kinds of cookie dialogs”
“to auto-reject all cookie and GDPR forms”
“consent-o-matic failed on this site”
“though it didn't work so well for this site”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.