Facebook Purity for Windows

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Download.com staffFebruary 29, 2024

Are you annoyed with that Facebook friend who is constantly watering her FarmVille plants? Do you not care about how many people are in Bobby's Mafia Wars? Look no further than FB Purity, a Greasemonkey user script that hides friends' applications from appearing on your news/live feed. It is customizable; you can choose to hide multiple other friend stories such as becoming a fan, joining a group, and going to an event. FB Purity is compatible with Firefox, Google Chrome, and Opera, and requires you to download Greasemonkey before installation.

After restarting the browser, log in to your Facebook account and note the FB Purity options at the top right-hand side of the news/live feed. The add-on shows how many apps and other stories it is hiding. Clicking on the "Show" button is supposed to show the applications; however, the applications do not show up in our tests, but the other stories do. This is not too hindering unless you care about viewing your friends' application updates.

To customize which stories show up, click on the "FB Purity" link and select what you want hidden; the interface is extremely intuitive. Apart from having the option to hide a multitude of stories including profile updates and tagged photos, you can hide the suggestions box, sponsored box, and the "get connected" box in the right-hand panel of the screen. Facebook has the ability to hide unwanted applications for you, but having all these options clearly marked in one place is very practical. Facebook does not have the ability to hide the side-panel boxes.

The ability to hide different aspects of Facebook, while still having the option to display them, is extremely useful. This add-on is great for people who miss the olden days of Facebook, where cow pictures did not show up in every other post.

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GENERAL

Release: June 30, 2010

Latest update: February 29, 2024

Version: 3.1

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows ME
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 2003
Windows 98
Windows 10
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP

Additional Requirements: Greasemonkey installed on Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, or Opera.

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Total Downloads: 51,379

Downloads Last Week: 2

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User Reviews

4.9/5

16 User Votes

Removes clutter from Facebook
Bill_LevinsonAugust 11, 2016
Pros
The new release (August 9 or 10 2016) removes clutter from Facebook. Well worth the recommended donation ($4.99 per https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/fb-purity-cleans-up-facebook/?src=search).
Cons
None that I can identify.
Summary
THIS IS ESSENTIAL
November 3, 2015
Pros
this addon allows you to TAKE bak YOUR page mad get rid of the ads the suggested whatnots and the YOU must like this cos on your freinds did RUBISH take back your facebook
Cons
er there isnt anything to put here
Summary
essential and perfectly adaptable and FREE THANKYOU to the creator
An excellent add-on
johnbokJuly 3, 2015
Pros
Removes all the garbage from Facebook and makes the application usable.
Cons
None really, you do have to take a little time and trial and error perhaps to remove every FB category that annoys you. You get used to it though.
Summary
One of the best add-ons you can get. I could not use FB without it.
Okay, but fails at doing the primary thing I want it to
May 28, 2015
Pros
Lots of customization options
Cons
Even after setting and re-setting it to sort my newsfeed by most recent, my newsfeed continually magically resets to sorting by top stories.
Summary
It does lots of stuff, just not the primary thing I installed it for.
This makes using Facebook bearable again!
May 21, 2015
Pros
+ Can arrange posts by time, not "top stories", which is one of the more recent annoyances. + Kills ads and allows me to close other features, prevent movie auto-play, etc. + Lots of customizability
Cons
- (Space reserved for issues, of which I've found none. Literally, all positive!)
Summary
The quality of life improvement of using this Facebook add-on is so tremendous I can't imagine going back to life before it. It really is that good. I hate ads and I hate half the changes Facebook makes to their interface without rhyme or reason, and this nips it in the bud.
Great product that makes using Facebook bearable
usmaakMarch 18, 2015
Pros
Blocks almost every single Facebook annoyance that is out there. Developer is very responsive and is very active in developing/maintaining the product. Updates come out frequently. A lot of other stuff can be done with it besides just blocking annoyances. Works across multiple browsers. Other than IE, I think that just about every browser is supported. I use it in Chrome and Safari. It is easy to save block lists and move them between machines. Once you get a good blacklist going, it is easier to maintain if you don't have to type it out between different browsers or machines.
Cons
None. This is a great thing.
Summary
FB Purity is the only reason why I continue to use Facebook. It has come so far from what it once was, and FB Purity combats that. Facebook has blocked the FB Purity several times because it is very effective at turning off the garbage that they keep introducing. The only thing that it doesn't do that I wish it would is blocking hashtags. Hashtags on Facebook are dumb, and it would be nice not to have to look at them.
EASILY customize what you see on your facebook newsfeed
SherriMiguelMarch 13, 2014
Pros
It's very easy to use. Gives you the ability to customize what you see on your facebook newsfeed. Without having to delete or unsubscribe to a facebook friend or group, you can hide game requests, game stats, political rants, sports rants, animal rescue rants, or anything else you get tired of seeing by just checking a box or using a keyword for a particular user or all users in general. Don't worry, the person whose info you're hiding, won't even know you're hiding it on your newsfeed. You can also see how many things FB Purity is hiding....curious what it's hiding? Just click "show" at the top of your screen and you can toggle them off and on hidden/showing. You can also turn FB Purity on or off with a quick click at the top of the screen. The developer constantly updates and fine-tunes the app whenever facebook makes changes, which is often. He also listens to what users want and continuously adds new features that users request...he does it all for FREE, but does accept donations!
Cons
None! It's amazing! Try it and you will definitely not be sorry. You will wonder how you survived without it for so long.
Summary
I've used this program for years! I honestly do not think I would continue to use facebook if it weren't for FB Purity aka Fluff Busting Purity. I get tired of the constant changes and advertisements, suggested sites, trending topics, etc that facebook litters my newsfeed with. Thankfully, I can make it all disappear as I see fit, thanks to this completely FREE program. The developer spends a lot of time keeping this application working and fighting facebook for the right to make and distribute this program. Facebook seems to dislike this program and threaten and harass the developer, likely because they don't want us to have such control over our own account and what we see. I also appreciate the fact the developer really listens to his users and what else they want out of this program. He keeps adding new features that gives us even more control over our facebook account. Just when I thought it couldn't get any better, it does! I cannot imagine how many countless hours he must spend on this program, and he doesn't ask for money...he does sometimes mention he does accept donations, which he really deserves if you're a user who loves, appreciates it, and can afford to send him a buck or two or more. This program is honestly so good I cannot believe it's free. You have to give it a try if you're a facebook user...it is truly an extraordinary browser add-on app for facebook users!
Love it been using now for a couple years
W.K.TEDDYBEARMarch 13, 2014
Pros
hide game stories, stop auto play videos, single column timeline.
Cons
none I can find
Summary
Truly grateful for this!
kkvh7823March 2, 2014
Pros
Fantastic - removed all the sexually provoking ads and all others which distracted me immensely.
Cons
None - would support this developer for his kind work to society.
Summary
Makes Facebook usable
bw49December 28, 2013
Pros
F.B.Purity is an excellent piece of work, removing almost all of the rubble and noise from Facebook. (I'm now using version 9.3.2)
Cons
None. F.B.Purity works!
Summary

Developer’s Description

By Excellatronic Communications

Clean up your Facebook homepage.

Facebook Purity hides application messages and also hides "Became a friend of","Joined a group","Became a fan of","Is attending event" type messages, which are referred to as Extras. The application whitelist lets you specify particular applications, whose messages you want to see on your homepage. The script comes with a default list of applications that will not be hidden by the Facebook Purity app filter.