Classic Ads

Make Google search ads look like ads again. Pick a nostalgic era, preview the style, and bring a little clarity to your results.

Make Google search ads look like ads again. Classic Ads brings nostalgic colours and clear ad labels to existing sponsored results on Google Search. Choose one of nine styles inspired by 2001–2019, preview it in a retro desktop interface, then apply it to your searches. PICK YOUR ERA Baby blue (2001), mint (2007), lavender (2010), mellow yellow (2011), rose (2013), golden labels (2014), green labels (2016), green outlines (2017), or black labels (2019). The designs are historical interpretations, with subtle shading added to later styles for visibility. MAKE SPONSORED RESULTS EASIER TO SPOT Style supported text ads, sponsored product and hotel carousels, and sponsored local-place listings within Google Search. Original ad text, destinations, positions, images, prices, controls and Google's disclosures stay intact. Organic results are left alone. A FEW SIMPLE CONTROLS • Preview your style before applying it. • Add stronger shading and classic blue, underlined titles. • Compare your preview with a simplified modern treatment. • Pick a different era with “I'm feeling lucky”. • Change styles from the compact toolbar popup or full settings tab. • Pause at any time to restore the original appearance. • Sync your four preferences through Chrome when browser sync is enabled. LOCAL AND PRIVATE No analytics, accounts, remote code or backend. Classic Ads does not record or transmit your searches, search results, browsing history or ad clicks. It reads page elements locally to identify ads. Only your selected year, enabled state, contrast and link-style preferences are saved. HOW TO START Install Classic Ads, choose an era and click Apply. Open or refresh a Google Search results page containing ads. Pin the extension for quick access to the picker and pause switch. SCOPE Works on HTTPS Google Search pages on google.com and 27 supported regional domains, including Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Canada and India. It cannot make Google serve ads or restore ads removed by an ad blocker. Full Google Maps, video, display and AI ad placements are outside this version's focus. Google experiments with its markup, so unrecognised ad formats may remain unchanged. Preview results are fictional examples. Classic Ads is an independent project, not affiliated with Google or Microsoft. Website: https://classic-ads.com/ Privacy and support: https://classic-ads.com/privacy.html