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Fix YouTube search results by showing all search results and stop Recommended videos from appearing in your search results.
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With one click of a button, you can now find what you're actually looking for when searching on YouTube! This extension stops YouTube from showing you those "People Also Watched", "For You" and "Suggested" videos when you search for something.
This is helpful for when you are searching for something on YouTube and the first few search results aren't what you're looking for.
You can now go back to how YouTube used to be with the Better YouTube Search extension!
Latest reviews
- (2025-05-16) Ramun Flame: For those checking this out, it 100% works. It isn't enabled by default, but just clicking the extension, the only option is a big toggle to turn on. Looks like all these people leaving the 1 star reviews took the time to write a review, but didn't click the extension even once to see the settings. Update: I noticed I'm not getting playlists in the search results, which is a shame. If that was added, even as a toggle, it would be perfect.
- (2025-05-08) tttgs: While it does not completely eliminate unwanted search results, they will appear lower down the list than before, and their number will be less than before the introduction of the system.
- (2025-04-22) Firoz Khan: It DOES work but when you install the extension you must first open it and turn it on from there, it's not on by default. This is a great extension and would be perfect if the page didn't reload every time I searched.
- (2025-04-08) Arron Jones: It doesn't work.
- (2025-02-03) OSCAR TERAH: it feels like the old search, i like it
- (2024-09-19) Ramses Van Riel: Doesn't seem to work
- (2024-07-30) Osanosa: Unfortunately doesn't work for me even upon activating but turns out you can simply block such results with uBlock: ##ytd-shelf-renderer.ytd-item-section-renderer.style-scope
- (2024-06-11) HappyPlays: works fine, most people probably don't realize you have to manually enable it by clicking the icon after installing also a slight problem, for some reason when i try to search for a specific youtuber only videos pop up and not the channels. I have no idea why this is happening but its really frustrating because this extension would be perfect if that didn't happen
- (2024-06-11) Harley Stout: Amazing. Search is actually usable again.
- (2024-05-07) m.nageh: Doesn't DO what it says at all
- (2024-05-04) Gage Eakins: Doesn't work at all, like many have said. It either should be updated or removed.
- (2024-05-02) mehmet sapmaz: i have issues with loading youtube this extension solve that thanks
- (2024-04-03) Jonathan Crandall (Pyro159): Works as advertised. Restarted Chrome and made sure to turn on the extension. It got rid of the annoying "ADHD" search problems after five results
- (2024-03-23) Ksawery Pogorecki: Dosen't work
- (2024-02-23) Donovan Leach: This extension works great! Just had to close and reopen chrome after I installed the extension to get it to work. Now I just wish it also removed Youtube Shorts from my search results.
- (2024-02-21) Andrei A.: Not working
- (2024-01-05) Guest: It was working perfectly for three months but now it isnt really all that effective
- (2023-12-30) Alex Kolesen: OMG thank you! Just what I was looking for. Irritating "people also watch" is now gone from my search results.
- (2023-12-15) Jahnavi: Yes, it works! Just make sure to turn the extension on!
- (2023-11-22) Tkonk: excellent. would also be nice if it could block shorts shelves too.
- (2023-11-20) zanda sammons: works
- (2023-11-20) zanda sammons: works
- (2023-11-05) Guts: successful <3
- (2023-11-05) Guts: successful <3
- (2023-10-08) Michael Mikulík: Amazing work, thank you so much! For anyone who says it doesn't work... try clicking on the extension icon and then turn it on. Afterwards if you refresh Youtube and search for something it works. When I tried to reload a search page I already had opened before I turned it on, it didn't, which might be the issue of others.
- (2023-10-08) Michael Mikulík: Amazing work, thank you so much! For anyone who says it doesn't work... try clicking on the extension icon and then turn it on. Afterwards if you refresh Youtube and search for something it works. When I tried to reload a search page I already had opened before I turned it on, it didn't, which might be the issue of others.
- (2023-10-02) Rory Hodgson: Doesn't work
- (2023-10-02) Rory Hodgson: Doesn't work
- (2023-09-27) Spaghetti Man: DOES NOT WORK!
- (2023-09-27) Spaghetti Man: DOES NOT WORK!
- (2023-09-26) Simon Frelick: I dont want to give it 1 star, because it is exactly what I want...... if it worked. I dont want to see an algorithm when I'm searching, I want to be able to search for exact phrases and if theyre not there, be told it doesnt exist. This did not work as described. When searching I still got the "for you" and the "people also watched" after a few results. I closed my window, restarted my computer, etc etc. The extension doesnt work. For context, I'm running a Macbook Pro with the most up to date software.
- (2023-09-26) Simon Frelick: I dont want to give it 1 star, because it is exactly what I want...... if it worked. I dont want to see an algorithm when I'm searching, I want to be able to search for exact phrases and if theyre not there, be told it doesnt exist. This did not work as described. When searching I still got the "for you" and the "people also watched" after a few results. I closed my window, restarted my computer, etc etc. The extension doesnt work. For context, I'm running a Macbook Pro with the most up to date software.
- (2023-09-24) Keverich Balicdang: still doesn't work
- (2023-09-24) Keverich Balicdang: still doesn't work
- (2023-08-31) João Marcos: Thank you! Really useful.
- (2023-08-31) João Marcos: Thank you! Really useful.
- (2023-08-21) 楊輝伯: best addon ever!!!
- (2023-08-21) 楊輝伯: best addon ever!!!
- (2023-08-14) Kevin Baumgartner: This is a god damn life SAVER It makes the search function actualy useable. Thank you so much
- (2023-08-14) Kevin Baumgartner: This is a god damn life SAVER It makes the search function actualy useable. Thank you so much
- (2023-06-20) Artem Trubnikov: Doesn't work.
- (2023-06-20) Artem Trubnikov: Doesn't work.
- (2023-05-12) Olek 1_110: Great
- (2023-05-12) Olek 1_110: Great