Remove elements from YouTube (thumbnails, Shorts, or comments) to make it less addictive.
Remove some elements from YouTube to make it less addictive. Mix and match between the following options:
- Hide or show thumbnails and video preview
- Hide or show recommended videos sidebar
- Hide or show comments
- Hide or show Shorts
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(6-8-2024) v1.46:
- New feature: Added option to show/hide videos on the subscription page.
- Extension now works for the possible future YouTube design.
(1-10-2024) v1.45:
- New feature: Added option to show/hide videos on the front page.
Changelog (12-17-2023):
- Fixed bug where extension doesn't work in new tabs.
- Changed logo.
Changelog (12-07-2023):
New Features:
- Extension now displays your changes immediately. No need to F5/Refresh to see your new settings.
- Extension now works before any of the DOM objects are rendered. No more tiny flash of hidden content being shown when you reload the page.
- Slightly cleaner options menu with labels above each category (Thumbnails, In video, Misc).
- Option: make video length visible even with no thumbnail.
- Option: show how much you've watched from the video (the red bar below the thumbnails)
Bug fixes:
- Bug fix: "Show Explore content" is now separate from Shorts.
- Bug fix: unchecking "Show Explore content" used to remove the "Latest, Popular, Oldest" sorting on channel pages.
Latest reviews
- (2023-11-04) shane kerksiek: It takes away Thumbnails, Comments, and Recommended. The moment I checked back to YouTube after installing it I breathed a sigh of relief, there are now no distractions other than exactly what I'm looking for.
- (2023-05-28) Niall Mc Evoy: Brilliant Thank you for making this
- (2021-09-24) Александр Федоров: Thanks a lot, really helps to waste less time on YouTube.
- (2021-07-25) Mohannadk28 Alt: What The hell is this
- (2021-07-25) Mohannadk28: What the hell is this
- (2021-07-01) Leonard Melnik: Really like this, it addresses something a lot of us have an issue with. It's making me focus more on the content of the videos rather than what looks the more interesting