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Less Addictive YouTube

by AlexisDrain

v1.50 Updated Dec 10, 2025 44.45KiB
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Description

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 --------------- (12-04-2025) v1.50: - Fixed bug: "Show suggested videos sidebar" now works when logged out. (11-29-2025) v1.49: - Fixed broken features for a new YouTube update (November 2025), such as thumbnail video preview. - Removed the option "Show recommended channel & 2 videos end screen" because it is now a native YouTube feature (see "show" button on top-right of video when prompted by end screen). - Added option to hide the suggested videos when the user presses "V" on the keyboard during fullscreen in a video. ❌Known issue: pressing "V" also adds a gradient and removes the progress bar. It would be too invasive to YouTube's code to fix this issue, sorry. Just press "V" again to hide the gradient. (8-19-2025) v1.48: - Fixed thumbnails breaking with new YouTube update. - Fixed issue where disabling thumbnails also disable channel avatar and banner. (4-22-2025) v1.47: - New feature: Added option to show/hide the blue newness dot. Thanks AIPAL18! (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.
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Version 1.50
Updated Dec 10, 2025
Size 44.45KiB
First Seen Mar 24, 2026