YouTube Focus Mode

Hides recommendations and comments from YouTube videos to help you focus, and prevents you from browsing.
What is YouTube Focus Mode?
YouTube Focus Mode is a Chrome extension that helps you improve your focus by hiding recommendations and comments from YouTube videos. It prevents browsing distractions and allows you to concentrate on the video content.

Extension stats

By: annaazzam
Users: 724 ▼ -38
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2020-06-28)
Creation date: 2020-06-27
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 8.94K

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Extension summary

Hides recommendations and comments from YouTube videos to help you focus, and prevents you from browsing.

User reviews

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Pros
  • Effectively blocks distracting recommendations on YouTube
  • Simple and straightforward functionality
  • Helpful for students and users looking to focus
  • Easy access to playlists, subscriptions, and Watch Later without distractions
  • Users appreciate the intent and design of the extension
Cons
  • Lacks an on/off toggle for users to easily switch the extension
  • Takes a second to block recommendations, causing a brief display of distractions
  • Some users feel it can be overly restrictive if always on
Most mentioned
  • Need for an on/off switch
  • Effectiveness in removing distractions
  • Selves for users to stop getting distracted
  • Brief delay in blocking recommendations
Recent reviews
by Ayaan Shaik, 2024-10-27

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Extension safety

Risk impact

YouTube Focus Mode requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

YouTube Focus Mode has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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