BlockTube

BlockTube

YouTube™ content blocker

What is BlockTube?
BlockTube is a Chrome extension designed to increase your control over your YouTube experience. It empowers you by allowing you to block specific content such as videos, channels, comments, and even certain features that you may find distracting or unwanted. BlockTube seamlessly integrates with the YouTube interface and offers numerous customization options, making your viewing experience precise, personal, and devoid of disruptions. It uses the options configured by you and locally stored in your browser. Importantly, BlockTube values your privacy and does not track or share any of your information.
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Stats
By: BlockTube
Users: 90,000+
Version: 0.4.2 (Last updated: 2024-03-09)
Creation date: 2020-06-16
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
Size: 197.63K
URLs: Website
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BlockTube
BlockTube (v0.4.2)
4.28 (330) 19,210+
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Summary

BlockTube gives you the control to customize your YouTube viewing experience. It allows you to block specific channels and videos that you don't wish to see or get recommended with. The extension is lightweight and fast, integrated seamlessly and does not affect your browsing experience at all, to an extent that an unsuspecting user will never know it's there to begin with.

** The extension includes the following features

  • Integrated context menus across YouTube for easy blocking
  • Block videos by name
  • Block channels by name
  • Block comments from specific user or by content keywords
  • Block/Allow videos with specific runtime
  • Block YouTube Shorts
  • Block YouTube Movies
  • Block Explore page
  • Block YouTube's auto generated playlists
  • Hide watched videos from recommendations
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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Allows users to block unwanted videos and channels
  • Works for many users
  • Easy to use
Cons
  • Issues with blocking channels and comments after recent YouTube updates
  • Potential conflict with uBlock Origin
  • Difficulty in blocking channels and comments for some users
Most mentioned
  • Blocking channels and comments not working after YouTube updates
  • Potential conflict with uBlock Origin ad blocker
  • Ability to block unwanted videos and channels
Recent reviews
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by X.T. Leo X.T. Leo, 2024-04-27

Youtube sees this as an adblocker, making it useless to use.

WHOEVER MADE THIS, I LOVE YOU!
by Mɛʟօɖɨօʊֆ Mɛʟօɖɨօʊֆ, 2024-03-12
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Safety
Risk impact

BlockTube is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

BlockTube has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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