Turn Off YouTube Comments & Live Chat
Turn off YouTube comments and hide YouTube live chat on videos.
Turn Off YouTube Comments & Live Chat - Chrome Extension
"Turn Off YouTube Comments & Live Chat" is a Chrome extension allowing the user to turn off and hide comments and live chat on YouTube. This function also extends to mobile YouTube. The extension conveniently provides the user with the ability to still add comments, if desired, while hiding all other comments. Available on Firefox and Microsoft Edge as well.
Extension stats
Risk impact: Low risk impact 
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
- storage
Size: 13.15K
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Extension summary
Hide YouTube comments and/or live chat.
To hide comments while being able to add comments, uncheck "Hide Add Comment Box" and check "Hide Comments".
Compatible with mobile YouTube, m.youtube.com.
For more features including removing recommendations, comments, and more: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unhook-remove-youtube-rec/khncfooichmfjbepaaaebmommgaepoid
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User reviews
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Blocks all comments and live chat effectively
- Helps users focus on videos without distractions
- Easy to use and works as advertised
- Makes YouTube a more pleasant experience by avoiding negative comments
- Great for watching content without emotional reactions to comments
Cons
- Doesn't work on YouTube shorts
- Leaves an empty black box on the right side of the video in theater mode
- Lacks an option to selectively hide comments from certain channels
- Some users desire a more integrated solution within YouTube itself
Most mentioned
- Effectively removes comments and live chat
- Helps reduce toxicity and negativity in the comments
- Desire for the extension to work on YouTube shorts
- Aesthetics issue with black box on videos
- Wish for selective comment blocking
User reviews
Works as advertised. No more comments from the smartest kids in 8th grade
by 
Lard Lad, 2025-01-09
Lard Lad, 2025-01-09Pretty good extension, does exactly what it says. A little too good, some might say.
Only thing: I'd love for a way to filter out certain Youtube channels instead of blocking All of Youtube's comments. Some channels I'm actually fine with seeing their comments, but then I forget that it's off and, surprise, I scroll and get triggered on a different channel. It's more of a convenience thing.
by 
Chris Les, 2024-11-30
Chris Les, 2024-11-30 by 
Hendrik (CarpetOfStars), 2024-11-08
Hendrik (CarpetOfStars), 2024-11-08Extension safety
Risk impact
Turn Off YouTube Comments & Live Chat requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Turn Off YouTube Comments & Live Chat has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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