Youtube Minimalist

Removes the annoying elements from Youtube for a minimalist experience

Youtube Minimalist: Remove Annoying Elements

Youtube Minimalist is a Chrome extension that removes the annoying elements from Youtube, allowing for a more minimalist experience. It provides options to disable the logo, ads, search result distractions, comment section link, category suggestions, youtube posts in search results, like buttons, end of video suggestion popups, and converts shorts into regular video format.
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Extension stats

By: Hulitaphy
Users: 86
-4
Rating: 5.00
(1)
Version: 0.3 (Last updated: 2023-02-06)
Creation date: 2023-01-03
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 47.18K

Other platforms

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Extension summary

There are many annoying elements that can hamper your experience while browsing youtube, or simply detract your focus from your goal: watching videos!. This extension will give you options to remove the worst to make for a more minimalist experience.

Currently, this extension gives you settings to enable or disable these elements on youtube:

  • The Logo and other icons from being visible
  • Ads
  • Search Result Distractions: Anything not a video in the search results
  • Comment Section Link (Don't want to be accidentally clicking on viruses)
  • Category Suggestions on the homepage
  • Youtube Posts in search results
  • Like buttons (Dislikes are gone, why not likes)
  • End of video suggestion popups (I already know what I want to watch, thanks algorithm!)
  • Turn shorts into regular video format from TikTok format

If youtube has been annoying you, please give this extension a try! Suggestions and feedback are certainly welcome.

User reviews

by Uyên Võ, 2024-11-20
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Youtube Minimalist requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Youtube Minimalist has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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