Hide Thumbnails, Shorts, and more on YouTube

Enhance focus on YouTube by hiding distractions like thumbnails, shorts, irrelevant results, live chats, and recommendations.

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By: Benjamin Floyd Rubin

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Users: 513 ▲ 43

Rating: 4.89 (19)

Version: 1.4.0 (Last updated: 2024-09-23)

Creation date: 2023-11-30

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

tabs
storage

Host permissions:

https://*.youtube.com/*

Size: 762.88K

Email: be*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 38528 ▲ 1260

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#792 in Tools ▲ 14 #36 in youtube shorts keyword 38 ▲ 4 #263 in channel keyword 31 ▲ 1

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Extension summary

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Extension Updated on September 17th, 2024 You can now toggle thumbnails and other elements on the Channel page

If you're experiencing any issues or want a new feature, fill out the form below (or just leave a review with your request and I'll respond) Link to form: https://forms.gle/EwpoSyN54HzobyZD6

The Hider chrome extension allows you to:

Easily hide various page elements on YouTube while you browse (such as navigation bar, recommendations, sidebars, live chats and more)
Eliminate distractions and avoid mindlessly clicking through YouTube videos with click-baity thumbnails
Remove unnecessary search results when searching for videos (such as "People also watched", "For You" and more) that distract you from what you're actually searching for

You can toggle the following elements across the Home page, Subscriptions page, Channel page, Search page and Video page:

Navigation bar
Side bar
All videos

User reviews

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Pros

Helps reduce procrastination and boosts productivity.
Allows customization of what is displayed on YouTube.
Effectively hides unwanted elements like thumbnails and shorts.
Easy to use with a clean design.
Great for self-improvement by minimizing distractions.

Cons

Issues with thumbnails occasionally reappearing.
Delay in hiding videos and thumbnails on the main page.
Some features like the three dots for playlists not functioning properly.
Settings reset after updates, causing inconvenience.
Request for additional filtering options on channel pages.

Most mentioned

Hides thumbnails and shorts effectively.
Customization features for different YouTube screens.
Issues with functionality such as the three dots and thumbnail display.
Desire for more options to filter content.
Need for long-term storage of user settings.

Recent reviews

absolutely Love it *chef's kiss*

Mavias Imran, 2024-10-04

Khashayar Sahebkar, 2024-09-26

Amazing! Really helps me fight with my procrastination. Love how you can choose what to display and what not to at any of youtube screens separately The only thing I recognized while using - it looks like three dots under the video are not working anymore - so I cant add any vids to my playlists. Talking about them too - can you add an option to hide all thumbnails from playlists, please? Thank you so much, Benjamin! Hi again- giving you more feedback after using the extension for a while and giving you all of the answers: It looks like the problem with those three dots is fixing itself when Im turning the recommendations panel on video at "on" position. I meant https://www.youtube.com/feed/playlists as playlist page Plus its always some delay before extension hides all of the videos or/and thumbnails at the main page. Sometimes it doesnt work at all when Im on channel panel< and I have to reload the page to fix it I hide everything and everywhere except video and description, yes. Thank you for your response and development! Best wishes

Tmatted, 2024-09-25

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Hide Thumbnails, Shorts, and more on YouTube requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.