# FocusTube

> Gets rid of unwanted thumbnails from YouTube homepage and sidebar

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/focustubepro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/focustubepro)

## Overview

- **ID:** `focustubepro`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Alex
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 11
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-05-05
- **First published:** 2023-05-05
- **Size:** 12 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/focustubepro/)

## Description

FocusTube is a Firefox add-on that helps you stay focused and productive on YouTube by removing unwanted thumbnails from the homepage and sidebar. With its simple user interface, you can easily disable the home page and sidebar, minimizing distractions and improving your ability to achieve your goals on YouTube.

## Rankings

- #31,608 — Overall
- #94 — focus
- #250 — goal

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webNavigation`
- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `https://www.youtube.com/*`
- `*://www.youtube.com/watch?v=*`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/focustubepro)