YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus!

Surgically optimizes your YouTube experience for maximum productivity and focus, by removing distractions and preventing time-sinks.

YouTube Detox: Maximize Focus on YouTube

"YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus!" is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your YouTube experience by eliminating distractions, blocking mindless consumption, and offering customizable focus settings. With features like single-click environment optimization and mobile support, it ensures that you can work or learn effectively without falling into time-sinks. Perfect for anyone looking to regain focus while using YouTube.

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Extension stats

By: kaizenware

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.95

(21)

Version: 3.0.4 (Last updated: 2024-10-25)

Creation date: 2022-10-24

Permissions:

storage
scripting
management

Host permissions:

*://www.youtube.com/*
*://m.youtube.com/*

Size: 149.50K

Email: ge*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 22,877 ▼ 47

Other rankings

#1265 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 3 #12 in optimize keyword 9 ▼ 7 #44 in content optimization keyword 16 ▼ 17 #121 in environment keyword 13 ▼ 35 #204 in youtube shorts keyword 40 ▼ 23

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Helps users focus and improves productivity
Works well and enhances YouTube performance
Simple and effective design
Highly recommended by users for serious learners
Reduces CPU load while using YouTube

Cons

Recent YouTube updates cause suggestions to reappear despite being turned off
Users want similar detox features for other platforms like Facebook and Twitch

Most mentioned

Enhancement of focus and productivity
Request for functionality on other social media platforms
Stability and effective performance of the extension

User reviews

This works really well! Please make a version for mobile

Dakota Dowd, 2025-03-09

works very well

bsticks4, 2024-12-26

Incredible, stable, well and simply thought out mechanism. Thanks!

Marek Šulc, 2024-11-07

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Extension safety

Risk impact

YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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