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

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.94
(17)
Version: 3.0.4 (Last updated: 2024-10-25)
Creation date: 2022-10-24
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • scripting
  • management
Host permissions:
  • *://www.youtube.com/*
  • *://m.youtube.com/*
Size: 149.50K

Other platforms

YouTube Kids for Android TV (v1.21.01)
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Extension summary

💡 FEATURES 💡

👁️‍🗨️ Removes distractions from YouTube Hides home feed, shorts, live streams, 'watch next' recommendations, end video suggestions, comments, trending videos, etc. so you can work/learn without distractions.

😵‍💫 Blocks mindless consumption Puts measures in place to stop you from mindlessly opening YouTube out of habit.

🔧 Single-click environment optimization Automatically sets up the perfect environment for you based on what you want to do on YouTube. Want to do some serious learning work? It'll set up the perfect environment for you. Want to explore new topics? It'll set up the perfect environment for that. Want to see only educational content on your feed? Donezo. Want to watch something entertaining while taking a short break, or while you're bathing or sitting on the toilet, without falling into a binge spree? Got you covered my friend ;)

📱 Works on mobile (Tested on Android - Kiwi Browser) Hides distractions from mobile version of YouTube to make sure you're covered on all your devices.

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User reviews

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Pros
  • Increases productivity and focus
  • Stable and effective mechanism
  • Reduces unwanted content consumption
  • Improves YouTube performance and loading times
  • Highly recommended by users
Cons
  • Recent YouTube updates cause suggestions to reappear
  • Limited to YouTube; requests for similar extensions for other platforms
Most mentioned
  • Helps with focus and productivity
  • Excellent performance improvements
  • User requests for additional versions for other platforms
User reviews
Incredible, stable, well and simply thought out mechanism. Thanks!
by Marek Šulc, 2024-11-07

Excellent product! I just doubled my productivity and focus. RECOMMENDED a must for serious learners.
by Mohit Chauhan, 2024-09-19

recommended, great works. would love other products from dev for detox
by Bishnu Newar, 2024-09-04
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Extension safety

Risk impact

YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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