YouTube™ Productivity Mode
YouTube™ Productivity Mode - Enhance Focus on YouTube™
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- *://www.youtube.com/*
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Extension summary
This product is inspired from Indistractable by Nir Eyal. According to the book, one source of distraction are the external triggers that lead us to distracting activities and thus leave less time for things that we actually intend to do.
YouTube is one such place for me on the internet where I often wander and get lost from the focus track that I plan to be on. No doubt YouTube is a great place to learn but it does have a lot of distracting content too.
Taking cue from the book, we created YouTube Productivity Mode, with an objective to reduce the triggers. Switch YPM in “Productivity Mode” to blur all the thumbnails on YouTube so that the catchy and clickbaity thumbnails don’t grab your attention. So now if you get redirected to YouTube while working/studying, the recommended thumbnails won’t catch your eyes and you will hopefully switch back to your task again without losing your focus.
By default, YPM works on “Leisure Mode” where you’ll get the same experience of YouTube without annoying ads.
We are indie makers who believe that focus is a superpower. If this app helps you in any way, please help us too. There are a lot of ways you could help us:
- Share this extension with your friends.
- Write a review and tell us what other problems can we solve for you.
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User reviews
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spammy, or outdated.- Helps users stay focused on content
- Provides automatic access limited to YouTube for privacy
- Contains a feature to blur recommended videos, reducing distractions
- Useful for those listening to content without watching
- Extension does not work for many users
- Stopped working for some after updates or changes in browsers
- Some features seem ineffective or are lacking (e.g., auto skip ads compared to other extensions)
- Does not work
- Stopped working
- Helps with focus
- Blurring recommended videos helps reduce distractions
- Works well for listening without watching
User reviews
Farhan Tanjim, 2024-10-09 
Asif Farhan, 2024-09-15 
Allan A., 2024-04-03Extension safety
Risk impact
YouTube™ Productivity Mode requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
YouTube™ Productivity Mode has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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