Shift Youtube Optimizer

Name: Shift Youtube Optimizer
Rating: 4.8 (5 reviews)
Author: alexander.foster.mcculloch

Chrome extension to hide/reduce the number of videos shown on YouTube.

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Shift Youtube Optimizer is an open-source Chrome extension designed to help users manage and reduce the number of videos displayed on YouTube. Unlike other extensions that only modify the homepage, it works site-wide without requiring any scrolling to activate. Built with vanilla JavaScript, CSS, and HTML, this lightweight tool enhances your YouTube experience by minimizing clutter and distractions.

The extension is simple to use and encourages community involvement through its GitHub repository, inviting contributions and feedback to improve functionality and fix bugs. A Firefox version is also planned, expanding accessibility for more users. Shift Youtube Optimizer offers a practical solution for those seeking a cleaner, more focused YouTube interface.

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By:

alexander.foster.mcculloch

Users:

107 11

Rating:

4.80

(5)

Version:

1.1.2 Last updated: 2024-11-27

Creation date:

2021-09-24

Risk:

Permissions:

activeTab
scripting
storage

Size:

1.75MB

Email:

al*****@gmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-09

Ranking

# 70,156 ▲ 2,979

Other rankings

#8177 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 60 #19 in shift keyword 22 ▼ 3 #203 in youtube summary keyword 52 ▼ 5 #244 in youtube summarizer keyword 49 ▼ 7

User reviews

Does what It says it does

Lo*****, 2024-11-27

En mi Opinion esta muy buena y cumple con lo que promete, Pero tengo problemas ya que al querer buscar una cancion que ya escuche no me saldria, entonces me tocaria apagar la extencion en esos casos. Pienso que podria ser mas util si cuando estuviera viendo un video ocultara todos los videos que salen en la parte derecha pienso que eso haria que youtube consumiera menos ram, no se pero gran extension.

Ju*****, 2021-12-13

Amazing!

Na*****, 2021-09-24

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Risk impact

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Shift Youtube Optimizer requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

Risk likelihood

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Shift Youtube Optimizer has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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