Shift Youtube Optimizer

Chrome extension to hide/reduce the number of videos shown on YouTube.
What is Shift Youtube Optimizer?
Shift Youtube Optimizer is a simple open-source Chrome extension that hides or reduces the number of videos shown on YouTube. It works all over the site and doesn't require scrolling. Check out the source code and contribute on GitHub.

Extension stats

Users: 72 ▲ 5
Rating: 4.75 (4)
Version: 1.0.3 (Last updated: 2021-10-23)
Creation date: 2021-09-24
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • scripting
  • storage
Size: 1.82M

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

As the summary above states, this is a simple open-source chrome extension written in vanilla JavaScript, CSS and of course, HTML, using the Chrome Extension format, although shortly there should be an extension for Firefox as well. I noticed a number of other Chrome Extensions that were similar but they all only worked on the homepage, so I decided to make one that worked all over the site, and didn't need the mouse to scroll before it would activate.

I spent a few days looking into how YouTube sets up the front-end of their website, so if anyone has any questions, feel free to shoot me a message. Also, if anyone would like to check out the source-code, or contribute to make it ever better (or fix bugs), check out the github page for this chrome extension : https://github.com/robertfrosty/shift-yt-optimizer .

User reviews

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.

Amazing!
by Nathan Winner, 2021-09-24

Literally the best Chrome extension on the Chrome Web store. If you are not using this you are not doing yourself any favors. Install this!!
by Jimbo Slice, 2021-09-24
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Shift Youtube Optimizer requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

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