# Hide YouTube Sidebar

> Collapse the left sidebar menu to declutter the interface.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/hide-youtube-sidebar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hide-youtube-sidebar)

## Overview

- **ID:** `hide-youtube-sidebar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Katos
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 29
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Rating:** 1.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.12.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-06
- **First published:** 2025-05-03
- **Size:** 45 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hide-youtube-sidebar/)

## Description

Hide YouTube Sidebar automatically hides the collapsible left navigation menu, giving you a more centered and clean YouTube layout.

🧭 Removes channel menu/sidebar

💡 Works on all pages

⚙️ Re-toggle available

🔒 Secure, no user data involved

## Rankings

- #20,699 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`
- `m.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hide-youtube-sidebar)