# Hide YouTube Thumbnails

> Hide YouTube Thumbnails for less clickbaity browsing

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `hide-youtube-thumbnails`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** domdomegg
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 2,045
- **Weekly downloads:** 68
- **Rating:** 4.55 / 5 (40 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.6.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-16
- **First published:** 2019-04-12
- **Size:** 871 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hide-youtube-thumbnails/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/domdomegg/hideytthumbnails-extension](https://github.com/domdomegg/hideytthumbnails-extension)

## Description

The "Hide YouTube Thumbnails" Chrome extension allows users to browse YouTube with less distraction by hiding or blurring video thumbnails. This helps create a more peaceful viewing experience, ideal for focusing while working or studying. Users can customize settings to temporarily disable hiding, blur thumbnails instead of hiding them, show thumbnails on hover, or enable them on search results, playlists, and watch pages.

This extension is particularly useful for those who want to avoid clickbait, spoilers, or inappropriate imagery on YouTube. It benefits educators by blocking distracting images during lessons and supports users aiming to reduce procrastination. Overall, it enhances user control over YouTube's visual content for a cleaner, less disruptive experience.

## Rankings

- #2,128 — Overall
- #199 — Games & Entertainment
- #370 — Photos, Music & Videos
- #20 — procrastine
- #113 — student
- #134 — youtube

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users broadly praise Hide YouTube Thumbnails for reducing distractions by hiding thumbnails and helping focus. It’s valued for saving time and for applying across the main feed, search results, and recommended videos. However, many reviews note the extension stops working after YouTube updates and that hover-to-hide can be unreliable. Side effects like removing emojis in comments are mentioned, and several users request extra features such as showing video lengths while thumbnails are hidden and color options. Overall, performance is appreciated when functioning.

### Pros

- Hides YouTube thumbnails, reducing visual distraction and clickbait across the site.
- Helps users save time by limiting exposure to thumbnails and encouraging focus.
- Hides thumbnails on search results and recommended videos, not just on the main feed.
- The main functionality works as intended when the extension is functioning properly.

### Cons

- Stops hiding thumbnails after YouTube updates; requires frequent maintenance and updates.
- Hover to hide option is unreliable and often broken, reducing reliability.
- Removes emojis in the comments, a distracting side effect.
- Users frequently request additional features such as showing video length when hidden and color customization.

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