Minimal YouTube
An extension for that replaces the YouTube UI with a minimal design containing no recommendations, shorts, or distractions.
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4.54
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Helps to minimize distractions on YouTube
- Provides a simple and modern interface
- Effective at removing recommendations and unnecessary features
- Useful for students to focus on content without distractions
- Works well for its intended purpose and is reliable for general use
Cons
- Does not allow access to channels, only videos
- Recent updates have caused functionality issues or bugs
- Some users reported it as being unusable for creators, especially with YouTube Studio
- Overlay issues with the timeline bar and video previews
- Loading issues reported after the latest update
Most mentioned
- Minimal user interface
- Removes recommended videos
- Functional issues after updates
- Channel accessibility concerns
- Timeline bar bugs
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-16 |  | | en | By far one of my favorite extensions to say I rely on this extension is an understatement. Removes the stress from YouTube. Thanks Ephraim. |
| 2025-01-07 |  | | pt | muito bom |
| 2024-10-27 |  | | en | This is the extension that I have been looking for, simple, neat, modern and doesn't show youtube's recommendation (something that other extensions always fail to do) but I think it'd be nicer if the website loads all at once, instead of changing the HTML, CSS every reload for each element making it quite wonky. But overall, best extension I have downloaded for youtube. Big thanks to the developer. edit: I would love for there to be a "pinned section/playlist" right under the search bar (similar to youtube's normal appearance) so I don't to turn the extention on and off everytime i need something from my playlist |
| 2024-10-25 |  | | en | Thanks for developing this extension, it is very useful |
| 2024-09-24 |  | | ||
| 2024-09-10 |  | | en | Working for me - Sept 2024! |
| 2024-08-07 |  | | en | Broken. I think the only thing this extension should do, is minimize the home screen and the video screen, but it breaks the channel screen and YouTube Studio too. Why? Not usable. |
| 2024-08-06 |  | | en | it stopped working or is it just me? |
| 2024-07-25 |  | | en | Now this is You Tube the way I want to use it. Thank you so much! The only small thing I dislike is that there are two timeline bars now and when you hover over it, the little preview frame that pops up gets cut off by the overlay) Oh and you can not visit channels only videos. i dislike this even tho it is probably a good thing in the end. |
| 2024-07-12 |  | | en | thank you so much... this extension is best for student... thank you thank you |
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