YouShield - Remove YouTube Recommendations

Clear YouTube recommendations, suggestions, shorts and homepage

YouShield: Protecting You from the Algorithm

YouShield is a Chrome extension designed to help individuals stay focused and productive on YouTube. It removes video recommendations, turns off notifications, and restricts scrolling on Shorts videos. Download YouShield today and protect yourself from the algorithm.

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Extension stats

By: https://zxtube.github.io/YouShield

Users: 424

Rating: 4.94

(16)

1 new ratings

Version: 3.6.2 (Last updated: 2024-08-26)

Creation date: 2023-01-08

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Size: 39.19K

Email: zi*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 42,269 ▲ 263

Other rankings

#1752 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 7 #93 in remove keyword 73 ▲ #105 in youtube shorts keyword 80 ▲ 1 #149 in homepage keyword 45 ▲ #160 in limit keyword 41 ▲ 3

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Extension summary

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A chrome extension to hide distractions in YouTube and help you focus.

It removes YouTube shorts recommendations in search results.
It replaces the cluttered homepage with a clean homepage, with only 3 options, Search, 'For You' and 'Consume'.
Consume mode doesn't remove anything but has a limit on the time you watch videos for, you set the limit every day.
'For You' mode takes you to the subscriptions while removing any distractions.
It removes the sidebar.
It limits YouTube shorts to scroll only 3 times.
The homepage shows you how much time you spent on YouTube.

Enjoy not wasting time

User reviews

Great addition to my browser. I can be much more productive and can enjoy my time better.

Bastian Heger, 2025-01-12

It does its job perfectly but in a calm and not overly invasive way — an amazing balance. YouTube is a much better and much more productive space for me right now. Thank you!