Better YouTube Search

Fix YouTube search results by showing all search results and stop Recommended videos from appearing in your search results.

Better YouTube Search - Refine your YouTube Searching Experience

'Better YouTube Search' is a Chrome extension engineered to refine your YouTube searching process by eliminating 'People Also Watched', 'For You', and 'Suggested' videos from your search results. It provides more control over what you find and reverts YouTube searching back to its simplified form for ease and efficiency. Essential for an uncluttered YouTube search experience!
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Extension stats

By: chadwkirk
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 3.50
(36)
Version: 2.0 (Last updated: 2023-07-26)
Creation date: 2023-05-07
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
Size: 2.42M

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Extension summary

With one click of a button, you can now find what you're actually looking for when searching on YouTube! This extension stops YouTube from showing you those "People Also Watched", "For You" and "Suggested" videos when you search for something.

This is helpful for when you are searching for something on YouTube and the first few search results aren't what you're looking for.

You can now go back to how YouTube used to be with the Better YouTube Search extension!

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works as advertised when manually activated
  • Removes annoying search recommendations
  • Improves YouTube search experience
  • Solves loading issues for some users
Cons
  • Does not work for many users
  • Needs to be manually enabled through the extension icon
  • Does not effectively filter specific types of content (e.g., channels, Shorts)
  • Requires restarting Chrome after installation
Most mentioned
  • Doesn't work
  • Needs to be manually enabled
  • Effective when functioning properly
  • Helps filter annoying search results
User reviews
by Morgan Wong, 2024-11-01


Doesn't seem to work
by Ramses Van Riel, 2024-09-19
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Better YouTube Search requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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