Chat Filter for YouTube Live

Chrome Extension for Filtering Chat Messages on YouTube Live.

Chat Filter for YouTube Live - Chrome Extension

'Chat Filter for YouTube Live' is a convenient Chrome extension designed to improve your overall experience during YouTube live streams. It offers the capability to filter chat messages based on specific texts or even using regular expressions. You can choose either to mask selected messages or hide them completely. This tool is perfect for ensuring a clean and enjoyable chat environment while watching your favorite live broadcasts on YouTube.
Install from Chrome Web Store

Extension stats

Users: 3,000+
Version: 0.0.12 (Last updated: 2023-05-04)
Creation date: 2020-05-25
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Host permissions:
  • https://www.youtube.com/*
Size: 196.61K
URLs: Website

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

  • Filter chat messages by text or regular expression.
  • Mask only messages or hide completely.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Very useful and handy for filtering out unwanted words
  • Great functionality for blocking specific words and emotes
  • Helps improve the experience of livestreams by reducing annoyance from certain chat messages
  • User-friendly, with easy mute options for users
  • Works well despite some users being inexperienced with regex
Cons
  • Filters are case sensitive, requiring users to create multiple entries for different cases
  • It can cause jittery behavior when fast scrolling chats remove messages
  • Some users have reported that the extension has stopped working
  • Performance issues with delayed operation during high chat activity
  • Limited number of filters available (around 50)
Most mentioned
  • Need for case-insensitive filters
  • Jittery behavior when messages are filtered in fast chats
  • Request for more filter options or the ability to increase the number of filters
  • Stability issues, with reports of it stopping function intermittently
User reviews
Very useful
by Lexine Praxis, 2025-01-18

by 中島遼, 2024-10-30

is there a way to block all versions of words so its not case sensitive?
by Ximph, 2023-11-08
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Chat Filter for YouTube Live requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Chat Filter for YouTube Live has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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