YouTube Focus Mode

Chrome Extension that allows you to focus by blocking YouTube videos from 'distractive' categories.

What is YouTube Focus Mode?

"YouTube Focus Mode" is a Chrome extension targeted at enhancing your learning experience on YouTube. It allows you to selectively hide videos on your home feed, search results, and the sidebar that don't fall into the categories you've chosen. Thus, it ensures your focus stays on related content and you avoid falling into the YouTube rabbit hole.

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By: Saramsha Dotel

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 3.80 (25)

Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2021-03-29)

Creation date: 2021-03-29

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

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Size: 177.15K

Email: do*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 24864 ▼ 212

Other rankings

#7664 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 7 #11 in focus keyword 16 #137 in youtube keyword 87 ▼ 9

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

This chrome extension allows you to select the type of videos that you want to see in your YouTube feed and blocks/hides all other videos that do not belong to the selected categories. Most of the extensions block the entire feed and hide all recommendations which might not be what you want while studying or focusing on learning a topic. By selectively blocking the distracting videos only, this extension allows you to focus on what's important and prevents you from getting distracted into the YouTube rabbithole.

The extension currently works in 3 scenarios within YouTube:

Home Feed
Search Results
Video player and its accompanying recommendation column

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Helps reduce mindless video consumption
Works effectively for time management
Users appreciate the extension's utility
Some users experience a seamless operation

Cons

Does not currently work for many users
Sidebar feature cannot be turned on/off
Lacks password protection
Home feed recommendations still appear
Needs more category-specific unblocking

Most mentioned

Doesn't work
Need for password protection
Request for customizable sidebar
Feature suggestions for better categorization

Recent reviews

They ruined it.

Sajjad Haq, 2024-08-10

Not working

Jérémy L., 2024-06-22

Great extension, but needs password protection real bad. Or rather I need this add-on to be password protected, I can't trust myself that I won't simply turn it off.