Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended & Shorts

Hide YouTube related videos, shorts, comments, suggestions wall, homepage recommendations, trending, and other distractions.

What is Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended & Shorts?

Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended & Shorts is a browser extension that allows users to remove various distractions on YouTube such as the recommended sidebar, shorts, endscreen video suggestions, user comments, homepage related videos feed, trending tab, autoplay, and annotations.

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Extension stats

By: https://unhook.app

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Users: 700,000+

Rating: 4.87 (2,602) ▲ 28 new ratings

Version: 1.6.8 (Last updated: 2024-09-09)

Creation date: 2020-05-03

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
webRequest

Host permissions:

https://www.youtube.com/*
https://m.youtube.com/*

Size: 40.77K

Email: re*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 740 ▼ 11

Other rankings

#65 in Workflow & Planning

#1 in recommend keyword 27

#6 in remove keyword 30 ▲ 1

#22 in youtube keyword 87 ▼ 8

#24 in youtube shorts keyword 36 ▼ 8

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

A browser extension to remove YouTube distractions, including the recommended sidebar, shorts, endscreen video suggestions, user comments, homepage related videos feed, trending tab, turn off autoplay or annotations, and more. Toggle the options through the popup to customize your own YouTube experience!

Compatible with mobile YouTube, m.youtube.com, through Firefox on Android. Also works on video embeds.

Request a feature: https://forms.gle/eJTVhmGtG5zp6YQE7

Unhook YouTube is available as an add-on for:

If you find Unhook useful, please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/unhook

OPTIONS:

Hide Homepage Feed
Hide Video Sidebar

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Effectively removes distractions such as recommended videos and Shorts
Helps increase productivity by allowing users to focus on specific tasks
Customizable settings to tailor the user experience
Life-changing in reducing time wasted on YouTube
Easy to use and works as advertised

Cons

Some users mention that it may soon no longer be supported
Lack of help documentation or support for users needing assistance

Most mentioned

Helps with reducing distractions
Increases concentration and productivity
Users appreciate the ability to hide recommendations and Shorts

Recent reviews

Works very well and allows me to be in control of my YouTube experience— thank you so much to the creators!

Christian Bowser, 2024-11-20

Works well, particularly for blocking mixes which seems to be a struggle for other extensions

James Walker, 2024-11-20

Useful , just as its name called. :)

creeper, 2024-11-19

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended & Shorts requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.