Blurred thumbnails

Blur thumbnails on YT page for whatever reason

What is Blurred thumbnails?

Blurred thumbnails is a handy Chrome extension that allows you to selectively blur thumbnails on YouTube videos. With a configurable whitelist and blacklist, as well as the ability to filter by channel name and keywords in video titles, you can customize the blurring to suit your preferences and protect your viewing experience.

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Extension stats

By: krzysiek.kurczewski

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Users: 955 ▲ 15

Rating: 4.60 (15)

Version: 1.6.1 (Last updated: 2024-11-16)

Creation date: 2023-03-25

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Size: 32.20K

Email: kr*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 31905 ▲ 74

Other rankings

#205 in Just for Fun #217 in configure keyword 12 ▲ 2

Other platforms

Blurred thumbnails (v1.5.7)

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

Extension allows to selectively blur thumbnails on Youtube videos.

Possible configuration:

Whitelist & blacklist
Channel name
Keywords in video title

How to configure:

Click extension icon to open options
Click on tags to edit existing keywords
Press enter to add new keywords
For channels use plain names (including spaces)
Use: ".*" as a keyword to match all patterns
Use "Test phrase" input on bottom to check which tags will apply for given plain text

User reviews

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Pros

Works effectively to blur thumbnails on the homepage
Allows blacklisting of channels and keywords to avoid spoilers
Easy to install and works immediately

Cons

Does not work on individual channel pages and YouTube subscription page effectively
Thumbnails are unblurred when hovering over them
Some users want more control over blurring options and settings

Most mentioned

Blurs thumbnails to avoid spoilers
Lacks support for certain YouTube pages like subscriptions
Needs more customization options for users

Recent reviews

Does it work on individual channel pages? Just seems to work on the homepage for me

Rich, 2024-10-05

Works like a charm if you want to avoid any videos on your homepage with automatic thumbnails that might contain spoilers . But applies only after page is fully loaded, so close your eyes for like a sec when you boot up :)

LAF XVI, 2024-10-02

The idea is good, but it doesn't work on the YouTube subscription page, which is where I wanted to use it, so I wouldn't have to unfollow certain channels and could hide only the thumbnails of some of their videos.