# Less Addictive Youtube

> Remove some elements from Youtube (which are the thumbnails, recommended videos sidebar, and comments) to make it less addictive.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/less-addictive-youtube](https://chrome-stats.com/d/less-addictive-youtube)

## Overview

- **ID:** `less-addictive-youtube`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Alexis Drain
- **Category:** appearance,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 234
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (9 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.50
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-04
- **First published:** 2021-06-25
- **Size:** 50 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/less-addictive-youtube/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/AlexisDrain/Less-Addictive-YouTube/issues](https://github.com/AlexisDrain/Less-Addictive-YouTube/issues)

## Description

Less Addictive Youtube is a Chrome extension designed to help users minimize distractions on YouTube by customizing the viewing experience. It lets you selectively hide elements such as thumbnails with video previews, the recommended videos sidebar, comments, and Shorts. Users can mix and match these options to tailor their YouTube interface for a cleaner, less addictive experience, promoting focused browsing and reducing time spent on distracting content.

## Rankings

- #7,610 — Overall
- #62 — recommend

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/less-addictive-youtube)