Minimal YouTube

Name: Minimal YouTube
Rating: 4.1538 (13 reviews)
Author: Ephraim Atta-Duncan

An extension for that replaces the YouTube UI with a minimal design containing no recommendations, shorts, or distractions.

Overview

Firefox Add-ons Store

Daily users

425 ▲ 5

Data as of 2026-09-01

Rating:

4.15

(13)

Version:

1.2.1

Last updated: 2024-06-23

Features & Capabilities

Minimal YouTube is a Chrome extension designed to transform your YouTube browsing experience into a clean and focused environment. By stripping away recommendations, shorts, and other distracting elements, it provides a minimalistic design that lets you concentrate solely on the videos you want to watch. Ideal for users seeking a simplified interface, this extension enhances productivity and reduces time wasted on unrelated content.

With Minimal YouTube, enjoy an uncluttered video viewing experience without the typical interruptions and distractions that can detract from your content consumption. It's the perfect tool for those who prefer a streamlined, minimal UI while using YouTube.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

1.2.1 Last updated: 2024-06-23

Version code:

5764049

Creation date:

2022-10-19

Firefox add-on GUID:

{74062023-cdb1-45a3-9fc8-b5255259e4a0}

Firefox add-on numeric ID:

2771059

Weekly download count:

Firefox on Android:

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Content scripts matches:

*.youtube.com

Size:

225.68KB

Email:

ep*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-01

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 5,418 ▼ 27

Other rankings

#93 in recommend keyword 32 ▲ 1#175 in animal keyword 18 ▼ 2#236 in youtube keyword 86 #247 in replace keyword 20

Other platforms

Minimal YouTube (v1.2.1)

8,000 4.68

(106)

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Ephraim Atta-Duncan

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/minimal-youtube-extension/

Email:

ep*****@gmail.com

Website:

https://duncan.land

Permission Change History

2024-06-23: Version 1.1.0 → 1.2.1

Add Permissions: storage

User Reviews

Love this add-on! Would love to see an update that blocks your ability to scroll Shorts (or even just an option that blocks Shorts completely). As it stands, when you click on a short, you can still scroll to see new ones served to you by the algorithm in an endless feed. I also appreciate comments being turned off by default as they are a big distraction source for me, but I'd understand an option to turn them on for those who want them.

by So*****, 2026-01-08

Works very good! Would be even better if there was an option to leave the comments and the likes bar on...

by xo*****, 2025-10-20

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Is Minimal YouTube Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Minimal YouTube requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Minimal YouTube has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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