YtcFilter - YouTube Chat Filter
The most powerful and intuitive YouTube chat filter extension.
Manifest V3
- By:
- Kento Nishi
- Users:
- 10,000+
- Rating:
- 4.05 (63)
- Version:
- 3.0.5 (Last updated: 2024-10-08)
- Creation date:
- 2020-08-20
- Permissions:
- storage
- unlimitedStorage
- Size:
- 1.37M
- Email:
- ke*****@outlook.com
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Chrome Web Store
- Updated:
- 19 hours ago
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User reviews
YtcFilter is praised for enhancing YouTube live chat by filtering messages and improving viewing experience, with good customization options and responsive development. However, multiple users report that recent updates cause instability, crashes, and loss of saved filters; the extension sometimes fails to load automatically; and new permission requests raise privacy concerns. Some UI changes are unwelcome. Despite these issues, many find it indispensable for managing chat during streams.
Pros
- Effectively filters YouTube chat messages, enhancing live stream experience.
- Offers customizable filters and presets for various use cases like language filtering and spam prevention.
- Developer is responsive and quickly fixes issues as they arise.
- Useful for watching streams such as Vtubers, allowing better chat readability.
- Open-source nature allows transparency and user trust.
Cons
- Frequent updates cause instability, crashes, and loss of saved settings or filters.
- The latest versions have issues saving profiles and filters, leading to frustration.
- Recent updates require browsing history permissions, raising privacy concerns.
- The extension sometimes fails to load automatically, requiring manual intervention.
- UI changes in updates are considered a downgrade by users, such as extra confirmation dialogs and layout issues.
Recent reviews
Doesn't work, not sure why but no amount of tinkering in the settings does anything and there are no error messages.
by 
Mandie, 2025-01-22
Mandie, 2025-01-22it won't even filter messages for me anymore, my old filter settings don't even catch mod or channel owner messages ://
by 
Alfa Hatdog, 2024-09-14
Alfa Hatdog, 2024-09-14The new version at first wouldn't except my previous filters. Eventually it worked, but the extension refuses to save chats indiscriminately. Now it doesn't work full stop; I can't access the settings or my filters.
by 
Nicholas Dolce, 2024-05-30
Nicholas Dolce, 2024-05-30Extension safety
Risk impact
YtcFilter - YouTube Chat Filter requires very minimum permissions.
Risk impact analysis details
- High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
Risk likelihood
YtcFilter - YouTube Chat Filter has earned a good reputation and 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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