# NeatYT – Clean UI & YouTube Comment Search

> NeatYT adds a native comment search bar and lets you hide Shorts, Sidebar, Comments & more — all with one clean popup.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/neatyt](https://chrome-stats.com/d/neatyt)

## Overview

- **ID:** `neatyt`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Akshay Anu S
- **Daily users:** 48
- **Weekly downloads:** 4
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-19
- **First published:** 2025-06-30
- **Size:** 44 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-03-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/neatyt/)
- **Website:** [https://buildmelon.com](https://buildmelon.com/)

## Description

NeatYT helps you take control of your YouTube experience with three powerful features:

•  A native-style comment search bar
•  One-click toggles to clean up YouTube’s interface
•  Restore the missing dislike counts on videos

Comment Search Bar
•  Adds a search box above the comment sort menu
•  Filters comments live as you type — only matching threads remain
•  Supports flexible and exact-match search
•  Highlights all matches and shows a live counter
•  Works smoothly while scrolling or loading more comments

Clean YouTube Experience
•  Individually toggle on/off elements you want to hide:
•  Sidebar (Up Next panel)
•  Home page video recommendations
•  Shorts and Stories sections
•  Comments section entirely
•  End-screen thumbnails
•  Video description block
•  Video header section (title, views, like/share buttons)
•  AI-generated summaries, transcript cards, key moments
•  Shop/product shelves
•  Mix/playlist suggestions
•  Live chat on livestreams and replays
•  Fundraiser panels
•  All changes apply instantly — no page reload required.

Playback & Player Tweaks
•  Set your preferred playback speed for all videos
•  Disable autoplay persistently
•  Remove info cards and annotations overlays

Restore Dislike Counts
•  Integrates Return YouTube Dislike API
•  Shows real-time dislike counts under videos

Navigation & Layout Control
•  Redirect Home to the Subscriptions feed
•  Hide the notification count badge in the page title
•  Remove Explore/Trending, More from YouTube, and other sidebar clutter

Lightweight & Privacy-Respecting
•  NeatYT runs entirely in your browser
•  No user data is collected, stored, or shared
•  No ads, no tracking, no analytics

Reclaim your focus, clean up your screen, and search smarter — with NeatYT.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `*://*.youtube.com/*`
- `https://returnyoutubedislikeapi.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com, returnyoutubedislikeapi.com
- This extension is not longer available in the store

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