Replace YouTube's Home with Subscriptions

Sets the "Subscriptions" page as your default homepage on YouTube by redirecting all requests at the browser level
What is Replace YouTube's Home with Subscriptions?
'Replace YouTube's Home with Subscriptions' is a Chrome extension that changes your YouTube's default landing page to your Subscriptions. Avoid YouTube's Home page and its distractions. It redirects all requests for www.youtube.com to your Subscriptions page, whether the request is made from the YouTube logo, the Home menu, or any other link.

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2024-09-14
By: SeinopSys
Users: 2,000+
Rating: 4.72 (43)
Version: 1.1.1 (Last updated: 2024-02-04)
Creation date: 2018-09-03
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • https://*.youtube.com/
  • tabs
Size: 22.11K

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Extension summary

This small extension is meant to fix the missing setting that would allow avid users to go directly to the Subscriptions section of the YouTube website when clicking the logo. Great for anyone who wants to avoid the Home page by all means. Also redirects the "Home" menu item in the sidebar, or heck, any link that points to https://www.youtube.com/, no matter where it came from.

I used to maintain a userscript for this purpose, but due to YouTube's upcoming Material redesign's use of Polymer 2.0 I simply couldn't work around their event handlers.

This extension is open source, you can find the source code here: https://github.com/SeinopSys/YTMySubs-chrome

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Redirects directly to subscriptions page, avoiding the clutter of recommendations.
  • Simple and effective solution for managing YouTube viewing.
  • Works smoothly without needing to reload the page.
  • Helps prevent doom scrolling by focusing on subscribed content.
Cons
  • Doesn't allow access to the YouTube home page for recommendations.
  • Has stopped working for some users after recent YouTube updates.
  • Doesn't work when opening YouTube via a desktop shortcut.
Most mentioned
  • Users appreciate the focus on subscriptions without distractions.
  • Desire for occasional access to recommended videos on the home page.
  • Users frustrated with recent updates causing functionality issues.
Recent reviews
Самое то для борьбы с прокрастинацией. Теперь можно смотреть конкретно те каналы, на которые подписан, а не всё подряд...

Thank you
by L M, 2024-07-09

Worked without issues. Simple and good.
by Kaushik C, 2024-02-27
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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Risk likelihood

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