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.

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By: SeinopSys

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Users: 2,000+

Rating: 4.71 (41)

Version: 1.1.1 (Last updated: 2024-02-04)

Creation date: 2018-09-03

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webRequest
webRequestBlocking
https://*.youtube.com/
tabs

Size: 22.11K

Email: da*****@seinopsys.dev

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 19177 ▼ 123

Other rankings

#920 in Social Networking ▲ 3

#5 in subscriptions keyword 27 ▼ 1

#9 in home keyword 23 ▼ 4

#11 in subscription keyword 25 ▼ 2

#14 in replace keyword 11 ▼ 3

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Replace YouTube's Home with Subscriptions (v1.1.1)

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Summary

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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

User reviews summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Automatically redirects to the subscriptions page
Helps avoid unwanted content and recommendations
Works seamlessly without needing to reload the page
Simple and effective solution
Good for users who have turned off their YouTube history

Cons

Stops working with desktop shortcut for YouTube
Can no longer view the home page at all
Some users find it inconvenient to disable to view recommendations
Doesn't work when clicking the YouTube icon at the top left corner
Recent updates may have introduced unwanted permission requests

Most mentioned

Redirects to subscription page immediately
Doesn't allow access to YouTube's home page anymore
Concerns about the need for browsing history permissions
Issues with working after certain YouTube updates
No home page access when clicking the YouTube logo

Recent reviews

Worked without issues. Simple and good.

Kaushik C, 2024-02-27

Stops working recently when I open YouTube as a separate desktop shortcut window. Still works only when I open Chrome itself.

SushiRollGuy, 2024-01-31

if you're like me who has turned off search/viewing history on youtube and now only see options for turning those features on to have a working "home" page and shorts page, this is the key, now I can automatically route to my subscriptions page

J l, 2024-01-15

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Safety

Risk impact

Replace YouTube's Home with Subscriptions is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Replace YouTube's Home with Subscriptions if you trust the publisher.