Channel Blocker

Name: Channel Blocker
Rating: 3.626453488372093 (688 reviews)
Author: timemachine.development

Allows you to block YouTube™ videos and comments by blacklisting users and/or by using regular expressions.

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Channel Blocker is a powerful Chrome extension designed to enhance your YouTube experience by allowing you to block videos, comments, and entire channels with just one click. Utilizing user blacklisting and advanced regular expression support, it offers unparalleled customization to control your viewing and interaction.

This privacy-centric tool collects no user data and has been fully reworked as an open source project, compatible with the latest Chrome manifest v3 standards. Ideal for users seeking to filter content on YouTube efficiently while supporting the developers through Patreon or donations.

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By:

timemachine.development

Users:

100,000

Rating:

3.63

(688) 2 new ratings

Version:

3.0.5 Last updated: 2024-08-05

Creation date:

2020-04-27

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
unlimitedStorage
tabs

Size:

85.62K

Email:

yt*****@protonmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

19 hours ago

Ranking

# 1,719 ▲ 44

Other rankings

#349 in Social Networking ▲ 3

#1 in channel keyword 41

#10 in development keyword 19

#31 in block keyword 76

#144 in like keyword 22 ▼ 4

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Other platforms

Channel Blocker (v2.2.4)

9,127 3.99

(169)

Channel Blocker (v3.0.5)

23,096 4.60

(38)

User reviews

Channel Blocker is praised for its simplicity and effectiveness in removing unwanted YouTube channels, enhancing user productivity. However, many users report recent issues such as inconsistent performance, disappearing block buttons, and blocked channels still showing up. The extension also has limitations like inability to block Shorts channels and occasional capacity issues with the number of channels blocked.

Pros

Simple and easy to use.
Effectively blocks unwanted YouTube channels and improves user productivity by reducing distractions.
Allows for correction of accidental channel blockings through extension settings.
Helpful in removing repetitive or low-quality content such as AI-generated videos and channels exploiting ads.
Users appreciate that it works well when functioning properly.

Cons

Extension functionality has become inconsistent and unreliable recently.
Blocked channels often reappear despite being added to the block list.
Certain UI elements like the 'X' block button disappear or are missing.
Limited blocking capacity noticed (blocks seem to cancel out older blocked channels).
Cannot block certain content types like YouTube Shorts or block users in comments on Shorts videos.

Recent reviews

たまにブロックしてるコンテンツが出てくる概要欄のワードでブロック出来ると嬉しい

チビ*****, 2025-06-12

Works the way it says it does. Very simple and essay to use. I love it! I hope there will be a Safari version too.

Ch*****, 2025-06-06

Doesn't work at all. neither does Youtube's own 'Report/Hide User' either. Sick of the hundreds of fake parasitic Indian News channels swamping everything.

Ru*****, 2025-06-06

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Channel Blocker requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Channel Blocker 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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