Less Addictive YouTube

Remove elements from YouTube (thumbnails, Shorts, or comments) to make it less addictive.

Less Addictive YouTube Extension

Reduce YouTube's addictive nature with the Less Addictive YouTube Chrome extension. This tool allows you to customize your viewing experience by hiding or showing key elements such as thumbnails, comments, recommended videos, and Shorts. New features include the option to adjust video visibility on both subscription and front pages, ensuring that you have complete control over your content consumption.

With seamless updates, the extension now reflects your changes instantly without needing a page refresh. Enjoy a cleaner viewing environment that helps you focus and minimizes distractions. Explore the latest version's enhanced features and bug fixes designed to improve usability and functionality. Take back your time on YouTube today!

Manifest V3
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 5.00
(13)
Version: 1.46 (Last updated: 2024-06-10)
Creation date: 2021-06-30
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 45.52K
Full description: See detailed description
Updated: a day ago

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Less Addictive Youtube (v1.46)
134 5.00 (10)

User reviews

Pros
  • Improves mental health
  • Reduces distractions
  • Helps users focus on content
  • Simple to use
Cons
  • Lacks an off button
Most mentioned
  • Takes away Thumbnails, Comments, and Recommended
  • Helps to waste less time on YouTube
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
User reviews
great
by Matias Ihlo, 2024-05-25

WHAT. How does this not have more users? I needed this
by Nicolás Casaux, 2024-05-06

This is probably my all time favorite Chrome extension. Absolutely brilliant job from the developers. It improves my mental health and is just so simple to use. Visionary. We need more interventions like this, across the internet.
by Alex Calderwood, 2024-04-05
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Less Addictive YouTube 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.
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Risk likelihood

Less Addictive YouTube is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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