YouTube Blocker

Block non educational YouTube videos

What is YouTube Blocker?

YouTube Blocker is a unique Chrome extension which categorically blocks non-educational content on YouTube. By focusing only on Education, Science & Technology, or Howto & Style categories, it ensures users redirect their focus onto enlightening, beneficial videos. Not linked to Google Inc., this extension helps promote productive use of YouTube. It's updated regularly and allows user participation via GitHub.

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By: Eric

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.23 (22) ▲ 0.04

Version: 3.4 (Last updated: 2022-02-05)

Creation date: 2020-06-18

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

notifications
storage
background
*://*.youtube.com/*
tabs
webNavigation

Size: 155.65K

Email: ab*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 9093 ▼ 36

Other rankings

#10397 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 39 #30 in category keyword 22 ▲ 3 #40 in trademark keyword 14 ▲ 2 #89 in setup keyword 31 ▼ 1 #261 in youtube keyword 90 ▲

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Summary

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YouTube Blocker blocks YouTube videos not in the Education, Science & Technology, or Howto & Style categories so you can focus on watching educational videos.

YouTube™️ is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions. YouTube Blocker is not created by, affiliated with, or supported by Google Inc.

https://github.com/eric60/YouTube-Blocker Please feel free to fork this repo or make pull requests for improvements and bug fixes

Change Log [v3.4] 9/4/21: Updated setup instructions to be more explicit and clear

I had to remove the default key due to security concerns. You now have to create a key to use the application.
Sorry for the inconvenience but YouTube has removed the category label in video descriptions so the extension does not work anymore automatically. I have updated the application to get the category another way but you will have to set up your own data key in google. It should only take 5-10 minutes to create your own key from the instructions.

User reviews

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Pros

Helps users stay focused and productive
Simple and well explained
Works well for many users

Cons

Requires creating a Google Cloud account
Some users experienced issues with API key limit
Redirection of videos instead of blocking

Most mentioned

Effectiveness in staying focused and productive
Issues with creating a Google Cloud account and API key limit
Desire for more control over what types of videos are blocked

Recent reviews

Works great! Installation guide was kinda hard to follow though. If you want to add a new feature: Decide on what to block in settings. For instance, right now it also blocks music, which does help (me atleast) to be more productive.

slayingduck, 2024-04-17

If you want something that hides non wanted videos and lets you choose which video categories to not show then the YouTube Focus Mode extension is for you: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/youtube-focus-mode/jedeklblgiihonnldgldeagmbkhlblek This extension doesn't block videos the way I would like it to. If you click a video that is entertainment it redirects you to the youtube home page. I would like it to hide the entertainment videos or gray them out. It is still pretty cool so I will will continue to use it.

Reddue, 2023-02-09

I think you saved my degree. Thank you!!!! Not all Heros wear Capes. The link in the description leads to a wrong site, one needs to search for "google coloud platform" to get to the right one (Also I didn't need to create a new account, somehow I already did that once or it just runs on my google account).

Felix Lupp, 2022-12-15

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Safety

Risk impact

YouTube Blocker 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 YouTube Blocker if you trust the publisher.