# Simplify YouTube sidebar

> Removes YoutTube creator buttons from the YouTube page not used by an average user.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/simplify-youtube-sidebar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simplify-youtube-sidebar)

## Overview

- **ID:** `simplify-youtube-sidebar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Coffee-Whatever
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-07-31
- **First published:** 2024-07-30
- **Size:** 9.30 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simplify-youtube-sidebar/)

## Description

Ever pressed the "Your channel" button instead of "History"? 
How about clicking "Your videos" instead of "Playlists" or "Watch Later"?
With this extension it won't happen anymore because those buttons will disappear.
Simply gone after the webpage loads

## Rankings

- #92,982 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simplify-youtube-sidebar)