# WatchTube

> Enhances YouTube’s homepage with customizable playlist rows, improved recommendations, random unwatched subscription videos, and an option to hide YouTube Shorts.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/watchtube](https://chrome-stats.com/d/watchtube)

## Overview

- **ID:** `watchtube`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** tushonochki
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,appearance,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-29
- **First published:** 2026-05-22
- **Size:** 75 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/watchtube/)

## Description

<blockquote><strong>WatchTube is currently in alpha, so some bugs or layout issues may occur. Feedback is greatly appreciated!</strong></blockquote>
WatchTube enhances the YouTube homepage by making recommendations more useful, less repetitive, and more focused on videos you actually want to watch.

Features include:

▪ Add any number of customizable playlist rows to your YouTube homepage
▪ Automatically load your existing playlists
▪ Add external playlists by URL
▪ Add, remove, reorder, and manage videos within playlist rows
▪ Mark videos as watched or unwatched
▪ Add videos to your queue or Watch Later
▪ Remove or share videos directly from the three-dot menu
▪ Reshuffle homepage recommendations for more variety
▪ Surface random unwatched videos from your subscriptions
▪ Option to hide YouTube Shorts

WatchTube modifies the YouTube homepage locally in your browser. It does not collect or transmit personal data to external servers.

Designed for users who want a cleaner, more intentional YouTube browsing experience.

## Rankings

- #40,165 — Overall
- #106 — watch
- #198 — subscriptions
- #206 — appreciate
- #211 — recommend
- #226 — subscription

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `https://www.youtube.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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