Channel Blocker

Name: Channel Blocker
Rating: 3.7795 (195 reviews)
Author: Time Machine Development

Are you annoyed by YouTube™s video recommendations? Our Add-on enables the function of blocking anything you'd like. Block separate videos, users or whole channels with only one click!

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Features & Capabilities

Channel Blocker is a powerful Chrome extension designed to enhance your YouTube™ viewing experience by allowing you to block unwanted videos, users, or entire channels effortlessly. With just one click, you can customize what content appears on your feed, ensuring a cleaner and more personalized browsing environment.

Featuring advanced regular expression support, Channel Blocker offers unparalleled customization options, allowing precise control over blocked content. Importantly, the extension respects your privacy by not collecting any user data.

Key features include:

One-click blocking of individual videos, users, or whole channels
Support for regular expressions for advanced filtering
No collection of user information
Permission requests only necessary for functionality (YouTube data access, browser tab tracking, client-side data storage)

Take control over your YouTube™ recommendations and enjoy a tailored video experience with Channel Blocker.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on Privacy & Security

By:

Time Machine Development

Daily users:

7,824 18

Rating:

3.78

(195)

Version:

2.2.4 Last updated: 2022-08-06

Version code:

5441122

Creation date:

2018-06-19

Risk:

Permissions:

Content scripts matches:

www.youtube.com

Size:

139.67KB

Email:

yt*****@protonmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-19

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 889 ▲ 3

Other rankings

#67 in Games & Entertainment ▼ 1

#132 in Other extensions ▲ 1

#139 in Photos, Music & Videos

#1 in channel keyword 40

#24 in ad blocker keyword 96

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Other platforms

Channel Blocker (v3.0.5)

100,000 3.43

(809)

Channel Blocker (v3.0.5)

25,190 4.20

(49)

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Developed by:

Time Machine Development

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-cleaner/

Email:

yt*****@protonmail.com

User Reviews

The add-on is praised for being a useful, minimal tool to block YouTube channels and for quick blocking via a dedicated UI (block/X button) and flexible entry by channel name or username. However, many users report it no longer works in Firefox or is abandoned, with the UI blocking button frequently disappearing and compatibility issues due to YouTube updates. Import/export migrations often fail, and there is a risk of mis-targeting when blocking. Overall, reliability is poor due to lack of maintenance.

Pros

Very useful tool for blocking YouTube channels.
Provides a quick blocking action via a dedicated UI element (block/X button next to channel name).
Simple, lean feature set with no unnecessary functionality.
Supports registering channels by channel name or username.

Cons

Stopped working / abandoned by the developer and not updated for years.
Block button/X icon frequently disappears or is not visible, breaking blocking flow.
Compatibility issues: not reliably working in Firefox and with newer YouTube UI; outdated for current versions.
Import/export of blocked configuration often does not work when migrating between browsers (Chrome to Firefox).
Risk of blocking the wrong channel on the first click (mis-targeting).

Recent reviews

The problem is, I don't see any block button! I hove to add channels manual and thats easy. And I don't know if it realy works...

by Fi*****, 2026-04-23

Does what it promises, but it also kills performance whenever I try to watch a video.

by Lu*****, 2026-04-12

ничего лишнего, только нужные функции

by Pa*****, 2026-03-30

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Is Channel Blocker Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Channel Blocker requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. 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

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Channel Blocker has earned a fairly good reputation and likely 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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