# Youtube Zen

> A web popup extension that boosts productivity by removing certain distracting elements on youtube.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-zen\_](https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-zen_)

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-zen_`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Zackyization
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Version:** 1.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2022-06-16
- **First published:** 2022-06-16
- **Size:** 21 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-zen_/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Zackyization/youtube-zen](https://github.com/Zackyization/youtube-zen)

## Description

Youtube Zen is a web popup extension that removes distracting elements such as home page suggestions, watch page suggestions, comments, and in-video suggestions on Youtube. Boost your productivity and save precious time with this open source Firefox add-on!

## Rankings

- #41,742 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://*.youtube.com/*`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/youtube-zen_)