YTBlock - Block any content from YouTube™

Name: YTBlock - Block any content from YouTube™
Rating: 4.2759 (29 reviews)
Author: Edoan

Block any unwanted content from YouTube™

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YTBlock is a powerful Chrome extension designed to give you full control over your YouTube™ experience by blocking any unwanted content. Easily blacklist words, phrases (with regex support), channels, videos, comments, posts, and playlists. You can filter videos by title, category, tags, description, duration, link, ID, and publish date. It also supports blocking shorts, live streams, premieres, and age-restricted videos.

Additional features include channel whitelisting, togglable block overlays for seamless browsing, and password protection to secure your settings. To access extended metadata like tags and categories, a Google API key is required, with instructions provided within the extension. YTBlock empowers you to curate your YouTube™ feed exactly how you want it—free from distractions and unwanted content.

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By:

Edoan

Daily users:

1,488 43

Rating:

4.28

(29) 0.03

Version:

5.12.1 Last updated: 2025-04-11

Version code:

5928169

Creation date:

2024-04-16

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
contextMenus
unlimitedStorage
alarms
*://*.youtube.com/*
*://*.googleapis.com/*

Size:

880.70KB

Email:

ed*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Data ingested on:

2025-07-15

Ranking

# 2,439 ▲ 42

Other rankings

#192 in Games & Entertainment ▲ 6

#23 in adblock for youtube keyword 65

#43 in block keyword 62 ▲ 1

#47 in password-protected keyword 57 ▼ 1

#70 in block ads keyword 90 ▲ 2

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Other platforms

YTBlock - Block any content from YouTube™ (v5.12.1)

40,000 4.21

(214)

YTBlock - Block any content from YouTube™ (v5.12.1)

4,281 4.40

(8)

User reviews

YTBlock is praised for effectively blocking unwanted YouTube content such as videos, channels, and comments, greatly improving user experience. Its extensive and customizable blocking features are highly valued. However, several users note that blocked videos remain displayed as placeholders, causing clutter rather than removal. The extension may slow search page loading, and channel blocking sometimes fails. Additionally, there are reports of the add-on becoming inactive after browser restarts. Some users find certain UI elements unnecessary and desire more customization options. Overall, it is considered an essential tool despite these drawbacks.

Pros

Effectively blocks unwanted YouTube videos, channels, and comments, improving user experience.
Offers extensive and customizable block options, including keyword and channel blocking.
Includes features like overlays that show why content was blocked, which can be toggled on or off.
Useful for cleaning up YouTube by filtering out spam comments and unwanted content.
Highly recommended by users as a necessary tool to declutter YouTube browsing.

Cons

Blocked videos often remain visible as 'blocked' thumbnails rather than being removed, leading to cluttered pages.
The extension can slow down YouTube search results due to processing of blocked content.
Channel block functionality has reportedly stopped working while video blocking still functions.
The add-on sometimes disappears or stops working after restarting Firefox, though still installed.
Blocking options in video menus are sometimes considered redundant or clutter the interface, lacking settings to disable these.

Recent reviews

by Ot*****, 2025-07-13

by Fi*****, 2025-07-02

Though blocking is fine, it just creates a whole lot of mess on the pages. Especially search pages are simply lists of blocked videos. I would rather have them removed.

by Um*****, 2025-07-02

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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YTBlock - Block any content from YouTube™ requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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YTBlock - Block any content from YouTube™ is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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