Reviews of YTBlock - Block any content from YouTube™

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List of user reviews and ratings for YTBlock - Block any content from YouTube™

Total ratings

4.26 (Rating count: 69)

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Review summary

Users broadly praise YTBlock for effectively blocking unwanted YouTube content—videos, comments, channels, and playlists—and for flexible blocking options (keywords, category restrictions, and per-item blocking) that tailor what appears. The extension is seen as a major improvement to the YouTube experience, reducing toxicity and clickbait. However, recurring issues include reliability after updates, browser slowdown, and inconsistent blocking on the homepage versus video pages. Some users note that blocking may depend on an overlay, and homepage coverage remains incomplete. Overall, it works well when it functions but maintenance and reliability concerns persist.

Pros

Effective filtering of unwanted YouTube content (videos, comments, channels, and playlists).
Flexible blocking options including keyword-based blocking, category restrictions, and per-item blocking.
Improves the YouTube experience by reducing toxicity and clickbait.
Works on search results and in private windows (coverage beyond the homepage).

Cons

Reliability issues after updates; some users report it no longer works.
Notable browser slowdown and CPU usage impacting performance.
Blocking is inconsistent on the YouTube homepage/main page versus video pages.
Blocking sometimes depends on an overlay and may not occur if the overlay is disabled.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.40

All time rating average: 4.26

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10% (7)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-02	Fi*****

2026-07-12	Fa*****

2026-07-08	gn*****

2026-06-23	Ma*****

2026-06-02	Sz*****	I use it to block music videos and it works but gosh it slow down so much its unusable
I use it to block music videos and it works but gosh it slow down so much its unusable
2026-05-15	Fi*****	This is the only extension I've found that actually lets you whitelist specific youtube channels. Thank you so much
This is the only extension I've found that actually lets you whitelist specific youtube channels. Thank you so much
2026-04-27	Ne*****	It was hard to figure out how to do what I wanted, but it works. Though it's the only extension of mine that causes firefox to show "this extension is slowing down the page" message
It was hard to figure out how to do what I wanted, but it works. Though it's the only extension of mine that causes firefox to show "this extension is slowing down the page" message
2026-04-17	Ni*****	This is an essential addon. The developer is responsive and updates when YT changes its page structure. He's added a couple of features I requested. And, yes, I do buy him a coffee from time-to-time. It does bog down even on a very fast Macbook when the number of blocked items gets big. I have over 50k channels of slop, junk, and uselessness and often get the spinning ball as the extension analyzes the page and does its work. I sometimes have to disable it (with the convenient switch provided). This is a reflection on YT pushing junk and not the developer.
This is an essential addon. The developer is responsive and updates when YT changes its page structure. He's added a couple of features I requested. And, yes, I do buy him a coffee from time-to-time. It does bog down even on a very fast Macbook when the number of blocked items gets big. I have over 50k channels of slop, junk, and uselessness and often get the spinning ball as the extension analyzes the page and does its work. I sometimes have to disable it (with the convenient switch provided). This is a reflection on YT pushing junk and not the developer.
2026-04-08	Jo*****	There things that could be improved, but it is very nice to be able to block certain channels to appear in your recommendations. I wish there was ability to block channels in the recommendations but not in the search results or subscriptions. Overall a very useful tool.
There things that could be improved, but it is very nice to be able to block certain channels to appear in your recommendations. I wish there was ability to block channels in the recommendations but not in the search results or subscriptions. Overall a very useful tool.
2026-04-02	To*****	I really want to like this add-on as it promises some really useful features, but it just slows my browser down way too much. Blocking videos by categories or tags also doesn't work properly, with many videos with blocked tags somehow slipping through. If category and tag blocking was fixed, I'd change my review to 4 stars and put up with the lag. I've gone back to my previous YT content blocker for now.
I really want to like this add-on as it promises some really useful features, but it just slows my browser down way too much. Blocking videos by categories or tags also doesn't work properly, with many videos with blocked tags somehow slipping through. If category and tag blocking was fixed, I'd change my review to 4 stars and put up with the lag. I've gone back to my previous YT content blocker for now.