# YT Unhook - Remove YouTube Distractions

> YT Unhook: Block distractions on YouTube, removing Shorts and side-suggestions for a clean, focused viewing experience.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `yt-unhook`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Rana Code Labs
- **Daily users:** 617
- **Weekly downloads:** 35
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2025-02-06
- **First published:** 2025-01-23
- **Size:** 996 KB
- **Data as of:** 2025-05-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/yt-unhook/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/yt-unhook/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/yt-unhook/privacy/)

## Description

**YT Unhook** is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your YouTube experience by removing all distractions. It allows you to hide the Home Feed, video sidebar, recommended videos, comments, Shorts, notifications, and many other distracting elements to keep your viewing clean and focused. With options to disable autoplay and annotations, YT Unhook helps you stay on track and enjoy longer, uninterrupted videos.

Whether you're studying, working, or simply want to watch videos without interruptions, YT Unhook provides a customizable and distraction-free YouTube interface. Download it now to take control of your YouTube and optimize your time on the platform.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `webRequest`
- `https://www.youtube.com/*`
- `https://m.youtube.com/*`
- `<all_urls>`
- `declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`
- `m.youtube.com`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension is not longer available in the store

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