# ytcFilter

> The most powerful and intuitive YouTube chat filter extension.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `ytcfilter`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** RomainLK
- **Category:** appearance,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 1,246
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Rating:** 4.68 / 5 (28 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-05
- **First published:** 2020-08-25
- **Size:** 1.33 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ytcfilter/)
- **Website:** [https://livetl.app/ytcfilter](https://livetl.app/ytcfilter)

## Description

**ytcFilter** is the most powerful and intuitive YouTube chat filter extension designed to help users capture and manage messages based on customizable filter rules. Compatible with standard YouTube chat and popular third-party addons like Holodex, it supports a variety of filter criteria including author roles (Moderator, Member, Channel Owner, Verified), translation tags (e.g., [EN], [JP]), message types such as superchats and membership messages, and complex text filters like regex, contains, starts with, ends with, or equals.

All filtered messages are archived in persistent storage, allowing users to easily import or export message logs as text files, JSON files, or even screenshots. This makes ytcFilter an indispensable tool for content creators, moderators, and viewers who want a refined and organized YouTube chat experience.

## Rankings

- #2,932 — Overall
- #352 — Social & Communication
- #35 — owner
- #37 — film
- #130 — member
- #135 — file

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `unlimitedStorage`

### Host permissions

- `https://www.youtube.com/live_chat*`
- `https://www.youtube.com/live_chat_replay*`
- `https://studio.youtube.com/live_chat*`
- `https://studio.youtube.com/live_chat_replay*`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`
- `studio.youtube.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Effective filtering capabilities
- Ability to filter by authors
- Useful membership filter
- Great for managing important messages in chat
- Flexible in adding custom filters

### Cons

- Recent updates caused some filter types to stop working
- Lacks the ability to easily filter out undesired content
- Steeper learning curve for casual users unfamiliar with tags
- No option to import/export profiles
- Mobile experience is lacking compared to alternatives

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