Replace YouTube's Home with Subscriptions

Name: Replace YouTube's Home with Subscriptions
Rating: 4.6429 (28 reviews)
Author: SeinopSys

By: SeinopSys

Sets the Subscriptions page as your default homepage on YouTube by redirecting all requests at the browser level

Replace YouTube's Home with Subscriptions

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Features & Capabilities

The "Replace YouTube's Home with Subscriptions" Chrome extension redirects all requests to YouTube's main homepage to the Subscriptions section instead. Perfect for avid YouTube users who want to bypass the default Home page entirely, this tool ensures that clicking the YouTube logo or the Home menu item in the sidebar always takes you directly to your Subscriptions feed. It operates at the browser level, intercepting any links that point to https://www.youtube.com/. This extension is fully open source and freely available on GitHub, allowing tech-savvy users to inspect or contribute to the code.

By installing this extension, users streamline their YouTube experience by focusing on subscribed content first, avoiding distractions commonly found on the Home page. Its simplicity and focus make it ideal for those who want a more streamlined and personalized YouTube browsing experience.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

1.1.1 Last updated: 2024-02-03

Version code:

5686956

Creation date:

2017-10-02

Risk:

Permissions:

webRequest
webRequestBlocking
https://*.youtube.com/
tabs

Size:

25.72KB

Email:

da*****@seinopsys.dev

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Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-20

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 4,537 ▼ 15

Other rankings

#242 in Feeds, News & Blogging ▲ 1

#5 in subscriptions keyword 25

#8 in subscription keyword 29

#12 in replace keyword 18

#13 in home keyword 22

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Replace YouTube's Home with Subscriptions (v1.1.1)

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Developed by:

SeinopSys

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ytmysubs/

Email:

da*****@seinopsys.dev

Website:

https://github.com/SeinopSys/YTMySubs/issues

Permission Change History

2024-01-30: Version 1.0.7 → 1.1.0

Add Permissions: https://*.youtube.com/

Remove Permissions: *://*.youtube.com/

User Reviews

Users praise the extension for delivering its promised, simple, uncluttered behavior and direct access to subscriptions, but note it can cause performance issues (CPU/RAM spikes and crashes) for some. There are also compatibility and page-specific bugs (ESR incompatibility and YouTube Studio redirects) that limit use on certain setups. Overall, it's a helpful, minimal tool for a cleaner YouTube experience, but not universally stable.

Pros

Delivers exactly what it promises and is simple to use.
Bypasses the YouTube Home page and takes you directly to subscriptions.
Minimal, uncluttered experience with a lightweight redirect.
Works as described and helps streamline navigation for a cleaner YouTube experience.

Cons

Can cause high CPU/RAM usage and even browser crashes on some setups, affecting performance.
Not compatible with Firefox ESR (compatibility limitation).
Occasional page-specific bugs (e.g., YouTube Studio redirects) that disrupt navigation.

Recent reviews

by st*****, 2026-05-24

Exactly what it says on the tin, a teeny bit slow but I don't mind too much, Youtube is so much better for me like this

by Fi*****, 2026-03-25

It works but it's far slower for my setup. I counted to 7 with this, 3 without.

by br*****, 2026-03-16

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Is Replace YouTube's Home with Subscriptions Safe?

Risk impact

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Replace YouTube's Home with Subscriptions requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Replace YouTube's Home with Subscriptions has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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