# YouTube Zen Mode

> Zen mode extension removes distractions from YouTube. May it be a content such as a news feed, notifications or suggestions of similar videos to the one you are currently watching on youtube.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `zen-mode`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Phoenix
- **Category:** appearance,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 12
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1.2
- **Last updated:** 2023-01-09
- **First published:** 2020-01-23
- **Size:** 413 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/zen-mode/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Ph0enixKM/browser-zen-mode](https://github.com/Ph0enixKM/browser-zen-mode)

## Description

YouTube Zen Mode is a Firefox add-on that removes distractions from YouTube. It eliminates content like news feeds, notifications, and suggested videos, allowing you to focus solely on the video you are watching.

## Rankings

- #30,383 — Overall
- #192 — suggestion

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `webNavigation`
- `webRequest`

### Host permissions

- `*://*.youtube.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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