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YT Block
Chrome extension for YouTube

YouTube blocker that keeps
the useful parts

Block the channels, words, Shorts and recommendations that pull you in. The videos you came for stay where they are.

Add to ChromeTry the demo

Coming to the Chrome Web Store. Works on youtube.com in Chrome and other Chromium browsers.

  • No account
  • Lists stay in your browser
  • Only youtube.com

Try it on a made-up feed

The feed below is made up, and the rules behave the way they do in the extension. Block a channel or add a word and see what's left.

Showing all 10 items. Nothing is hidden yet.

14:02

Filling my sister's garage with 5,000 paper planes

Stunt Goblins

27:41

I spent a whole night inside a furniture store

Graveyard Shift

Shorts

Stay until the last second

Loop Rocket

Relaxing clay carving ASMR

Calm Corner

My cat vs. the new printer

Furry Chaos

This 5-second desk trick

Minute Fixes

18:40

Reacting to the weirdest gadget ever sold

Hot Take Hour

11:55

Rubber snake prank on my dad (he jumped)

Stunt Goblins

AI label1:02:00

Lofi city at night | AI generated music video

Dream Render AI

0:58

Talking cat goes viral (AI animation)

Dream Render AI

What you can block

Each page explains what YouTube offers on its own and what the extension adds. Most of them also have a tool you can use right on the page.

Channels

Block a channel once. Its videos stop showing up on Home, in search and in Up next.

Block channels

Shorts

Remove the Shorts shelf, the Shorts tab and Shorts in search. A Shorts link opens in the normal player.

Hide Shorts

Words

Add a word like "spoiler". Any video with it in the title or the channel name is hidden.

Block keywords

How it works

  1. 1

    Add the extension

    Install it in Chrome. There's no account to create.

  2. 2

    Block on YouTube

    Press Block on a channel or a video, add a word, or flip the Shorts switch.

  3. 3

    It stays gone

    Blocked items disappear from Home, search and Up next, and stay hidden next time you open YouTube.

Add to ChromeComing to the Chrome Web Store

Your data and your browser

  • No account

    Install it and use it. There's no sign-up and nothing to log in to.

  • Lists stay in your browser

    Blocked channels, words and videos are saved in the browser. Export them to a file to move to another computer.

  • Only youtube.com

    The extension asks for access to YouTube and no other site.

  • A PIN for weak moments

    Lock your settings with a PIN so that undoing a block at midnight takes more than two clicks. A PIN slows you down, but it isn't parental control.

Questions

Can I block a channel on YouTube without an extension?

Partly. In the ⋮ menu on a video card, "Don't recommend channel" keeps that channel out of your recommendations, but its videos still show up in search. The Block option on YouTube is for comments and live chat: it stops someone's messages, not their videos. More on blocking channels.

Does it work on my phone?

No. It's a browser extension for computers. On phones, the YouTube app has its own daily limit for the Shorts feed, and you can set it to zero minutes.

Will a blocked video still play from a direct link?

Blocking hides the video's cards across YouTube. If you need YouTube to stop opening at all, use the "Block all of YouTube" switch or the hosts-file method.

Can I undo a block?

Yes. Every blocked channel, word and video sits in a list, and you can remove it there. If you set a PIN, you enter it first.

Which browsers does it support?

Chrome, plus browsers built on Chromium that install Chrome Web Store extensions, such as Edge and Brave.

Can I install it today?

Not yet. The extension is coming to the Chrome Web Store. The tools on this site already work in your browser, and nothing you type into them leaves your computer.

Keep YouTube for what you came for

Add the extension and block what distracts you. Everything else stays.

Add to Chrome
Coming to the Chrome Web Store

Coming to the Chrome Web Store

The extension is being finished and isn't in the store yet. Until then, the tools on this site work right here in your browser.