Smooth Thumbnails
Make the youtube homepage more calm by graying out unviewed video thumbnails
As of June 2026, Smooth Thumbnails has — users in the Workflow & Planning category.
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Version
4.5.1
Manifest V3
History
1 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 1 | — | — | 4.5.1 |
| Now | — | — | — | 4.5.1 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- activeTabscriptingstorage
- Host access
- http://*.youtube.com/*, https://*.youtube.com/*
Screenshots
About
This extension hides thumbnails to reduce visual clutter when browsing the YouTube homepage. If you want to view a thumbnail, just hover over its title area
Technical
- Version
- 4.5.1
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 551KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- aemjpfgopaodeffojdjeegahjfnfklka
- Developer ID
- u1c1727728a9ced0fae57ccd71b59f33f
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Aug 10, 2022
- Last Updated (Store)
- Aug 27, 2022
- Last Scraped
- Jun 2, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- —
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