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

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Apr 1, 202614.5.1
Now4.5.1

Permissions & access

Permissions
activeTabscriptingstorage
Host access
http://*.youtube.com/*, https://*.youtube.com/*

Screenshots

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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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