RYS — Remove YouTube Suggestions

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

Changelog

• May 8, 2026
  description

  Hide recommended videos, Shorts, comments, and more. Customize YouTube's interface with 80+ options including scheduling when the extension is active.
  
  Free features:
  - Hide homepage suggestions
  - Hide Shorts
  - Hide sidebar recommendations
  - Hide end-of-video suggestions
  - Hide comments
  - Hide search suggestions
  - Skip and close ads
  - Redirect Shorts to default viewer
  
  Premium unlocks 60+ advanced settings:
  - Autoplay and ambient mode control
  - Homepage redirects (Subscriptions, Watch Later, Library)
  - Comment filtering (timestamps only, hide usernames, hide replies)
  - Nav bar and sidebar customization
  - Theater mode, grayscale mode, search engine mode
  - Settings lock (timer and code entry)
  - Schedule when RYS is active
  - And more
  
  Open-source and privacy-focused — no data collection or sharing. Regularly updated since 2018. No account needed for free features.
  
  Source: https://github.com/lawrencehook/remove-youtube-suggestions
  Features: https://lawrencehook.com/rys/features/

  Hide recommended videos, Shorts, comments, and more. Customize YouTube's interface with 80+ options including scheduling when the extension is active.
  
  Free features:
  - Hide homepage suggestions
  - Hide Shorts
  - Hide sidebar recommendations
  - Hide end-of-video suggestions
  - Hide comments
  - Hide search suggestions
  - Skip and close ads
  - Redirect Shorts to default viewer
  
  Sign in (no payment required) to enable any 2 premium features for free.
  
  Premium unlocks 60+ advanced settings:
  - Autoplay and ambient mode control
  - Homepage redirects (Subscriptions, Watch Later, Library)
  - Comment filtering (timestamps only, hide usernames, hide replies)
  - Nav bar and sidebar customization
  - Theater mode, grayscale mode, search engine mode
  - Settings lock (timer and code entry)
  - Schedule when RYS is active
  - And more
  
  Open-source and privacy-focused — no data collection or sharing. Regularly updated since 2018.
  
  Source: https://github.com/lawrencehook/remove-youtube-suggestions
  Features: https://lawrencehook.com/rys/features/

Permissions & access

Permissions

storage

Host access

*://www.youtube.com/*, *://m.youtube.com/*

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