Restrict The Tube: Fight back against YouTube addiction
'Restrict The Tube' helps you take back control of your YouTube watch habits.
As of May 2026, Restrict The Tube: Fight back against YouTube addiction has 45 users in the Well Being category.
Usersup 7.1 percent+7.1%
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Version
1.0.1
Manifest V3
History
5 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 42 | — | — | 1.0.1 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 41 | — | — | 1.0.1 |
| May 6, 2026 | 42 | — | — | 1.0.1 |
| May 17, 2026 | 40 | — | — | 1.0.1 |
| May 31, 2026 | 41 | — | — | 1.0.1 |
| Now | 45 | — | — | 1.0.1 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storageunlimitedStoragedownloads
- Host access
- None declared
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About
Disclaimer: this is an old side project for educational purposes and is not actively maintained. Do you think YouTube is overstepping boundaries and force feeding more content than you ever need? Then you'll love this extension! You are given more control how your YouTube experience is tailored to you! - Restrict specific parts of YouTube that could potentially lead to over using the site - Choose to remove the home and shorts pages, home buttons, search bar, and list of video recommendations; or limit how many videos you are recommended per page - Schedule specific times when YouTube is restricted - Keep track of how much YouTube you're watching. Your daily time is tracked as well as your total time. Interpret what you will about your own usage. - Create groups of keywords to detect potential spoilers of games, movies, or whatever else. Thank you for using my extension! I love you.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0.1
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 64.67MiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
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- Developer ID
- u143e5d8936556723a9689b51e8a8e00c
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Apr 30, 2024
- Last Updated (Store)
- Jul 24, 2025
- Last Scraped
- May 31, 2026
- Website
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