Scope: Block YouTube Shorts, Hide Distractions & Focus Mode

Tracking since Apr 16, 2026.

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• May 11, 2026
  description

  🎯 STOP WASTING HOURS ON YOUTUBE. START FOCUSING.
  
  Tired of falling into the YouTube rabbit hole?
  Scope blocks YouTube Shorts, hides recommendations, and removes distractions so you watch only what you intentionally choose — not what the algorithm pushes.
  
  Built for anyone who wants to watch YouTube without distractions.
  
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  🚫 BLOCK YOUTUBE SHORTS
  • Remove Shorts from the YouTube homepage
  • Hide the Shorts tab from the sidebar
  • Filter Shorts from search results
  • Stop getting pulled into endless vertical videos
  
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  ⏰ SCHEDULED FOCUS MODE — AUTOMATIC & HANDS-FREE
  • Set specific hours for distraction-free browsing
  • Automatically enable focus mode during work or study time
  • No willpower needed — Scope blocks distractions for you
  
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  🧘 FOCUS MODE CONTROLS
  • Hide comments section to avoid negativity
  • Hide recommendations sidebar
  • Hide end cards and suggested videos
  • Hide live streams and trending content
  • Homepage blocker — replace YouTube’s homepage with a clean focus screen
  
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  ⭐ WHITELIST CHANNELS (COMING SOON)
  • Allow Shorts from specific creators you trust
  • Add channels using @username
  
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  🔘 ONE-CLICK MASTER CONTROL
  • Power button to enable or disable all features instantly
  • Quick reset to default settings
  
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  ✅ WHY CHOOSE SCOPE
  • 🪶 Ultra-lightweight (33 KB) — won’t slow your browser
  • 🔒 100% privacy-friendly — no tracking, no ads, no data collection
  • 🎨 Clean modern dark theme — easy on the eyes
  • ⚡ Works instantly on YouTube — no setup required
  • 🆓 Free to use — no ads or hidden tracking
  
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  👥 PERFECT FOR
  • 📚 Students staying focused while studying
  • 💼 Professionals avoiding distractions at work
  • 👨‍👩‍👧 Parents managing screen time
  • 🧘 Digital minimalists practicing intentional viewing
  • 🎬 Content creators researching without distractions
  
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  🆕 WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 2.0
  • Scheduled Focus — automatic focus hours
  • Master power toggle for quick control
  • Homepage blocker for distraction-free starts
  • End card and live stream hiding
  • Improved UI and performance
  
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  🛡️ YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS
  Scope is built with privacy in mind:
  • Collects zero personal data
  • Uses no trackers
  • Requires no accounts
  • Everything stays on your device
  
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  📥 INSTALL NOW
  Click “Add to Chrome” and take back control of your YouTube experience.
  
  💬 QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK?
  Use the Support button in the extension or leave a review — feedback helps us improve.

  🎯 STOP WASTING HOURS ON YOUTUBE. START FOCUSING.
  
  Tired of falling into the YouTube rabbit hole? Scope is a free Chrome
  extension that blocks YouTube Shorts, removes distractions, and helps
  you manage your YouTube screen time intentionally. 
  Built for students, professionals, and digital minimalists who want a calmer, more
  intentional YouTube experience without the algorithm deciding what
  you watch next.
  
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  🚫 BLOCK YOUTUBE SHORTS COMPLETELY
  • Remove Shorts from the YouTube homepage feed
  • Hide the Shorts tab from the sidebar navigation
  • Hide the Shorts tab on every channel page
  • Filter Shorts out of search results
  • Block direct /shorts/ URLs automatically
  • Works on YouTube, YouTube Mobile, and embedded videos
  • Stop getting pulled into endless vertical videos
  • Break the YouTube Shorts scrolling habit for good
  
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  🏠 HOMEPAGE BLOCKER (FOCUS SCREEN)
  Replace YouTube's distracting homepage with a clean, calming focus
  screen built for intentional browsing:
  • Live clock and personalized greeting
  • Built-in search bar for intentional viewing
  • Quick links to Subscriptions, Watch Later, and Library
  • Daily blocked count and focus streak counter
  • Daily rotating motivational quote
  • Zero thumbnails, zero algorithm pull
  
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  ⏰ SCHEDULED FOCUS MODE
  Automatic, hands-free focus hours for better YouTube screen time
  management:
  • Set specific start and end times
  • Scope auto-enables focus mode during work or study time
  • Auto-disables outside those hours so you can relax later
  • Manual override respected within each session
  • No willpower needed, the schedule does the work for you
  
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  🧘 FOCUS MODE TOOLKIT
  Pick exactly which distractions to remove for a cleaner YouTube
  experience:
  • Hide the comments section to avoid negativity and time loss
  • Hide the recommendations sidebar on watch pages
  • Hide end cards and end screen overlays (works on embedded videos too)
  • Hide live streams from your feed
  • Blur thumbnails for anti-clickbait protection (unblur on hover)
  • Pause moving thumbnail previews to reduce impulse clicks
  
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  📊 WEEKLY FOCUS REPORT (NEW IN V2.1)
  Every Monday morning, Scope shows you a beautiful weekly summary to
  track your digital wellbeing progress:
  • Total Shorts blocked over the past 7 days
  • Day-by-day bar chart of your focus week
  • Comparison with the previous week (up or down %)
  • Highlights your best focus day
  • Celebrates clean weeks where you blocked zero distractions
  
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  🔥 FOCUS STREAK TRACKING
  • Daily streak counter visible on the focus screen
  • See exactly how many days in a row you stayed intentional
  • Build a focus habit you can actually see grow over time
  
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  🔘 ONE-CLICK MASTER CONTROL
  • Big power button to pause everything instantly
  • Live blocked count badge on the toolbar icon
  • Reset to defaults with a single click
  • Settings sync across your devices via your Chrome account
  
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  ✅ WHY CHOOSE SCOPE
  
  🪶 Ultra-lightweight at around 33 KB total
  🔒 100% privacy-first, no tracking, no analytics, no accounts required
  🎨 Clean modern dark theme that is easy on the eyes
  ⚡ Works instantly with zero setup needed
  🆓 Completely free with no ads, no premium tier, no hidden upsells
  🌍 Works on Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, and all Chromium browsers
  🛠️ Manifest V3 compliant and built to last
  🧠 Helps rebuild attention span and break the algorithm cycle
  
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  👥 PERFECT FOR
  
  📚 Students who actually want to study using YouTube
  💼 Professionals avoiding rabbit holes during work hours
  👨‍👩‍👧 Parents creating a calmer YouTube for the whole family
  🧘 Digital minimalists practicing intentional viewing habits
  🎬 Content creators doing research without falling into Shorts
  🧠 People with ADHD managing focus, attention, and screen time
  💪 Anyone trying to break the YouTube Shorts scrolling addiction
  🕐 People serious about YouTube time management and productivity
  
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  🆕 WHAT IS NEW IN VERSION 2.1
  
  • Weekly focus reports with day-by-day charts
  • Blur thumbnails for anti-clickbait protection
  • Daily focus streak tracking
  • Improved homepage focus screen with live clock and quotes
  • Smarter scheduled focus that respects manual overrides
  • Better master toggle that pauses all focus features instantly
  • Works on YouTube Mobile and embedded videos
  • Improved performance on long browsing sessions
  • Per-week tracking that resets correctly even if you skip a day
  
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  🛡️ YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS
  
  Scope is built privacy-first from day one:
  • Collects zero personal data
  • Uses no trackers and no analytics
  • Requires no accounts and no sign-up
  • Everything stays on your device locally
  • Open and transparent operation
  • Read the full policy at https://getscope.site/privacy-policy.html
  
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  🌐 LEARN MORE
  
  🔗 Website: https://getscope.site
  📝 Changelog: https://getscope.site/changelog.html
  🐛 Report a bug: https://getscope.site/feedback.html
  ⭐ Leave a review: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/scope-block-youtube-short/hfpoloaknekbafidkajeldgpmmmdbfdf/reviews
  
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  📥 INSTALL NOW
  
  Click "Add to Chrome" and take back control of your YouTube experience.
  Free forever. No sign-up. No catch.
  
  💬 QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK?
  Use the Report button inside the extension or leave a review on the
  Chrome Web Store. Every piece of feedback genuinely shapes the next
  update.

• May 11, 2026
  short_description

  Block YouTube Shorts, hide recommendations & comments. Scheduled Focus Mode blocks distractions automatically. Free & privacy-first!

  Block YouTube Shorts, hide comments, recommendations & blur thumbnails. Scheduled Focus Mode for distraction-free YouTube. Free!

• May 11, 2026
  name

  Scope - Block YouTube Shorts & Distractions

  Scope: Block YouTube Shorts, Hide Distractions & Focus Mode

• May 11, 2026
  host_permissions

  https://www.youtube.com/*

  https://www.youtube.com/*, https://m.youtube.com/*, https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/*

• May 11, 2026
  permissions

  storage, alarms

  storage, alarms, webNavigation, declarativeNetRequest, tabs

Permissions & access

Permissions

storagealarmswebNavigationdeclarativeNetRequesttabs

Host access

https://www.youtube.com/*, https://m.youtube.com/*, https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/*

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