YouTube Angel

Tracking since May 21, 2026.

Changelog

• May 27, 2026
  description

  YouTube Angel — Your guardian angel for YouTube
  
  Take back control of your YouTube experience.
  YouTube Angel helps you stay focused by letting you create a trusted list of channels and quietly filtering out everything else.
  
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  How it works
  
  Build your trusted list
  
  Add channels to your whitelist in one click, directly from YouTube:
  
  * channel pages
  * video pages
  * search results
  
  No need to open a separate settings menu.
  
  Get warned before you watch
  
  When you open a video from a channel that isn’t on your list, YouTube Angel displays a clear warning overlay. From there, you can:
  
  * add the channel instantly
  * go back
  * continue watching anyway
  
  Reduce distractions
  
  Videos from non-whitelisted channels are automatically dimmed across YouTube:
  
  * homepage feed
  * suggested videos sidebar
  * search results
  
  Channels you trust stay fully visible, helping you quickly spot the content that matters to you.
  
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  Features
  
  * One-click channel whitelisting
  * Warning overlay for unknown channels
  * Greyed-out videos from non-whitelisted channels
  * Works on:
      * homepage
      * watch sidebar
      * search results
  * Quick-add buttons directly on YouTube pages
  * Manage your whitelist from the extension popup
  * Search your whitelisted channels
  * Import and export your whitelist as JSON
  * Enable or disable each feature independently
  * Master on/off switch for the entire extension
  
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  Who is it for?
  
  YouTube Angel is built for people who want a calmer, more intentional YouTube experience:
  
  * Parents curating safe channels for their children
  * People trying to avoid endless scrolling and recommendation traps
  * Anyone who wants to focus on trusted, high-quality content
  
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  Privacy
  
  Your data stays on your device.
  
  YouTube Angel stores your whitelist locally using Chrome Sync Storage. No information is sent to external servers.
  
  The extension only runs on YouTube and requests the minimum permissions required.
  
  Permissions used
  
  * storage — save and sync your whitelist
  * youtube.com — display warnings and quick-add buttons on YouTube pages

  This extension helps you experience YouTube more intentionally.
  
  Build a whitelist of channels you genuinely care about, reduce distractions, and avoid endless recommendation rabbit holes.
  
  Videos outside your trusted channels are gently faded, and when opening content beyond your whitelist, this extension simply asks whether you want to continue. Nothing is blocked, and you stay fully in control.
  
  Designed to make YouTube calmer, cleaner, and more intentional without removing the parts you love.
  
  Your whitelist stays private and syncs securely through Chrome. No accounts, no servers, no tracking, and no data collection.
  
  Privacy
  
  This extension is built with privacy in mind. Everything works locally inside your browser, and your data is never sent to external servers.
  
  We believe your viewing habits are personal. That’s why the extension does not collect analytics, require an account, or sell your data.
  
  The project is fully open source, so anyone can inspect the code and verify how it works.

Permissions & access

Permissions

storage

Host access

https://www.youtube.com/*

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