D-Tox: YouTube Detox

Tracking since Apr 16, 2026.

Changelog

• May 6, 2026
  description

  D-Tox strips away YouTube's addictive elements so you only see what you came for.
  
  YouTube's algorithm is designed to keep you scrolling — home feed, Shorts, sidebar recommendations, autoplay. They exist to maximize your watch time, not your well-being. D-Tox puts you back in control.
  
  WHAT IT DOES
  
  20 toggle controls across 5 categories, each taking effect instantly — no page reload needed:
  
  Feed — Hide Home Feed, Sidebar Recommendations, Shorts (everywhere including search results), Playlists, Mixes, More From YouTube
  
  Interface — Hide Comments, Profile Photos, Top Header, Notifications
  
  Content — Hide Live Chat, Fundraiser, Screen Feed, Screen Cards, Merch/Ticket Offers, Video Info
  
  Discovery — Hide Explore/Trending section, Search Filters
  
  Controls — Disable Autoplay (clicks the toggle off for you), Disable Annotations (hides info cards, end screens, overlay links)
  
  4 PRESETS FOR QUICK SETUP
  
  Minimal — Only search + player. Maximum focus.
  Focus — Keep sidebar, hide distractions.
  Light — Subtle tweaks, mostly untouched.
  Custom — You decide what stays.
  
  HIGHLIGHTS
  
  - Every toggle applies instantly — no page reload, no delay
  - Shorts blocked everywhere: home feed, search results, filter chips, sidebar nav
  - Sidebar hidden = video auto-centers and expands to fill the screen
  - Master on/off toggle to pause D-Tox with one click
  - Zero data collection. All settings stored locally on your device.
  - Open source: https://github.com/najmushsaaquib/d-tox
  
  PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED
  
  Storage — Save your toggle preferences locally
  ActiveTab — Apply styles to the current YouTube tab
  Tabs — Send instant toggle updates without page reload

  You opened YouTube for one video.
  Forty-five minutes later, you're three rabbit holes deep — and you never chose any of it.
  
  D-Tox strips away everything YouTube uses to hijack your attention: the feed, the Shorts, the autoplay, the sidebar pulling you somewhere you didn't decide to go. What's left is clean, fast, and yours.
  
  Open YouTube. Watch what you came for. Leave.
  
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  ⚡ INSTANT TOGGLES — NO RELOAD EVER
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  Every single toggle applies the moment you flip it. No page reload. No delay. Just instant control — the way it should work.
  
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  🎛️ 20 CONTROLS ACROSS 5 CATEGORIES
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  📡 Feed
  • 🏠 Home Feed — blank homepage, zero algorithm bait
  • 📹 Sidebar Recommendations — hide it and the video auto-centers to fill the screen
  • #️⃣  Shorts — blocked everywhere: home feed, search results, filter chips, sidebar nav
  • 🎵 Playlists — remove playlist widgets and recommendations
  • 🔀 Mixes — hide auto-generated mix playlists
  • 📺 More From YouTube — remove the "suggested for you" cards
  
  🖥️ Interface
  • 💬 Comments — gone. Read the video, not the discourse.
  • 👤 Profile Photos — reduce visual noise in threads
  • 🔔 Notifications — hide the bell and notification dropdown
  • 📌 Top Header — remove the header bar entirely for a cleaner view
  
  📦 Content
  • 💬 Live Chat — hide chat during streams
  • ❤️ Fundraiser — remove donation shelf banners
  • 🪟 Screen Feed — hide on-screen suggestions that appear during playback
  • 🃏 Screen Cards — hide clickable overlay cards mid-video
  • 🛍️ Merch & Ticket Offers — remove merch shelf
  • ℹ️ Video Info — hide title, description, and metadata
  
  🔍 Discovery
  • 🔥 Explore / Trending — remove from the sidebar nav entirely
  • 🔎 Search Filters — hide the filter bar in search results
  
  🎮 Controls
  • ▶️ Autoplay — D-Tox clicks the toggle off for you, every single time
  • 🏷️ Annotations — hides info cards, end screens, and overlay links
  
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  ⚡ 4 PRESETS FOR INSTANT SETUP
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  Not sure where to start? One click gets you there:
  
  🧘 Minimal — Only search and the player. Absolute focus mode.
  🎯 Focus — Keep sidebar, hide everything else that distracts.
  ✨ Light — Subtle tweaks. Mostly untouched, slightly cleaner.
  🛠️ Custom — You decide exactly what stays and what goes.
  
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  ✅ WHY PEOPLE USE IT
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  ✦ "I stopped doom-scrolling the home feed within the first day."
  ✦ One hour saved per week = 52 hours a year. Use it on something that matters.
  ✦ No more autoplay dragging you into videos you never chose.
  ✦ Sidebar gone = video expands and centers. It looks stunning.
  ✦ Works on Chrome, Brave, and Edge.
  
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  📱 USING YOUTUBE ON MOBILE?
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  D-Tox is a desktop Chrome extension, but you can run it on mobile too — here's how:
  
  1. Download Kiwi Browser from the Google Play Store (Android only)
     → Kiwi is a Chromium-based browser that supports Chrome extensions natively
  
  2. Open Kiwi Browser → tap the ⋮ menu → Extensions → + (from store)
  
  3. Search for "D-Tox" and install — it works exactly the same as on desktop
  
  4. Open YouTube in Kiwi Browser and enjoy a distraction-free mobile experience
  
  ⚠️ Note: This works on Android. iOS does not support Chrome extensions in any browser.
  
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  🔒 PRIVACY — THE SHORT VERSION
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  D-Tox collects nothing. Sends nothing. Your toggle preferences are stored locally on your device using Chrome's built-in storage — they never leave your browser.
  
  No analytics. No tracking. No third parties. Ever.
  → Full privacy policy: https://d-tox.najmushsaaquib.com/privacy
  
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  🔑 PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED
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  D-Tox requests only what it needs — nothing more:
  
  • Storage — saves your toggle preferences locally on your device
  • ActiveTab — applies your settings to the current YouTube tab
  • Tabs — sends instant toggle updates so changes apply without a page reload
  
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  ⭐ OPEN SOURCE
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  D-Tox is fully open source. Read the code, fork it, contribute, or just verify it does exactly what it says.
  
  → https://github.com/najmushsaaquib/d-tox
  
  Built with intention, not algorithms.
  — Najmush

Permissions & access

Permissions

storageactiveTabtabs

Host access

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

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