Less Addictive YouTube

Name: Less Addictive YouTube
Rating: 5 (16 reviews)
Author: AlexisDrain

Remove elements from YouTube (thumbnails, Shorts, or comments) to make it less addictive.

As of June 2026, Less Addictive YouTube has 1,000 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 16 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

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Users−66.7%

1.0K

1,000

Rating0%

5.00

16 reviews

Reviews−5.9%

Version

1.50

Manifest V3

90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension lost 2.0K users.

History

2 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 18, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 18, 2026	3.0K	5.00	17	1.50
May 8, 2026	1.0K	5.00	17	1.50
Now	1.0K	5.00	16	1.50

Permissions & access

Permissions: storage
Host access: None declared

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About

Remove some elements from YouTube to make it less addictive. Mix and match between the following options:
- Hide or show thumbnails and video preview
- Hide or show recommended videos sidebar
- Hide or show comments
- Hide or show Shorts

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(12-04-2025) v1.50:
- Fixed bug: "Show suggested videos sidebar" now works when logged out.

(11-29-2025) v1.49:
- Fixed broken features for a new YouTube update (November 2025), such as thumbnail video preview.
- Removed the option "Show recommended channel & 2 videos end screen" because it is now a native YouTube feature (see "show" button on top-right of video when prompted by end screen).
- Added option to hide the suggested videos when the user presses "V" on the keyboard during fullscreen in a video. ❌Known issue: pressing "V" also adds a gradient and removes the progress bar. It would be too invasive to YouTube's code to fix this issue, sorry. Just press "V" again to hide the gradient.

(8-19-2025) v1.48:
- Fixed thumbnails breaking with new YouTube update.
- Fixed issue where disabling thumbnails also disable channel avatar and banner.

(4-22-2025) v1.47:
- New feature: Added option to show/hide the blue newness dot. Thanks AIPAL18!

(6-8-2024) v1.46:
- New feature: Added option to show/hide videos on the subscription page.
- Extension now works for the possible future YouTube design.

(1-10-2024) v1.45:
- New feature: Added option to show/hide videos on the front page.

Changelog (12-17-2023):
- Fixed bug where extension doesn't work in new tabs.
- Changed logo.

Changelog (12-07-2023):
New Features:
- Extension now displays your changes immediately. No need to F5/Refresh to see your new settings.
- Extension now works before any of the DOM objects are rendered. No more tiny flash of hidden content being shown when you reload the page.
- Slightly cleaner options menu with labels above each category (Thumbnails, In video, Misc).
- Option: make video length visible even with no thumbnail.
- Option: show how much you've watched from the video (the red bar below the thumbnails)

Bug fixes:
- Bug fix: "Show Explore content" is now separate from Shorts.
- Bug fix: unchecking "Show Explore content" used to remove the "Latest, Popular, Oldest" sorting on channel pages.