Aozora - YouTube Hide Filter

It exists so that the time you spend scrolling past things you did not want to see can go to the things you did. WHAT IT DOES - Hide a whole channel One click, from a button on the thumbnail or from the "..." menu. - Keeps working after a rename Channels are matched by channel ID (UC...), not by name, so renames and lookalike spellings do not slip through. - Comments disappear too Comments from channels you blocked are hidden. Three levels of strictness to choose from. - Keyword filters Hide videos whose titles contain words you specify. - Allow list Channels you never want hidden win over every other rule. - Allow-list-only mode Hide every channel except the ones on your allow list. - Focus mode Turn off Shorts, recommendations, related videos, the comment section, the sidebar, and more — surface by surface. "Today I only want what I searched for" is one switch away. - Send Home to your subscriptions Opening Home takes you straight to new videos from channels you subscribe to, instead of the algorithm's recommendations. - Hide videos you've already watched Clear out watched videos in bulk. - Watch Later and Add to queue buttons, brought back YouTube removed the hover buttons on thumbnails; this brings back an equivalent (experimental). - Subscription lists Add the URL of a public block list and it is refreshed automatically every 24 hours. - Backup Export and import your settings and lists as a JSON file, ready for a new machine or a reset. - Copy a channel ID For anyone building a subscription list, copy a channel ID in one click. - Auto-detected AI channels When YouTube's own "Made with AI" disclosure is detected, the channel is added to your detection list automatically. - Description filters When a word you've registered appears in a video's description, the channel is added to your detection list automatically. - Community posts too Posts from a channel (polls, announcements) can be hidden using the same rules as videos. - Send "Not interested" automatically Optionally, blocking a channel can also tell YouTube you're not interested in it (opt-in, experimental). - Twenty languages Japanese, English, and eighteen more of the world's major languages. Selectable independently of your browser language. - Built to stay readable Contrast was measured against WCAG 2.2 AA and meets it. Keyboard operation, screen readers, and browser font size changes are all supported. Light and dark follow YouTube's own theme. PRIVACY - There is no server. The developer never receives your data. - Your settings and lists stay inside your own browser. - No analytics, no advertising, no tracking of any kind. - The only permissions requested are storage, alarms, and access to www.youtube.com. No browsing history permission, no access to any other site. Full details are in the privacy policy: https://gist.github.com/aozora008/0538bab5de6024138e610c8bf1048249 THE THINKING BEHIND IT Blocking is not the point. The point is to give you back an information space that is as clear as an open sky. That means some firm lines: - It never acts on YouTube on your behalf (no posting, reporting, disliking, or commenting). - It will never label channels by politics, ideology, or belief. What gets hidden is your call alone. - It is non-commercial. No paid tier, no donation prompts. REQUIREMENTS Chrome 111 or later.