Better YouTube icon

Better YouTube

by goosewin · goosewin.com · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 21 Oct 2026

Hide YouTube Shorts across the site.

Users
22
+5 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
3
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#148K
#124K among extensions
Version
0.1.3
updated 11 Feb 2026

Users

monthly, 9 months
0417834Jan 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 21 Oct 2026: 22 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 9 months
023Jan 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 21 Oct 2026: 3 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Better YouTube

Better YouTube is a lightweight Chrome extension that declutters youtube.com for long-form viewing. Features: - Hide Shorts, Explore, More from YouTube, Breaking News, Movies, Playables, and Home topic tabs - Extended playback speed controls (0.1x-5x) with slider + buttons - Toggle everything from the popup; settings sync with Chrome Privacy: no analytics, no tracking, no data collection; permissions limited to youtube.com + storage. Not affiliated with YouTube or Google.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+2+10.0%00.00
30 days+5+29.4%00.00
6 months−6−21.4%00.00

Version history

3 versions recorded
0.1.311 Feb 2026
0.1.128 Jan 2026
0.1.228 Jan 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
28 Jan 2026
Size
19 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
nllhjoojnmeecenjlehclocedimdalao

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
storage
Site access
https://www.youtube.com/*

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