Bye bye YouTube Yoodles: Hide useless banners icon

Bye bye YouTube Yoodles: Hide useless banners

by laka3000 · Functionality & UI
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Blocks yoodles and promo banners outright. Switch off recommendations or the notification bell, and pick the masthead logo.

Users
233
−29 in 30 days
Rating
4.3 / 5
−0.27 in 30 days
Ratings
6
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#60K
#50K among extensions
Version
2.1.2
updated 24 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
0122245Sep 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 233 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
036Sep 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 6 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 Bye bye YouTube Yoodles: Hide useless banners

Those annoying undismissable yoodles and commemorative banners come back no matter how many times you dismiss them. Tick them off for good, and the recommendations sidebar and the notification bell while you're there. Beware that YouTube changes how they're displayed from time to time, if you ever see something funky, wait for an update.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−2−0.9%00.00
30 days−29−11.1%+1−0.27
6 months+46+24.6%+1−0.27
1 year+119+104.4%+4+0.33

Version history

11 versions recorded
2.1.224 Sep 2026
2.1.111 Sep 2026
2.0.03 Sep 2026
0.0.921 May 2025
0.0.819 May 2025
0.0.78 May 2025
0.0.65 May 2025
0.0.55 Aug 2024

Details

Category
Functionality & UI
First seen
9 Sep 2023
Size
35 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
ckcefookioeeajloggaehchdpinpejcn

Permissions and risk

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

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