Blocks out all tools YouTube™ uses to keep you hooked, such as thumbnails, comments, recommendations, endscreens, shorts, and more
Users
14
−3 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
3
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#169K
#141K among extensions
Version
2.1
updated 30 Jul 2024
Users
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:14 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:3 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Destimulate YT
New update: Block all videos except for subscriptions.
Destimulate YT is a Chrome extension designed to provide users with a seamless and distraction-free YouTube experience. By consolidating various YouTube extensions into one, it allows users to customize their viewing environment effortlessly.
Firefox and mobile are not included in this extension
Toggle features to block (Checked to hide feature, uncheck to see feature)
Homepage:
-Suggestions: Hides the recommendation filter under the search bar
-Video content: Hides the recommended videos in the home page
Sidebar:
-Shorts: Hides the "shorts" shortcut key on the left of the homepage
-Subscriptions: Hides the "subscriptions" shortcut key on the left of the homepage
-Explore: Hides "explore" shortcut key on the left of the homepage
Watching:
-Views: Hides every YT video view count
-Comments: Hides comments (can't see comments or create comments)
-Subs: Hides content creator subscriber count
Thumbnails: (configure settings)
-Hidden
-Hidden (except when hovered)
-Blurred
-Solid Color
-Normal
-Endscreen and sidebar: Hides recommended videos and sidebar videos when watching YT
-Shorts: Hides all shorts videos
-Block all videos except for subscriptions.
