FilterTube – YouTube Shorts, Recommendation Blocker & Keyword Filter

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View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 20 Oct 2026

Filter keywords, hide Shorts, block recommendations, and remove distractions for a focused YouTube experience.

Users

+9 in 30 days

Rating

4.6 / 5

−0.15 in 30 days

Ratings

+1 in 30 days

Store rank

#136K

#113K among extensions

Version

2.0.5

updated 15 Aug 2026

Users

monthly, 4 months

Latest, 20 Oct 2026: 27 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 4 months

Latest, 20 Oct 2026: 5 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About FilterTube – YouTube Shorts, Recommendation Blocker & Keyword Filter

FilterTube is a lightweight Chrome extension that makes YouTube more focused by hiding distractions and letting you control what you see. Filter unwanted videos with keywords, hide Shorts, recommendations, comments, sidebars, and other distracting elements. Use Focus Mode and the Focus Dashboard to build a cleaner YouTube experience for studying, work, research, or everyday browsing. Key Features 🎯 Custom YouTube keyword filters 🚫 Block unwanted videos 🎬 Hide YouTube Shorts 🏠 Hide Home Feed recommendations 📺 Hide Watch Page sidebar 💬 Hide comments 📂 Hide subscriptions 🧠 Focus Mode 📊 Focus Dashboard & activity insights ⚡ Lightweight, real-time filtering 💾 Automatic settings 🔒 Privacy-friendly local storage How it works: FilterTube applies your settings while you browse YouTube, helping remove unwanted content without changing how YouTube fundamentally works. Perfect for: students, professionals, researchers, and anyone who wants a more focused YouTube experience.