FocusFlow for YouTube icon

FocusFlow for YouTube

by bashyalaaryak0 · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 19 Oct 2026

Reduce distractions on YouTube by hiding Shorts, recommendations, autoplay, comments, and more.

Users
5
+5 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
+5.00 in 30 days
Ratings
1
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#248K
#207K among extensions
Version
1.0.0
updated 18 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 1 months
025Sep 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 5 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 1 months
001Sep 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 1 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 FocusFlow for YouTube

Search. Learn. Leave. FocusFlow turns YouTube into a calm place to learn. Search for what you came for, watch it, and move on without getting pulled into Shorts, endless recommendations, or autoplay. One switch turns Study Mode on or off. Everything else is yours to customise. DISTRACTIONS • Hide Shorts: removes Shorts shelves, Shorts cards and the Shorts menu link. Opening a Shorts link shows a short pause screen with "Watch anyway" and "Go to YouTube Home" buttons. • Hide Home Feed: replaces the homepage grid with a simple "Study Mode is active" message. The search bar keeps working as normal. • Hide Recommendations: removes the "Up next" column beside videos. • Hide Comments • Disable Autoplay: turns off YouTube's autoplay switch, so a recommended video doesn't start by itself when yours ends. • Hide End Screens: removes the video suggestions that appear over the last seconds of a video. WATCH PAGE Pick exactly which buttons you want under a video: • Like, Dislike, Share, Save, Download and the "…" menu • Subscribe button • Description box • Captions overlay MORE • Hide Live Chat • Hide Notifications bell • Hide Explore section in the sidebar BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY • Changes apply straight away, with no page reload. • Turning Study Mode off restores YouTube exactly, and your choices stay saved for next time. • Video controls, playback speed, fullscreen, search, playlists and your account menu are never touched. • Light and dark mode. PRIVACY FocusFlow collects nothing. No analytics, no tracking, no account, no servers. It does not read your watch history, video titles or anything you type. Your settings are stored by Chrome's own settings storage and never leave your browser except through Chrome Sync, if you have it turned on. Permissions • Storage: to remember your settings. • youtube.com: FocusFlow only runs on YouTube, and nowhere else. FocusFlow is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube or Google.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−1−16.7%00.00
30 days+5–+1+5.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
1.0.018 Sep 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
18 Sep 2026
Size
61 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
gist.githubusercontent.com
Extension ID
ojafpgmeiohakdcgjlhcbihcjiikjieh

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 3
Permissions
storage
Site access
https://www.youtube.com/*

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