Minimal YouTube Homepage icon

Minimal YouTube Homepage

by hcwtam · Workflow & Planning
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

A minimalistic, Google like alternative to YouTube's homepage

Users
2,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.8 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
26
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#20K
#17K among extensions
Version
0.1.2
updated 25 Nov 2024

Users

monthly, 3 years
601,0302,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 2,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
21426Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 26 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 Minimal YouTube Homepage

This extension helps you to become a less distracted, more productive person. Have you every found yourself wanting to look something up on YouTube, seeing a bunch of interesting video suggestions shown on screen, watching 5 of them in a row, and forgetting why you go to YouTube in the first place? If so, this is the perfect extension for you. A practical and simple person like you would enjoy this minimalistic, Google like alternative to YouTube's homepage.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months0+0.0%00.00
1 year+1,000+100.0%+5−0.13

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Minimal YouTube Homepage appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
homepage#12−1
chrome homepage#49−5

Version history

3 versions recorded
0.1.29 Nov 2022
0.1.17 Nov 2022
0.1.015 Jul 2022

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
15 Jul 2022
Size
10 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
buymeacoffee.com
Extension ID
jkjgfpleclhnfnlnbhhodecfcpfdiblc

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 3, likelihood 0
Permissions
storageactiveTabscriptingwebNavigationtabs
Site access
https://www.youtube.com/

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