PlayPatch

by Jordi Bosch · jbosch.me · Functionality & UI

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Enhance YouTube: clean the feed, hide Shorts, upgrade the player, and recolor the interface. Everything local.

Users

+2 in 30 days

Rating

0.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#227K

#189K among extensions

Version

1.0.2

updated 29 Jun 2026

Users

monthly, 4 months

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 7 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 4 months

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 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 PlayPatch

PlayPatch makes YouTube cleaner, faster, and yours — with no servers and no tracking. FEED & SHORTS • Hide Shorts (tiles, shelves, and the sidebar entry) • Hide live streams, watched videos, playlists, mixes, radios, news, and the subscriptions list • Compact grid for more videos per row • Open Shorts in the normal player (/shorts → /watch) PLAYER • Boost volume above YouTube's limit • Set a default playback speed and quality • Mouse-wheel volume, Picture-in-Picture, thicker progress bar, newest comments first OPTIMIZATION • Disable ambient mode, hover previews, and animations to save CPU and battery • Preconnect to shave a bit off load time APPEARANCE • Replace YouTube's red with any color, across YouTube and YouTube Music PRIVACY Everything is stored locally in your browser. No servers, no analytics, no data collection. Available in 14 languages.