Quit YouTube

by adamgondagyula@gmail.com · Tools

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 21 Oct 2026

Read videos like an article without thumbnails.

Users

0 in 30 days

Rating

0.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#189K

#158K among extensions

Version

1.1.0

updated 2 Jul 2026

Users

monthly, 4 months

Latest, 21 Oct 2026: 12 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 4 months

Latest, 21 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 Quit YouTube

Take back your attention on YouTube. Quit YouTube turns your feed into a calm, text-first reading experience: - No thumbnails — homepage, search, subscriptions, and channel video tabs show compact text cards instead - Read transcripts like articles — click a title to open the transcript inline (no autoplay rabbit hole) - Hide Shorts shelves — fewer distractions while you browse - Toggle anytime — use the toolbar popup to turn text-only mode on or off Works with infinite scroll and YouTube's single-page navigation. How to use 1. Install the extension 2. Open youtube.com 3. Click the Quit YouTube icon to enable or disable text-only mode 4. Click a title to read the transcript; press Escape or Close to return