Turn Off YouTube Comments & Live Chat icon

Turn Off YouTube Comments & Live Chat

by Unhook · unhook.app · Workflow & Planning
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View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Turn off YouTube comments and hide YouTube live chat on videos.

Users
20K
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.3 / 5
−0.10 in 30 days
Ratings
70
+3 in 30 days
Store rank
#5,807
#4,983 among extensions
Version
1.0.6
updated 2 Jan 2023

Users

monthly, 3 years
30010K20KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 20,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
23670Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 70 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 Turn Off YouTube Comments & Live Chat

Hide YouTube comments and/or live chat. To hide comments while being able to add comments, uncheck "Hide Add Comment Box" and check "Hide Comments". Compatible with mobile YouTube, m.youtube.com. For more features including removing recommendations, comments, and more: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unhook-remove-youtube-rec/khncfooichmfjbepaaaebmommgaepoid Turn Off YouTube Comments & Live Chat is also available on: - Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-comments-live-chat/ - Microsoft Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/turn-off-youtube-comments/adfcjmeholkejegahoglmldgneejfpkg

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%+1−0.03
30 days0+0.0%+3−0.10
6 months+10K+100.0%+8−0.21
1 year+12K+150.0%+23−0.27

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Turn Off YouTube Comments & Live Chat appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
live#3−1
comment#8−5
chat#11−7
remove#56−20
youtube#58−33

Version history

7 versions recorded
1.0.62 Jan 2023
1.0.527 Sep 2021
1.0.423 Mar 2021
1.0.312 Mar 2021
1.0.226 Feb 2021
1.0.120 Feb 2021
1.0.015 Feb 2021

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
15 Feb 2021
Size
13 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
bnbnjkiglooccambmgnmbepaofnjjjpl

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 1, likelihood 0
Permissions
storage

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