Unhook Unified - Distraction-Free YouTube

Take back control of your time, focus, and attention on YouTube. Unhook is a lightweight, privacy-first extension that removes YouTube's most addictive recommendation feeds, sidebar grids, and distraction triggers — so you can use YouTube as a tool instead of a time-sink. By default, Unhook replaces the homepage recommendation feed with a clean, focus-oriented search box, keeping your attention on what you actually came to watch. Every feature below is fully customizable in real time from the toolbar popup — no page reload required. ★ 12 FOCUS CONTROLS 1. Hide Homepage Feed — replaces the recommendation grid with a clean search prompt. 2. Hide Sidebar Suggestions — removes "Up Next" and related-video grids on watch pages to stop autoplay loops. 3. Hide Comments — hides the public comments section under the video player. 4. Hide Shorts & Reels — blocks vertical Shorts shelves on home/search pages and removes the Shorts tab from the sidebar. 5. Hide End-Screen Suggestions — removes recommended-video tiles from the player during a video's final seconds. 6. Hide Pause Overlay Suggestions — hides the related-thumbnails grid that appears when you pause. 7. Hide Header Buttons — hides the notification-bell count and Create/Upload button. 8. Hide Live Chat — automatically closes and hides chat frames on live streams and premieres. 9. Hide Search Recommendations — removes shelves like "People also watched," "Latest from...," and "Trending." 10. Hide Playables — hides YouTube Playables (games) shelves and sidebar entries. 11. Hide Subscriptions Feed — hides the /feed/subscriptions page to prevent feed-scrolling habits. 12. Hide Explore Navigation — hides Trending, Music, Gaming, Podcasts, and Explore from the left sidebar. ★ PRIVACY-FIRST & LIGHTWEIGHT ✔ 100% local execution — no tracking of search history, watch habits, or personal data, ever. ✔ Least-privilege permissions — only "storage" (to save your toggle settings) and host access to youtube.com. ✔ Zero idle footprint — works via static stylesheet injection at document_start; no background processes, no memory use when YouTube isn't open. ✔ Zero flash of content — elements are hidden before the page renders, so you never see a flash of the content you asked to hide. ✔ Built on Manifest V3 for long-term security and performance. ★ QUICK START 1. Add Unhook to Chrome. 2. Click the puzzle icon in your toolbar and pin Unhook for one-click access. 3. Open YouTube. 4. Click the Unhook icon and toggle any of the 12 controls — changes apply instantly. Have a feature request or found a bug? Reach out — see the support link on this page. Unhook is actively maintained with regular updates.