YouTube Blocker icon

YouTube Blocker

by Eric · Workflow & Planning
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Block non-educational YouTube videos

Users
20K
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.5 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
38
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#6,007
#5,164 among extensions
Version
4.4
updated 11 Mar 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
3,00012K20KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 20,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
72238Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 38 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 YouTube Blocker

YouTube Blocker blocks ALL YouTube Shorts and blocks non-educational YouTube Videos not in the Education, Science & Technology, Howto & Style, or Music categories YouTube™️ is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions. YouTube Blocker is not created by, affiliated with, or supported by Google Inc.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months+10K+100.0%+3+0.04
1 year+10K+100.0%+8+0.10

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where YouTube Blocker appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
education#41+9

Version history

9 versions recorded
4.411 Mar 2026
4.310 Mar 2026
4.29 Mar 2026
4.127 May 2024
4.027 May 2024
3.44 Sep 2021
3.31 Oct 2020
3.29 Jul 2020

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
18 Jun 2020
Size
236 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
oohcfepaadomnocmmkejhnfhcddpdpab

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
notificationsstoragebackgroundtabswebNavigation
Site access
*://*.youtube.com/*

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