YouTube Home Blocker — Focus on Your Tasks icon

YouTube Home Blocker — Focus on Your Tasks

by Iurii Rogulia · rogulia.github.io · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 19 Oct 2026

Block the YouTube homepage feed and redirect it to any URL. Stop endless scrolling and stay focused — search & videos still work.

Users
48
−1 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
3
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#110K
#92K among extensions
Version
1.5
updated 7 Jul 2026

Users

monthly, 4 months
02448Jun 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 48 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 4 months
023Jun 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 3 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 Home Blocker — Focus on Your Tasks

Block the YouTube homepage feed and focus on your tasks. The YouTube home feed — the endless wall of recommendations — is the single biggest time-sink on the site. YouTube Home Blocker removes it without breaking anything else. The moment you open youtube.com, you're redirected to a page of your choice: your task list, calendar, dashboard, or a blank page. Search, video pages, subscriptions and watch history all keep working exactly as normal. If you want to stop endless scrolling, avoid YouTube distractions, and use YouTube intentionally instead of falling into the recommendations rabbit hole, this is the lightest possible way to do it. FEATURES • Block the YouTube homepage feed and redirect it to any URL you set • Search, videos, subscriptions and history stay completely untouched • One-click on/off toggle in the toolbar popup when you want the feed back • A counter shows how many times it sent you back to focus • Default redirect to your Todoist Today view — change it in one click • Lightweight: no tracking, no accounts, no analytics, no data leaves your browser • Your settings sync across every Chrome browser you're signed into HOW IT WORKS 1. Click the extension icon 2. Enter the URL you want to land on instead of the YouTube feed 3. Save — that's it The redirect runs before the homepage renders, so you never even see the feed load. Your redirect URL is stored only in Chrome's sync storage and is never sent anywhere. Keywords: block youtube homepage, remove youtube feed, hide youtube home, youtube distraction blocker, stop youtube recommendations, youtube focus, productivity, digital wellbeing. Open source (MIT). Made by Iurii Rogulia — https://iurii.rogulia.fi/projects/block-youtube-home

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+7+17.1%00.00
30 days−1−2.0%+10.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where YouTube Home Blocker — Focus on Your Tasks appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
home#76−49

Version history

5 versions recorded
1.56 Jul 2026
1.426 Jun 2026
1.315 Jun 2026
1.17 Jun 2026
1.27 Jun 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
7 Jun 2026
Size
59 KB
Languages
de, en, en-GB, en-US, fil, id, sw, ms
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
iurii.rogulia.fi
Support
iurii.rogulia.fi
Extension ID
iicjmmpbljanedonobppjkndnhjdflgp

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
storage
Site access
https://www.youtube.com/*

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