Removes the annoying elements from Youtube for a minimalist experience
Users
157
+36 in 30 days
Rating
4.5 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#70K
#59K among extensions
Version
0.3
updated 6 Feb 2023
Users
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:157 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Youtube Minimalist
There are many annoying elements that can hamper your experience while browsing youtube, or simply detract your focus from your goal: watching videos!. This extension will give you options to remove the worst to make for a more minimalist experience.
Currently, this extension gives you settings to enable or disable these elements on youtube:
- The Logo and other icons from being visible
- Ads
- Search Result Distractions: Anything not a video in the search results
- Comment Section Link (Don't want to be accidentally clicking on viruses)
- Category Suggestions on the homepage
- Youtube Posts in search results
- Like buttons (Dislikes are gone, why not likes)
- End of video suggestion popups (I already know what I want to watch, thanks algorithm!)
- Turn shorts into regular video format from TikTok format
If youtube has been annoying you, please give this extension a try! Suggestions and feedback are certainly welcome.