Fight brain rot on YouTube. Hide Shorts, block autoplay, and remove all distractions.
Users
5
0 in 30 days
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unchanged in 30 days
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#263K
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Version
1.0.0
updated 1 Apr 2026
Users
monthly, 7 months
Latest, 19 Oct 2026:5 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 7 months
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About YT Focus — Fight Brain Rot
YT Focus — Fight Brain Rot on YouTube
YouTube was designed to keep you watching. Every Shorts shelf, every
autoplay, every recommended video after a video — it's all engineered
to steal your attention. YT Focus gives you back control.
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FEATURES
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🚫 Hide YouTube Shorts
Remove every Shorts shelf from your feed, search results, and sidebar.
The Shorts button disappears from the navigation too. Out of sight,
out of mind.
⏸ Block Autoplay
Stop YouTube from automatically playing the next video. You decide
what to watch next — not the algorithm.
🎯 Focus Mode
Hide the entire sidebar of recommended videos while you're watching.
No rabbit holes. Just the video you chose to watch.
🏠 Hide Home Feed
Remove the YouTube homepage feed entirely. If you want to watch
something, you have to search for it intentionally. No more mindless
scrolling the moment you open YouTube.
💬 Hide Comments
Remove the comment section to eliminate social comparison, arguments,
and the urge to keep scrolling past the video.
🖤 Grayscale Mode
Render YouTube in grayscale. Color is one of the most powerful
dopamine triggers YouTube uses — removing it makes the site
significantly less addictive.
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WHY IT EXISTS
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Brain rot is real. Shortened attention spans, compulsive scrolling,
and the inability to watch a 20-minute video without checking your
phone — these are symptoms of a feed designed to maximize watch time,
not your wellbeing.
YT Focus is a simple tool with one goal: make YouTube intentional
again. Use it to watch the business channels, lectures, or
documentaries you actually want to learn from — without getting
pulled into a Shorts spiral.
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HOW IT WORKS
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Click the extension icon. Toggle the features you want. Done.
Settings are saved automatically and apply instantly — no page
refresh needed. Works with YouTube's dark mode and light mode.
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PRIVACY
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YT Focus collects zero data. No analytics, no tracking, no servers.
Your settings are stored locally in your browser and never leave
your device. The extension only modifies what you see on YouTube —
nothing else.