YouTube™ content blocker

Latest Version

Version
0.4.5
Update
December 9, 2024
Size
194KiB
Developer
Category
Users
100,000+
Rating
4.00489 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Permissions
Storage
UnlimitedStorage
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BlockTube Extension

BlockTube gives you the control to customize your YouTube viewing experience. It allows you to block specific channels and videos that you don't wish to see or get recommended with.
The extension is lightweight and fast, integrated seamlessly and does not affect your browsing experience at all, to an extent that an unsuspecting user will never know it's there to begin with.

** The extension includes the following features

* Integrated context menus across YouTube for easy blocking
* Block videos by name
* Block channels by name
* Block comments from specific user or by content keywords
* Block/Allow videos with specific runtime
* Block YouTube Shorts
* Block YouTube Movies
* Block Explore page
* Block YouTube's auto generated playlists
* Hide watched videos from recommendations
* Remove \"Video paused, continue watching?\" popups

** For advanced users

* Regular Expressions are supported across all filter options
* Advanced Blocking: Extend the functionality on your own using a JavaScript function (https://github.com/amitbl/blocktube/wiki/Advanced-Blocking)
** WARNING ** DO NOT PASTE UNTRUSTED CODE YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND, YOUR YOUTUBE ACCOUNT MAY BE AT RISK IF YOU DO SO

PRIVACY NOTICE:
I do not collect any information or data on you.
This extension does not contain analytics/tracking codes.
This extension does not make even a single request to a 3rd party server.
The only data being recorded is your configured options which are saved locally
only on your computer.

SOURCE CODE AND BUG TRACKING:
https://github.com/amitbl/blocktube

FIREFOX VERSION:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/blocktube/
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "BlockTube", "version": "0.4.5", "description": "YouTube\u2122 content blocker", "manifest_version": 3, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["https://www.youtube.com/*", "https://m.youtube.com/*"], "js": ["src/scripts/content_script.js"], "run_at": "document_start", "all_frames": true }, { "matches": ["https://www.youtube.com/*", "https://m.youtube.com/*"], "js": ["src/scripts/seed.js"], "run_at": "document_start", "all_frames": true, "world": "MAIN" }, { "matches": ["https://www.youtube.com/*", "https://m.youtube.com/*"], "js": ["src/scripts/inject.js"], "run_at": "document_start", "all_frames": true, "world": "MAIN" } ], "action": { "default_title": "BlockTube Options", "default_icon": { "16": "assets/icons/16.png", "48": "assets/icons/48.png", "128": "assets/icons/128.png" } }, "options_ui": { "page": "src/ui/options.html", "open_in_tab": true }, "permissions": [ "storage", "unlimitedStorage" ], "background": { "service_worker": "src/scripts/background.js" }, "icons": { "16": "assets/icons/16.png", "48": "assets/icons/48.png", "128": "assets/icons/128.png" }, "homepage_url": "https://github.com/amitbl/blocktube"}
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User reviews

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FatheredPuma81 (ID: 000000f2909c8a87) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/10/2024 Dev has been too busy to fix the extension for quite a while now so I can only give this a 1 star. Was an amazing extension.

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vsd게비비안 15번 (ID: 0000008b93ccba34) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/26/2024 구글에자동백업 돼면 좋겠습니다 언어 한국어도 하면좋겟습니다 잘쓰고있는대 동작이 안돼다가 돼다가 수정해주새요 부탁드립니다

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Oscar Rego (ID: 000000211ce55f81) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 07/24/2024 just the thing i was looking for block the fake thumbnail youtubers lmao edit: its been detected by YT and wont work as for now

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Jonathan Cox (ID: 000000219dca9517) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 06/18/2024 This extension works really great! I've had this extension since December 2021, and it has barely left my browsers ever since then. The only problem is that when you search a blocked channel on YT, it will still show the shorts from that channel. If you click on it, it will play the short for you, and with that, you can also STILL look around the channel, but if you click a video, it will NOT play, because you blocked the channel, and that means you won't access the videos. I hope the developer(s) of BlockTube can fix the Shorts issue, but that doesn't stop me from giving it a 5 out of 5! It's still a great extension nonetheless!

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Charles Ballard (ID: 000000bec8a584e5) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 04/21/2024 worked great. now, blocking from comments and other tools are broken, offensive toxic stuff all over now...temp solution i found was to use adblockplus to block all comments and video suggestions on the right side panel...using these cutoms rules; - youtube.com##.style-scope.ytd-comments - youtube.com##.style-scope.ytd-watch-next-secondary-results-renderer copy paste into adblockplus custom rules. searches work and your screen isn't filled with unwanted misinformation, toxic troll droppings and hate based content.