Remove distracting elements from youtube
Youtube Distraction Filter Extension
This Chrome extension by default will remove the comment section and related video section whenever you are watching a video.
This helps users not get distracted by participating in pointless conversation or getting fooled by click bait videos.
Known bugs:
-If you navigate to a video from within the youtube website the filter will not kick in. It will only work if you navigate straight to the video from a different website/link.
Change Log:
September 4th 2017:
-Youtube recently had an update, changed fields names that are targeted to be filtered to keep up with these changes.
August 5th 2019
-Fixed bug where related videos wouldn't hide.
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This helps users not get distracted by participating in pointless conversation or getting fooled by click bait videos.
Known bugs:
-If you navigate to a video from within the youtube website the filter will not kick in. It will only work if you navigate straight to the video from a different website/link.
Change Log:
September 4th 2017:
-Youtube recently had an update, changed fields names that are targeted to be filtered to keep up with these changes.
August 5th 2019
-Fixed bug where related videos wouldn't hide.
Source Manifest.json
{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",\t"manifest_version": 2,\t"name": "Youtube Distraction Filter",\t"description": "Remove distracting elements from youtube",\t"version": "1.0.2",\t"background": {\t "scripts": ["background.js"],\t "persistent": false\t},\t"page_action": {\t\t"default_icon": "eye-icon.png",\t\t"default_title": "Youtube Distraction Filter",\t\t"default_popup": "popup.html"\t},\t"content_scripts": [\t\t{\t\t\t"matches": ["https://www.youtube.com/*"],\t\t\t"js": ["youtube-distraction-filter.js"],\t\t\t"run_at": "document_end"\t\t}\t],\t"permissions": [\t\t"declarativeContent",\t\t"storage"\t]}
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