Surgically optimizes your YouTube experience for maximum productivity and focus, by removing distractions and preventing time-sinks.
YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! Extension
👁️🗨️ Removes distractions from YouTube
Hides home feed, shorts, live streams, 'watch next' recommendations, end video suggestions, comments, trending videos, etc. so you can work/learn without distractions.
😵💫 Blocks mindless consumption
Puts measures in place to stop you from mindlessly opening YouTube out of habit.
🔧 Single-click environment optimization
Automatically sets up the perfect environment for you based on what you want to do on YouTube.
Want to do some serious learning work? It'll set up the perfect environment for you. Want to explore new topics? It'll set up the perfect environment for that. Want to see only educational content on your feed? Donezo. Want to watch something entertaining while taking a short break, or while you're bathing or sitting on the toilet, without falling into a binge spree? Got you covered my friend ;)
📱 Works on mobile
(Tested on Android - Kiwi Browser)
Hides distractions from mobile version of YouTube to make sure you're covered on all your devices.
🎨 Customizable
Offers a high level of customization, allowing you to tailor the extension to best fit your needs. You can adjust the strictness of certain features, or disable them altogether if you find them annoying, or choose which parts of YouTube you want to see and which ones you don't.
📧 To report bugs, request features, submit feedback, or suggest any improvements, send an e-mail to:
[email protected]
📝 RELEASE NOTES
➼ v0.1.0
* Added a 'focus mode' which removes all possible distractions from YouTube
* Users can turn focus mode on/off with a single button
➼ v1.0.0
* Added customization options
* Users can now CHOOSE which parts of YouTube they want to show/hide
➼ v1.0.1
* Minor UI improvements to make the layout easier to parse
➼ v1.0.2
* Users can now enable/disable the extension conveniently from within the interface
➼ v1.0.3
* Added buttons to allow users to conveniently collapse all sections or toggle all settings
* Added animations to UI
➼ v1.1.0
* Added mobile support
➼ v2.0.0
* Added countdown page to save users from opening YouTube mindlessly out of habit
➼ v2.1.0
* Added settings page to allow further customization of extension features
➼ v2.1.1
* Minor bug fixes
➼ v3.0.0
* Added environment optimization page to allow users to conveniently fine tune their environment based on their task
* Feature can be turned off and customized from extension settings page
* Minor bug fixes
➼ v3.0.1
* Added more customization options
➼ v3.0.2
* Added more customization options
* Minor bug fixes
➼ v3.0.3
* Minor bug fixes
➼ v3.0.4
* Fixed compatibility issues with Chrome 130+
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How to download and manually install YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.
However, you may need to install YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.
Step 1: Download the YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! extension that contains all the data.
Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files
Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.
Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page
Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.
Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension
Now, go to the folder where you extracted the YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.
Step 5: Complete the Installation
Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.
Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.
Method 2: Download YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.
Step 1: Download the YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! extension file
Select and download the YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.
Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents
Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! extension running.
Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page
In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.
Step 4: Enable Developer Mode
After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.
Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension
Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."
Step 6: Select the Extension Folder
Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.
Step 7: Confirm and Install
After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.
Conclusion
Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install YouTube Detox: Optimize YT for Maximum Focus! extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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Krish (ID: 00000066a54348a8) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/07/2023