?️ **Keep Focused, Stay Productive** Hides video recommendations for a distraction-free YouTube experience.

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1.0.3
Update
December 10, 2024
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16.07MiB
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5
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1 ★
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3
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YouTube Disblock Extension

## 🔹 **YouTube Disblock: Your Productivity Partner on YouTube** 🔹

Take control of your YouTube experience with **YouTube Disblock**, a Chrome extension designed to eliminate distractions and help you focus on meaningful content. Customize your feed to align with your goals, and say goodbye to the endless loop of recommendations.

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### ✨ **Key Features** ✨

- 🎯 **Goal-Driven Feed Customization**
Define your goals, and YouTube Disblock will tailor your feed accordingly, ensuring that you only see videos that match your objectives.

- 🏠 **Declutter Your Home Page**
Remove the noise from your YouTube homepage by clearing out recommendations and updates. Enjoy a clean, distraction-free interface that promotes focus.

- 🔍 **Eliminate the Discovery Section**
Avoid distractions from trending content. YouTube Disblock removes the discovery section, keeping your focus on what truly matters.

- 🔔 **Flexible Subscription Controls**
Choose whether to display videos from your subscriptions. With an easy toggle in the extension’s popup, you decide what’s visible.

- 🛡️ **Smart Redirect for Manual Bypasses**
Trying to access the trending section via URL? YouTube Disblock will redirect you to your subscriptions, keeping your experience distraction-free.

- 🎥 **Playlist Visibility with Recommendation Blocking**
Unlike other extensions, YouTube Disblock allows playlist navigation while hiding unrelated video suggestions. This ensures uninterrupted learning or entertainment.

- ⏳ **Overconsumption Timeout**
Watch five videos that don’t align with your goals, and YouTube access will be blocked for 10 minutes. During this period, you’ll receive insights about time wasted, helping you make better decisions for the future.

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### 🌟 **Why Choose YouTube Disblock?** 🌟

YouTube Disblock is crafted for individuals seeking a productive YouTube experience. Unlike similar extensions, it blocks distractions effectively without introducing toggles that could undo the effort. Designed through practical experience, this extension empowers you to stay on track and use your time wisely.

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### 🤝 **Support & Feedback** 🤝

Your input matters! Encountering issues or have suggestions? Let’s improve together:
📧 **Contact Us:** [email protected]

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### 🛠 **Note:**

YouTube Disblock is ideal for users committed to enhancing their productivity. By minimizing distractions and promoting goal-oriented content consumption, this extension ensures you make the most out of your YouTube time.

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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install YouTube Disblock extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install YouTube Disblock 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 Disblock extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install YouTube Disblock extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download YouTube Disblock extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a YouTube Disblock 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 Disblock Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the YouTube Disblock extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the YouTube Disblock extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for YouTube Disblock 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 Disblock 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 Disblock extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install YouTube Disblock 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 Disblock extension file

Select and download the YouTube Disblock 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 Disblock 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 Disblock 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 Disblock 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 Disblock extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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