Take the trash out! Get rid of the garbage recommendations with this highly customizable extension!

Latest Version

Version
2.1
Update
September 26, 2023
Size
80.81KiB
Developer
benedani.xyz
Category
Users
273
Rating
3.63636 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Storage
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Recommendation Tweaker for YouTube Extension

An open source, purely client-side browser extension that gives you control over YouTube's feed! Get rid of videos you've already seen, useless mixes and everything else you don't like!

v2.1 notes:
Fixed a bug where an invisible \"video\" that didn't even exist would cause the extension to error internally. It makes perfect sense, don't question it.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Recommendation Tweaker for YouTube", "version": "2.1", "description": "Take the trash out! Get rid of the garbage recommendations with this highly customizable extension!", "author": "Benedani - https://benedani.xyz/", "permissions": [ "storage" ], "icons": { "32": "icons/32.png", "64": "icons/64.png", "96": "icons/96.png", "192": "icons/192.png", "384": "icons/384.png" }, "browser_action": { "default_icon": { "32": "icons/32.png", "64": "icons/64.png", "96": "icons/96.png", "192": "icons/192.png", "384": "icons/384.png" }, "default_title": "Recommendation Tweaker for YouTube", "default_popup": "settings/a.html" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["*://*.youtube.com/*"], "js": ["runtweak.js"] } ], "background": { "scripts": ["storage.js"] }}
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How to download and manually install Recommendation Tweaker for YouTube extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Recommendation Tweaker for YouTube extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

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

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

This is another method to install Recommendation Tweaker for YouTube 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 Recommendation Tweaker for YouTube extension file

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

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User reviews

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Jarrah Parella (ID: 0000003f56effb72) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 03/26/2023 you should add a date category! would love to only have older youtube videos recommended to me. say anytime before 2016

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Anton Rus4u (ID: 0000008252056248) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 01/20/2023 Does not do what it says! Useless!

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Sam Cajampa (ID: 000000d047457728) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 01/16/2023 This is great. This one is the only one i could find that could stop that horrible garbage random low view videos youtube started showing all over my recommendation since Q4 2022. The only thing i miss, is to be able to block weird foreign to me language, like random thai and a bunch of useless indian videos youtube keeps recommend to me for no good reason.

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Miriam Frenay (ID: 0000005d27c7db65) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 10/30/2022 This appears to work well enough, though it leaves ugly gaps in the recommended feed. Filtering of live streams does not work. The Quick Delete option also doesn't work. I also would prefer an option to filter Shorts rather than filter videos by length.

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Şahin Kasap (ID: 00000066cf9cf5f4) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/28/2022 At last an extension that removes same videos from my Youtube. I was gonna completely stop using Youtube because of this.