Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended & Shorts

Hide YouTube related videos, shorts, comments, suggestions wall, homepage recommendations, trending, and other distractions.

Unhook: Remove YouTube Distractions & Focus on Content

"Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended & Shorts" is an Edge browser extension designed to enhance your viewing experience on YouTube by stripping away various distractions. It allows users to hide recommended videos, shorts, comments, autoplay, annotations, trending content, and more to focus solely on the content they wish to watch. The add-on provides a customizable interface to tailor the YouTube experience to your preferences, including suppression of specific sidebar suggestions, end-screen prompts, and even the top header. Perfect for maintaining productivity or a minimalist view, Unhook offers a cleaner, more controlled way to enjoy YouTube content without the noise.
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Add-on stats

By: Unhook
Users: 142,603
105
Rating: 4.90
(164)
2 new ratings
Version: 1.6.7 (Last updated: 2024-04-12)
Creation date: 2021-12-27
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • webRequest
  • https://www.youtube.com/*
  • https://m.youtube.com/*
Size: 37.86K

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# 350 ▲ 1
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Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended & Shorts (v1.6.8)
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Add-on summary

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A browser extension to eliminate distractions on YouTube, including the recommended sidebar, shorts, endscreen video suggestions, user comments, homepage related videos feed, trending tab, turn off autoplay or annotations, and more. Toggle the options through the popup to customize your own YouTube experience!

Compatible with mobile YouTube, m.youtube.com, through Firefox on Android. Also works on video embeds.

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If you find Unhook useful, please consider making a contribution: PayPal.me/unhook

OPTIONS:

  • Hide Homepage Feed
  • Hide Video Sidebar
    • Hide Recommended (Related Videos)
    • Hide Live Chat
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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Edge Add-on Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Helps reduce distractions and improve focus while studying
  • Highly customizable with various functionalities to hide unwanted content
  • Effectively removes YouTube's recommended videos and shorts
  • Users find it to be a life-saver in avoiding YouTube addiction
  • Improves the overall usability of YouTube for productivity and learning
Cons
    Most mentioned
    • Removes distracting content such as recommendations and shorts
    • Helps users focus on specific tasks without being distracted
    • Customization options for a personalized experience
    • Considered a very useful tool for productivity
    • Many users express gratitude towards the developers for this tool
    User reviews
    This is amazing, in combination with dearrow it makes YouTube feel good again. This is one of the only ways to permanently remove YT Shorts from edge.
    by Robert, 2025-01-21
    Really amazing for cleaning up youtube, I love it and have been using it for close to a year now.
    by Peter, 2025-01-16
    Works well
    by Shakeel, 2025-01-09
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    Add-on safety

    Risk impact

    Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended & Shorts requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

    Risk likelihood

    Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended & Shorts has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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