CalmTube

Replaces YouTube video thumbnails with real frames from the videos. Turn it on and off with one click.

CalmTube makes YouTube calmer. Instead of thumbnails designed to grab clicks — huge captions, arrows, shocked faces and "4K" badges — you see a plain frame from the video itself. Picking what to watch gets easier when you can see what is actually in the video. How it works • On the home page, in search, in recommendations and on channel pages, thumbnails are replaced with a frame that YouTube itself stores for every video. • If a video has no such frame, its regular thumbnail stays. • Click the CalmTube icon in the toolbar to turn it on or off; open YouTube tabs update instantly. When it is off, the icon shows an "off" badge. Privacy • The extension does not collect or send any of your data, shows no ads and needs no account. • It runs only on youtube.com and stores a single setting: whether it is on or off. CalmTube is an independent project and is not affiliated with YouTube or Google.