YouTube Clean: Boost, Customize & Hide Shorts

Distraction-free YouTube: hide Shorts, skip ads, remove feed clutter & recommendations. Focus mode with a compact list layout.

YouTube Clean is a distraction-free browser extension that removes clutter from YouTube — hide Shorts, skip ads, cut feed clutter, and turn the feed into a clean, compact list. Focus on the videos you actually came for. Whether you use YouTube for learning, work, research, or long-form viewing, YouTube Clean gives you direct control over what stays on screen and what disappears. Every feature is opt-in and toggled from a simple side panel — make YouTube minimal, focused, and distraction-free. With YouTube Clean you can: - Remove distractions — hide Shorts, mixes, playlists, and feed clutter. - Block & auto-skip ads — automatically skip video ads and hide ad banners and sponsored feed videos. - Compact mode — turn the feed, search results, and watch-page recommendations into a tidy list/grid that fits more on screen. - Control playback — playback speed slider for videos and a dedicated speed control for Shorts. - Stay focused — strip the sidebar, search bar, and player down to the essentials. Features: - Compact mode — list / grid layout for feed, search & recommendations - Auto-skip video ads - Hide ad banners & sponsored feed videos - Hide Shorts (feed & sidebar) - Hide mixes & playlists - Hide Explore, Trending, Music, Gaming, News & Sports - Hide Explore & News shelves in the home feed - Disable auto-preview on hover - Playback speed slider for regular videos - Speed control & auto-advance for Shorts - Hide or trim the left sidebar (You, History, Subscriptions, More from YouTube…) - Clean up the search bar & top header (voice search, virtual keyboard, upload, notifications) - Clean up player controls for a simpler layout - Channel page cleanup (banner, trailer) - Clean up search results (related searches, info cards, channel shelves) Why users choose YouTube Clean: - Distraction-free, minimalist YouTube for focus and productivity - Great for studying, language learning, lectures, tutorials, and deep work - Stop endless short-form scrolling — hide Shorts everywhere - Fast, practical customization with quick enable / disable toggles - Open source, lightweight, and privacy-friendly Streamline your YouTube experience with YouTube Clean — the essential extension for a cleaner, more focused, distraction-free YouTube. YouTube Clean is open source — view the code, report issues, or request features on GitHub: https://github.com/lenadweb/yt-clean