Focus- Distraction-less Youtube

Removes Shorts, the category chips and the sidebar, and swaps every thumbnail for a random frame from the video. One-click on/off.

Focus - Distraction Less YouTube helps you watch what you came for and nothing else. YouTube is built to keep you scrolling. This extension strips out the parts that pull you away from your goal, so you can search, watch and leave. WHAT IT DOES • Removes Shorts. Shorts shelves, Shorts videos in your feed and search results, and the Shorts tab on channels are hidden. If you open a Shorts link, it plays in the normal video player instead. • Hides the category chips bar. No more "All / Music / Gaming / Podcasts" row tempting you to browse. • Hides the sidebar and menu button. The Home / Shorts / Subscriptions / You column is gone, and the page expands to use the space. • Replaces thumbnails with random frames. Instead of the creator's attention-grabbing, clickbait-style thumbnail, you see a random frame taken from the video itself. If a video has no frame available, such as a live stream, the original thumbnail is kept. • One-click on/off. Click the toolbar icon to turn focus mode on or off. Your choice is remembered, and a small "OFF" badge on the icon shows when it is disabled. GREAT FOR Studying, working, or anyone who wants to use YouTube on purpose. PRIVACY This extension collects no data. It has no accounts, no analytics and no tracking. It never sends information anywhere, and it only runs on youtube.com. Your on/off setting is stored locally in your browser. TIP Since the sidebar is hidden, open pages like Subscriptions directly (youtube.com/feed/subscriptions) or bookmark them. This extension is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube or Google. YouTube is a trademark of Google