LessTube: Hide YouTube Shorts & Distractions

Hide Shorts, comments and recommendations on YouTube. Grayscale, custom grid, blur thumbnails. Free, no account, no tracking.

LessTube - Customize YouTube & Hide Distractions Want a cleaner, distraction-free YouTube? LessTube is a free YouTube customizer with 140+ customization options. Hide Shorts, comments, recommendations and other unwanted elements, adjust the layout, and make YouTube work the way you want. Whether you want a minimalist YouTube interface, fewer distractions while studying, or more control over what appears on your screen, LessTube gives you the tools to customize your viewing experience. No subscription, no account, no premium tiers. FEATURES - **Hide YouTube Shorts** — remove Shorts from the YouTube interface or open Shorts in the normal video player. - **Hide comments and recommendations** — remove comments, suggested videos, sidebars, end screens and other distracting sections. - **Customize YouTube's layout** — adjust the video grid and number of columns to suit your screen and preferences. - **Hide individual elements** — choose which buttons, sections and interface elements you want to remove. - **Element picker and custom CSS selectors** — select elements directly on the page or enter a CSS selector for more advanced customization. - **Hide watched videos** — remove already-watched videos from supported YouTube feeds. - **Blur YouTube thumbnails** — reduce visual clutter and make clickbait thumbnails less distracting. - **Disable autoplay on hover** — stop video previews from playing when you move your mouse over thumbnails. - **Grayscale mode** — make YouTube less colorful and less visually stimulating. - **Import and export settings** — back up your preferences or transfer your configuration to another browser or device. - **Multilingual interface** — use LessTube in one of 13 supported interface languages. - **140+ customization options** — fine-tune YouTube to your liking and build an experience that works for you. WHY LESSTUBE? - **Customize YouTube your way** — choose what stays visible and what disappears. - **Reduce distractions** — spend less time scrolling through unwanted content and more time watching the videos you choose. - **Create a minimalist YouTube experience** — simplify the interface to suit your preferences. - **Free YouTube customization** — all available features are free, with no subscription or premium tiers. PRIVACY LessTube is designed to customize the YouTube interface without unnecessary tracking. - Your settings are stored locally on your device. - No analytics or tracking. - No external network requests made by LessTube. - No remotely hosted code. - No account required. LessTube changes YouTube's interface. It does not replace YouTube's recommendation algorithms or modify the videos themselves. COMPATIBILITY Works with Google Chrome 105+ and other Chromium-based browsers, including Brave, Microsoft Edge, Opera and Vivaldi. Compatibility may vary between browsers. SUPPORT & FEEDBACK Have an idea for a new feature, a suggestion, or a problem to report? Feel free to email me at cayoo.dev@gmail.com. I'd love to hear your feedback! YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. LessTube is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google or YouTube.