QuietTube

A distraction-free YouTube experience. Hide recommendations, shorts, comments, and more. Free and open source.

QuietTube removes distractions from YouTube so you can focus on the videos that matter. Whether you're studying, working, or just trying to watch a single video without getting pulled into an endless recommendation loop — QuietTube gives you control. FEATURES: • Hide the Home Feed — No more recommendation grid on the homepage • Hide Sidebar Suggestions — Removes "Up next" videos on watch pages and expands the player to full width • Hide End-Screen Overlays — No more clickable video tiles at the end of videos • Block Shorts — Removes Shorts from navigation, shelves, and search results. Redirects /shorts/ URLs to the normal video player • Hide Comments — Removes the entire comments section • Hide Trending / Explore — Hides Trending and Explore pages and their sidebar links • Disable Autoplay — Forces autoplay off and hides the toggle Every feature can be toggled individually through a clean, dark popup UI. There's also a global on/off switch to enable or disable everything at once. PRIVACY: • No data collection • No external network requests • No accounts or sign-ups • Settings sync across your Chrome devices via chrome.storage.sync • Fully open source: https://github.com/dschulmeist/QuietTube LIGHTWEIGHT: QuietTube uses CSS injection to hide elements before they even render. No heavy DOM manipulation, no performance impact. Free. No time limits. No premium tiers. DISCLAIMER: QuietTube is an independent hobby project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with YouTube or Google in any way. This software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind. The author assumes no responsibility or liability for any damage or consequences arising from the use of this extension. Use it at your own risk. YouTube may change their interface at any time, which could cause features to stop working. No guarantees are made regarding continued functionality or compatibility.