swiyde

Focus aid: covers every YouTube thumbnail with a black overlay. Click an overlay to permanently reveal just that thumbnail.

Swiyde turns YouTube into a distraction-free study tool. The moment you open YouTube, Swiyde covers every thumbnail — home feed, search, sidebar, playlists, channel pages, and Shorts — with a clean black overlay. No clickbait, no tempting recommendations, no rabbit holes. Just the video you came for. Need to watch something? Click its cover to reveal that one thumbnail. The click never opens the video, so you stay in control, and revealed thumbnails stay revealed as you keep scrolling. Built for focus: Covers thumbnails everywhere on YouTube, automatically Click any cover to reveal just that single video — nothing else Newly loaded thumbnails are covered instantly as you scroll One-tap on/off toggle, plus the Alt+B keyboard shortcut from any page Your on/off choice is remembered across browser restarts Private by design: No account, no sign-up, no tracking, no ads No data ever leaves your browser The only permission used is local storage — to remember whether Swiyde is on or off Perfect for students preparing for exams, anyone using YouTube to learn, and anyone who wants to stay productive without the constant pull of the next video. Stay focused. Reveal on purpose. Study without temptation.