Veil - Minimalist YouTube Thumbnail Blocker

Replace YouTube thumbnails with minimal typographic cards, reclaim your attention.

Stop getting distracted by YouTube thumbnails. YouTube thumbnails aren't designed to inform, they're designed for engagement. Exaggerated faces. Loud text. Hyper-saturated colors. Every thumbnail is engineered to trigger a click before your brain even processes the title. Veil removes that manipulation entirely, replacing thumbnails with minimal typographic cards so you actually choose what to watch. 𝗠𝗢𝗗𝗘𝗦 • Text — Clean dark cards. Title, channel, duration. Nothing else. • Film — Desaturated, letterboxed, grain overlay. Cinema, not clickbait. • Solid — Flat color. Maximum reduction. 𝗖𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗭𝗘 • Multiple serif typefaces • Toggle channel, duration, noise texture • Works everywhere: Home, Search, Subscriptions, Sidebar 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗖𝗬 Zero data collection. Zero analytics. Runs entirely on your machine. Also: your recommendations say a lot about you. Veil keeps your feed neutral, no one sees visual indicators of what the algorithm thinks you like. 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 → Breaking the autoplay-scroll loop → Intentional watching instead of passive consumption → Discreet browsing in public spaces → Minimalist aesthetic → Actually focusing