YouTube Audio Only & Thumbnail Blocker (YouTube Focus)

Turn YouTube into an audio only player and hide all thumbnails & hover previews. Two independent toggles, instant apply.

YouTube Focus turns YouTube into a calmer, distraction free experience with two independent features you can switch on or off anytime. AUDIO ONLY MODE Hide the video picture while the sound keeps playing. Perfect for music, podcasts, lectures, and background listening. Every player control still works exactly as before play, pause, seek, playback speed, next video, volume, and captions. Hovering the timeline shows only the timestamp, with no preview thumbnails. HIDE THUMBNAILS & PREVIEWS Remove video thumbnails and hover autoplay previews across the homepage, search results, recommendations, channel pages, playlists, Shorts shelves, and end of video suggestion screens. Titles, durations, and channel names stay readable, and the page layout stays intact so you choose videos by title, not by clickbait imagery. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT • Two clean on/off toggles enable either feature independently • Changes apply instantly to all open YouTube tabs, no reload needed • Settings sync across your Chrome profile • Lightweight: pure CSS based, no impact on playback or performance PRIVACY FIRST • Runs only on youtube.com • Only permission used: storage (to remember your two toggles) • No data is collected, tracked, or sent anywhere ever Ideal for studying, working, cutting down doomscrolling, or simply enjoying YouTube as an audio player.