YouFocus – Stay Focused on YouTube

Timed YouTube notes (+), Study/Work modes, block Shorts & channels — free, local, no account.

YouFocus helps you stay focused on YouTube: Study & Work modes, channel blocking, time tracking, and timed video notes. Free. No account. Everything stays on your device. 🆕 NEW in 1.0.4 — Video notes with timestamps • Press + in the YouTube control bar (near subtitles) • Up to 10 notes per video, each saved at the exact second • Click any timestamp in History to reopen the video there • Gentle on-player reminder before each saved moment • Works in any focus mode (including Focus off) • One-time “What’s new” guide in the popup after update 🎯 Focus modes • Study — hides home feed, Shorts, recommendations, and distractions • Work — same clean experience for deep work and tutorials • Focus off — normal YouTube; notes still work ⏳ Time tracking • Separate stats for study, work, and other viewing • Today’s totals in the popup • 100% local — nothing sent to a server 📚 Watch history • Video title, channel, watch time, date • All timed notes listed under each video • Popup History and full History page in Options ⛔ Channel blocking (Fun list) • Block gaming, reactions, and channels that break your focus in Study/Work 🔒 Privacy • No data collection or selling • Permissions: storage + activeTab only • Website: https://youfocus.site YouTube is the best free learning platform — and the biggest procrastination trap. YouFocus keeps you in control and lets you jump back to any moment with one click. Enable “Show + button on player” under Video notes and try it on your next tutorial.