YouTube Blocker

Simple YouTube Blocker for Chrome: block YouTube Shorts and channels, hide recommendations and set a daily watch time limit.

YouTube Blocker is a calm youtube blocker for Chrome. Block YouTube completely, or keep it and remove only what eats your time: Shorts, recommendations and the channels you never want to see. No account, no sign-up, and nothing is sent anywhere. Most blockers either lock the whole site or hide one thing. This blocker does both, and every setting applies at once. 📌 How to block YouTube on Chrome in three steps 1. Open the extension and choose All of YouTube. 2. Every link to the site, including shortened links and the mobile version, now opens a calm block page with Back and Close tab buttons. 3. Turn it off later, and the tab goes back to the same video, even to the same second. ➤ Block YouTube Shorts and hide distractions ▸ Remove Shorts shelves from the home page, search and channel pages, and enjoy the site without them while the rest stays as it is. ▸ Decide what a Shorts link does: open it as a normal video or show the block page. That turns the blocker into a strict youtube shorts blocker only when you want one. ▸ Turn off YouTube recommendations next to the player and the endless home feed, so the site opens on search instead of suggestions. ▸ Hide comments, end screens and live chat when you need quiet, and the player grows into the empty space. 1️⃣ Block a YouTube channel. Right-click any video and choose Block this channel. Its uploads vanish at once, and a small notice lets you undo it. 2️⃣ Hide single videos and words. Paste a video link, or hide every title that contains a word you pick. 3️⃣ Mute people in comments. That is how to block YouTube channels and users at once: comments from hidden channels disappear, and right-clicking a comment hides its author. You can also hide whole topics, such as games or news, before they reach your feeds and search. ⏱️ Daily watch time limit Set a limit for all of YouTube, only for Shorts or only for entertainment, on the days you choose. A warning comes five minutes and one minute before the end, and the toolbar icon shows the minutes left. Need a little more today? Add ten minutes. Watch time is counted honestly, only while the tab is on screen and something plays or you scroll. It works like a focus mode and cuts screen time without deleting anything. 📊 Stats that show why you watch - See which channels take your time and when your peak hours are. - Find out whether a video was opened on purpose or you got pulled in by recommendations and autoplay. - Act on every insight with one button, and keep streaks of days without Shorts and days within the limit. 💡 Optional extras, off by default • A youtube ad blocker that removes ads in videos, banners and promoted results. It starts switched off because the site sometimes reacts to ad blockers, so ads stay until you decide otherwise. • Dislikes shown as an estimate from an independent open service. This is the only feature that goes online, and it sends just the video ID after you turn it on. 🔒 Private by design The extension has no account, no analytics and no ads. Your settings and stats stay in your browser, and nothing is counted in Incognito. The stats never load thumbnails, so not even image servers learn what you watched. 👪 YouTube parental controls for a shared computer Close the site completely on a kids' computer, or leave it on and hide Shorts and chosen channels. There is no password, so treat it as a helper for self-control and family agreements rather than a lock. ❓ Quick answers How to block a YouTube channel? Right-click one of its videos and choose Block this channel, or paste its link on the Filters tab. Can I add many channels at once? Import a list from another blocker as JSON or plain text, and it is added to yours. How to block someone on YouTube? Right-click their comment and let the blocker hide the author. How to block YouTube Shorts? Set What to block to Choose and tap the Shorts tile. How to block videos on YouTube one by one? Paste the video link on the Filters tab, or right-click it. Does it work in the app on a phone or TV? No. YouTube Blocker is a Chrome extension for the browser on your computer. Want to stay focused? Start with Shorts off and a one-hour limit, and let the youtube blocker do the rest. Unlike a general website blocker, it keeps the useful part of the site open. Available in 30 languages, with a dark theme. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. This extension is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or Google.