YouTube Clean: Shorts Blocker, Feed Filters & Video Controls

Block Shorts, hide recommendations, filter videos by keyword or channel name. Stop auto-dubbing and control playback speed.

YouTube Clean combines a Shorts blocker, video filters and playback controls in a free, open source Chrome extension. Remove distractions from your feed, keep original titles and audio, and customize the video player for tutorials, lectures or everyday viewing. Choose what to change: - Hide Shorts shelves and the Shorts menu entry. Direct links remain accessible. - Hide recommendations beside the video, comments, live chat and end screen cards. - Remove watched videos, mixes, playlists and members-only videos from view. - Filter by words in video titles or channel names, and by video duration. These filters do not apply to search results. - Show original titles and select the original audio track instead of auto-dubbing, when available. - Use smaller thumbnails, a compact layout and disable hover previews. - Adjust playback speed from 0.25x to 3x on regular video pages. - Hide sidebar items or open Subscriptions instead of Home when signed in. Keyword blocker and channel-name filters Add words from video titles or channel names to hide matching cards. Use the duration filter to set a minimum or maximum video length. Live streams and cards without a readable duration remain visible. Keyword and duration filtering excludes search results; it does not block channel accounts or prevent opening direct links. Original language instead of automatic translation Turn off auto-dubbing by selecting the original audio track when available. Restore original video titles instead of automatically translated titles. These options do not translate content or unlock audio tracks that the creator has not provided. Clean search results, channel pages and descriptions Remove search AI summaries, related searches, channel cards and information panels. Hide channel banners and trailers, merchandise and tickets. In the video description, choose whether to show the AI summary, transcript, chapters, mentioned people or related videos. The controls change visibility and leave the creator’s content intact. Compact feed, sidebar and infinite scroll Browse smaller thumbnails in Home, search and watch-page suggestions. Remove notifications, voice search, upload buttons, History or Watch later from navigation. Optional endless Home feed continues loading recommendations in the All tab when the feed reaches its end. You can also use Subscriptions as your starting page when signed in. Video speed controller and codec settings Fine-tune playback in 0.05x steps with the in-player slider. Force H.264 by blocking VP9 and AV1, or block 60 fps streams; available resolutions may decrease. The Enhanced Bitrate preference requires Premium and a compatible stream. Hiding the autoplay switch removes its button, rather than disabling next-video autoplay. Click the extension icon to open the side panel. Start with the Balanced preset, then adjust each setting. Use the master switch or keyboard shortcut to turn your setup on or off. Works on the desktop website in Chrome. You can also hide sponsored cards and banners. Optional automatic ad skipping is experimental and does not guarantee ad-free playback. No payment or account required. Settings stay in your browser, with no automatic usage tracking. If you send feedback, your message and extension version go to the developer via PostHog; browsing history and account details are not attached. Source code and support: https://github.com/lenadweb/yt-clean