YouTube Comment Blocker - Shorts & Channel

YouTube Comment Blocker, Shorts Blocker & Channel Blocker - block comments, channels & Shorts for a clean feed.

No more YouTube comment stress. YTBM is a browser extension that blocks toxic comments and channels, removes Shorts, and filters keywords — so you can clean up YouTube exactly the way you want. You decide what gets blocked. ■ Features • Comment & Live Chat Blocking (All-in-One Account Block) — Blocking a comment author's account (channel) automatically blocks all of their other comments, uploaded videos, Shorts, and live chat across YouTube. A block button also appears next to nicknames in live chat. Replies are kept visible by default, but can be hidden via the Filter tab. • Hide Shorts — Completely removes Shorts from the Shorts tab, home feed, and search results with a single toggle. • Focus Mode (Hide Home Feed & Recommended Videos) — Prevent algorithm distractions by hiding the infinite recommended video grid on the YouTube home page and the related videos sidebar next to the video player. An intuitive guide banner is shown on the home page when the feed is hidden. • Hide All Comments & Chat — Hides all comment sections, Shorts comments, and live chat windows with a single toggle. Use this when you simply don't want to see any comments, regardless of channel blocking. • Channel Blocking — Block any channel from your feed, search, and comments. A block button appears instantly when you hover over any video. • Video Blocking — Hide specific videos without blocking the entire channel. • Instant Block & Undo — Enable 'Instant Block Mode' in settings to block without a confirmation dialog. Made a mistake? Click on any hidden comment to instantly restore (Undo) it. • Keyword Filtering — Automatically filters out comments and video titles containing words you specify. • Auto-Block on Keyword Match — Adds commenters whose comments contain specified keywords to your block list the moment they are detected. Can be toggled ON/OFF whenever needed. ⚠️ Read this before enabling Auto-Block on Keyword Match This feature does not understand context — it only checks whether a word is present, not its meaning or intent. If you add "idiot" as a keyword, someone writing "Wait, he's not an idiot — he's actually brilliant" will be immediately blocked and remain blocked until manually restored. The shorter and more common the word, the higher the chance of false positives. ⚠️ Please follow these guidelines: • Use long, specific phrases for keywords rather than short common words. • Check the auto-block log regularly and restore any wrongly blocked accounts. • Add trusted channels to the whitelist in advance. • False Positive Log & Bulk Restore — All auto-blocked entries (account name, keyword, comment text, timestamp) are recorded in a separate tab. Supports search, individual unblocking, and bulk restore by keyword. Restored accounts are automatically whitelisted to prevent re-blocking. • Whitelist — Register channels that should never be blocked. Whitelisted accounts are protected from all block conditions. • Backup & Restore — Export and import your block list as a JSON file. Switching browsers? Your data comes with you. • Performance Optimization (Prevent Comment Scroll Lag) — Click this if scrolling feels laggy after loading hundreds of comments. It frees memory and reduces lag by clearing read comment DOM nodes above the viewport without needing a page refresh (F5). (Scroll position is perfectly preserved after cleaning.) • Upgraded Settings & Options Layout — The popup UI is organized into a clean 'Filter | Block | Settings' layout, with the 'Settings' tab split into 'Options / Tools'. A new 'General Settings' tab is added in the options page to cleanly manage all Focus Mode and Block Action configurations inside card layouts. • Community Reputation — Displays a "⚠️ N blocked" badge on accounts reported by multiple users. Hover over the badge to see a breakdown of reports by reason. You can submit block reasons to contribute to the data, but you always decide whether to block. (Off by default, optional) ■ Who is this for? People tired of toxic comments and spam / Anyone who wants to completely remove Shorts from their feed / Users who want to firmly filter specific channels or keywords / Those who want to block spam bots at the source / Users who want to combine keyword filtering with account blocking / Anyone worried about false positives / Those who want to manage their filters with logs and restore tools ■ Privacy All block data is stored locally in your browser and never sent to any server. The Community Reputation feature is OFF by default. If enabled, only fully anonymized data is processed — no personal information is collected. ■ Support & Bug Reports For feature requests or bug reports, please contact no7beckham.dev@gmail.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patch Notes v2.1.8 -Blocked channels no longer bypass filters during lazy-loading on Home Feed. -Automatically syncs handles to name-only blocks without duplicate data, ensuring clean unblocking. -Fixed a bug where the 30-second block buffer banner persisted on recycled comments while scrolling YouTube Shorts. -Removed Lab Log height limit & added search bar. -Added descriptions explaining that logs are only recorded when the auto-block option is active. -Increased options page font sizes for readability v2.1.7 -New 'Focus Mode' Hide Home Recommendations: Hides video recommendations on the Home screen Hide Watch Recommendations: Hides the recommended video sidebar on the watch page -Fixed an issue where clicking the block button during the 30-second auto-block banner would delay the block overlay until the timer expired. Blocking now takes effect immediately. -The extension icon's block badge count is now preserved and does not reset/decrease even when old blocked comments are optimized into blank placeholders. -App settings are now saved and restored along with the blocklists during export/import (Backward compatible). v2.1.6 -Fixed an issue where keywords pasted via drag-select failed to block due to Non-Breaking Space (U+00A0) being included from the clipboard -Added Run button to popup & options (clears read comment DOM to free memory and prevent scroll lag without refresh, scroll position fully preserved) v2.1.5 -Added a feature to automatically hide live chat messages containing blocked keywords. -New Options Page: Added a dedicated options page outside the popup to manage block lists (channels, keywords) and view block statistics in a wider view. - Fixed an issue where the "Unblock" button in Shorts and the main video player failed to function due to YouTube layout updates. -Added explanatory text to the block confirmation modal (shown when instant ban is OFF) -Fixed duplicate text extraction bug in comments (resolved duplicate log entries) -Removed the "Block Now" button from the keyword auto-detection banner. v2.1.4 -Fixed a bug where auto-block was not triggered when a banned keyword appeared in a reply comment -Fixed reply comment authors not being recorded in the auto-block log and local blocklist -Fixed a bug where keyword block reason mappings were lost during backup export/import -Auto-block notification button labels updated: Allow → Cancel Block / Block Now → Block Immediately v2.1.3 -Added a one-time usage tip banner at the top of the filter tab on first install. -Keyword auto-block now shows a 30-second warning banner for false positive recovery instead of immediately hiding -Updated filter tab icon -Disable block/filter/data sections when Hide All Comments is ON -Moved "Hide replies to blocked comments" to Block Action & Display section -Added a search bar to the keyword list section for real-time filtering. -Fixed blocking leaks in search results, playlist pages, and the playback queue to completely prevent unwanted exposure or auto-play. -Fixed an issue where YouTube Mixes and playlist cards containing blocked keywords in their titles on the Home feed were not blocked and remained visible. v2.1.2 -Dual-Tab UI Overhaul: Replaced the deep menu-driven structure with flat bottom tabs (Filter/Block/Manage) and top sub-tabs to eliminate unnecessary navigation depth. -Batched storage updates to resolve temporary browser freeze during high-volume blocking. -Scroll Optimization: Pre-compiled keyword regex to prevent stuttering while scrolling. -Added an onboarding toast to prompt enabling the 'Community Reputation (⚠️ badges)' feature upon your first channel block. -Fixed opt-in card description (removed unimplemented feature text) -Renamed "Share Global Reputation Data" → "Community Reputation Sharing" v2.1.1 -Added blur overlay when entering a blocked channel's video page -Overhauled Dark Mode design -Added theme toggle button to header (Dark / Light) v2.1.0 -Disabled channel ban button on collaborative videos (Handles cannot be extracted) -Removed channel ban button from channel 'Videos' tab (Video ban only) -Removed all ban buttons from channel 'Shorts' tab v2.0.9 -Auto-block log stabilization -Fixed log loss during simultaneous keyword blocks (storage key isolation) -Auto-block now triggers only on comments (excludes videos/shorts/chat) -Existing logs are automatically migrated v2.0.8 -Fixed an issue where clicking "Undo Block" did not work for certain users (e.g., auto-generated handles). v2.0.7 -Show reputation badges only on comments. v2.0.6 - Unblocking a channel now automatically cancels its reputation report - Removed redundant hint from settings page - Cleaned up keyword hint icon v2.0.5 - Fixed unblock popup still appearing after unblocking - Replaced native confirm dialogs with custom modals - Renamed "Whitelist" to "Exceptions" across all 6 languages - Keyword reason dropdown only appears when both auto-block and reputation sharing are ON - Added contextual hints linking auto-block and reputation sharing - Added toast notification when unblocking adds a channel to exceptions v2.0.4 -Settings UI cleanup: removed unnecessary emoji icons from toggle labels -Import/Export buttons now use clean SVG icons -Removed unused permission (alarms) -Updated privacy policy to reflect serverless architecture v2.0.3 -Show full comment text in false-positive log (removed 80-character truncation) -Fixed duplicate reputation badge on channel name in video page -Clicking "Blocked" button now shows unblock confirmation popup -Button restored to original state after unblocking -Shorts unblock now immediately restores channel name button v2.0.2 -Keyword auto-block now integrates with the reputation system (reports sent with reason category) -Unblocking auto-blocked users now automatically cancels reputation reports (false positive recovery) -Added reason selection dropdown when adding keywords (when auto-block is ON) -Popup tab switching now reflects the latest data in real-time -Internal keyword matching engine optimization v2.0.1 - Security and stability improvements - Fixed reporting feature bug - Code cleanup and performance improvements - Removed storage capacity limit v2.0.0 -Code modularization refactoring (improved stability & performance) -Hide all comments and live chat (including Shorts comments) -Full popup UI redesign (tab view, statistics dashboard) -Fixed bug where badges and report buttons weren't instantly hidden/restored when Reputation Sharing is OFF -Improved UX so block confirmation modal appears near the button v1.0.3 -Excluded @mentions in reply comments from keyword scanning — fixed an issue where innocent users who replied to a blocked channel were incorrectly blocked v1.0.2 -Keyword Auto-Block: Auto-block accounts posting comments with banned words (ON/OFF), with block log (account · keyword · original text · time) view & unblock support -Logic Improvements: Whitelist accounts take top priority; auto-registers to whitelist upon manual unblock to prevent immediate re-blocking -UI/UX Improvements: Clarified button labels ([Unblock] / [Delete]), moved 'Hide Shorts' to the top, added guidance text v1.0.1 YTBM – YouTube Block & Filter official release