YouTube Control: Shorts Blocker & Detox

Create a distraction-free, beautiful environment on YouTube.

YouTube Control is a all-in-one browser extension designed to help you reclaim your focus and create a distraction-free viewing experience on YouTube. Key Features: * Feed & Navigation Control: - Hide Home Feed: Remove the recommended video grid on the homepage to prevent click-traps. - Hide Shorts & Playables: Remove the distracting Shorts feed and mini-games completely. - Hide Explore Panel: Remove trending and film links from the sidebar. - Hide Subscriptions & 'You' Sections: Clean up your sidebar by hiding channel lists and playlists. * Watch Experience Enhancements: - Hide Recommended Videos: Block the sidebar suggestions list on video pages. - Hide Comments & Chat: Disable comments and live chat boxes. - Hide Buttons & Stats: Hide subscribe buttons, likes count, and views count to focus purely on content. - Hide Top Header: Hide the search bar and header navigation. * Visual Styling & Detox: - Blur Thumbnails: Soften thumbnail images until you hover your mouse over them, stopping clickbait visual traps. - Black & White Mode: Apply a calm grayscale filter to YouTube's elements (keeping the video player in full color). - Block Ambient Mode: Disable the player's glowing background to save computer power and battery. * Premium Layouts & Utilities: - Dock Comments to Sidebar: Move the comments section next to the video player so you can read discussions side-by-side without scrolling. - Sticky Video Player: Keep the video player pinned at the top-right of your screen while you scroll comments. - Video Screenshot Button: Capture clean, full-resolution video frames instantly with a single click. - Mini Fullscreen Mode: Watch videos in window borderless mode. Privacy First: YouTube Control operates 100% locally on your computer. We do not collect, track, or share any personal data or browsing history. No data ever leaves your device. Open Source: This extension is fully open-source! You can inspect, contribute to, or clone the source code on our GitHub page: https://github.com/vishwa-vsr/YouTube-Control