YT Zen

A calmer YouTube: no Shorts, grayscale thumbnails, centered video, daily limit and watch-time stats.

YT Zen helps you take back control of your time on YouTube. YT Zen removes the things that keep you scrolling and shows you how long you actually spend on the platform. Every option can be turned on or off individually, and you can pause everything with one switch. 😊 A home page under control ☛ Hides Shorts and redirects Shorts links to the regular video player ☛ Hides playlists and mixes ☛ Hides videos you’ve already watched ☛ Hides news and trending sections, promotional banners and polls ☛ Limits the number of videos shown on the home page. 📸 Less tempting thumbnails ☛ Replaces the thumbnail with a frame from either the start, the middle or the end of the video ☛ Adjustable grayscale and blur for a less tempting thumbnails ☛ Options to hide the title, avatar or channel name 😎A distraction-free player ☛ Focus mode: removes the recommendations next to the video and centers the player ☛ Automatic theater mode ☛ Option to hide comments ☛ Turns off autoplay of the next video ☛ Native browser video controls, if you prefer them 📊 Your watch time, made clear ☛ Counts only the time a video is actually playing ☛ Totals for today, current week and the last 7 days ☛ Stats by channel and by video, so you can see what takes up most of your time. ☛ Daily limit in minutes: playback pauses when you reach it (0 turns the limit off) ☛ Export watch time totals as CSV, or reset your stats 👌Easy to use ☛ Master switch: suspends or re-enables all features without erasing your settings ☛ Keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Y (⌘+Shift+Y on Mac) ☛ Clean popup 🛡️Privacy ☛ YT Zen does not collect any personal data. Your settings and statistics stay in your browser. No account is required, no data is sent to any server, and no trackers are used. ☛ YT Zen is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by YouTube or Google. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC.