All-In-One YouTube Distraction Blocker for Mindful Browsing

Designed by Benjamin Floyd Rubin (ex-Amazon)

The Hider chrome extension allows you to:
1. Easily hide various page elements on YouTube while you browse (such as navigation bar, recommendations, sidebars, live chats, shorts, YouTube Playables, Breaking News and more)
2. Eliminate distractions and avoid mindlessly clicking through YouTube videos with click-baity thumbnails
3. Remove unnecessary search results when searching for videos (such as "People also watched", "For You" and more) that distract you from what you're actually searching for

You can toggle the following elements across the Home page, Subscriptions page, Channel page, Search page and Video page:
- Navigation bar
- Side bar
- All videos
- Shorts
- Thumbnails
- Video player
- Video end cards
- Recommendations
- Title and Description
- Comments
- Thumbnails
- Live Chat
- Results
- Irrelevant Search Results ("People Also Watched", "For You" and more)
- Playables and breaking news
- and more!


**Extension Updated on March 17th, 2025**
Bug resolved - extension will no longer be active on music.youtube.com

If you're experiencing any issues or want a new feature, fill out the form below (or just leave a review with your request and I'll respond)
Link to form: https://forms.gle/EwpoSyN54Hzo byZD6

Benjamin Rubin
www.benjaminrubin.me