YouTube Settings

YouTube Settings is a Chrome extension developed by Startab. According to the data from Chrome web store, current version of YouTube Settings is 1.8.4, updated on 2022-12-22.
920 users have installed this extension. 12 users have rated this extension with an average rating of .
developer website: startab.io

Hide distracting elements on YouTube

YouTube Settings is a browser extension that allows you to customize your YouTube experience by hiding certain elements on the page. This can help reduce distractions and improve your overall experience on the site.

If you find yourself getting distracted by comments, info, or other elements on the page, this extension can help you focus on the video.

NOTE: This extension does NOT work with the old layout. Please switch to the new one here: **[https://www.youtube.com/new](https://www.youtube.com/new)**

★ Features:

- YouTube Settings can hide the following elements:
- Watched videos
- Video info
- Video comments
- Comment actions
- Mini player video actions
- Theater mode/default video action
- Dislike button
- Video description
- Search with voice button
- Upload video button
- Apps button
- Notifications button
- Posts
- Video tags
- Shorts

★ Benefits:

- Improved load time
- Faster content discovery
- Reduced distractions
- Reduced data usage
- Only new videos in suggestions

★ Privacy:

- We do not share, nor have access to, any of your personal information.

★ Support:

- Feel free to contact support at **[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])**. We'll reply as soon as possible.
- Suggest features and report bugs on **[https://forms.gle/kGzvmJ2LRkfXhoXu5](https://forms.gle/kGzvmJ2LRkfXhoXu5)**

★ Updates

V 1.8.4 [22.12.2022]
- Fix issue hiding Shorts sidebar button
- performance improvements

V 1.8.3 [20.08.2022]
- Show Pause/Play button on YouTube to stop the extension with less clicks

V 1.8.2
- Show settings in a sidebar
- Better UI
- Fixed Video Tags, Video description, Shorts, Watched videos
- Open-sourced the project https://github.com/Kristiyan96/YouTubeSettings

V 1.8.1
- Hide watched videos in subscriptions as well
- Improved UI
- Fixed mini-player and theater mode not working

V 1.8
- Control extension from YouTube's top--right corner. No need to pin it.
- Simpler UI
- Change logo and name
- Disable 'Show all'/'Hide all' buttons when not applicable

V 1.7
- Fix issues

V 1.6
- Pause/Resume extension

V 1.4
- Require permissions only for YouTube
- Pause/Resume
- Move Show All/Hide All at the top
- small UI improvements