CleanFeed hides the parts of YouTube designed to keep you scrolling — homepage feed, Shorts, recommendations, comments, and more. 17 toggleable blockers, keyword filtering, Pomodoro Focus Lock, and a daily time tracker.
View on Chrome Web Store · Free tier · No account required · No telemetry
🛑 Take the YouTube Time Audit —Homepage feed, Shorts, sidebar recs, end-screens, comments, Trending / Explore, live chat, autoplay, thumbnails, subscription algorithm, Playables, merch shelf, breaking news, and mixes & playlists. Pick what you want gone.
Set a 4-digit PIN, lock every blocker on for 30 min – 2 h, or until you choose. PIN is salted-SHA256 hashed, never plaintext. Need out early? Hold to unlock for 60 seconds — the friction keeps impulsive unlocks at bay.
See how many minutes you actually spent on YouTube today and this week. Counted only when a tab is focused and visible — never background. Free for everyone.
Add words to a list — any video whose title contains them disappears everywhere on YouTube. Homepage, search, sidebar, subscriptions. Pro feature.
Set 25-minute focus cycles. During focus, all blockers lock automatically. Break phase unlocks everything. Repeat for as many cycles as you want. Pro feature.
Different blocker settings for different YouTube pages. Hide the homepage feed on the homepage but show it on watch pages. On / Off / Inherit per blocker per page. Pro feature.
Pay once, keep forever. Lifetime updates included.
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Honest comparisons and a 30-second reality check — no fluff.
The honest comparison with the most popular free YouTube blocker — including where Unhook wins.
Six YouTube focus tools ranked honestly. CleanFeed isn't #1 — see who is and why.
A 30-second calculator showing how many days of your life YouTube has actually taken.
Open source · MIT licensed · No analytics anywhere · No data leaves your browser
