Chrome-Stats extension
DF YouTube (Distraction Free)
Allow yourself to focus while using YouTube for work, recreation or education. Disable autoplay, remove sidebar, hide feed, comments, and more.
What is DF YouTube (Distraction Free)?
Stats
- https://api.mailgun.net/*
- storage
- tabs
- notifications
- https://www.youtube.com/*
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Summary
Everyone should use uBlock Origin in combination with this add-on! I have no affiliation with uBlock Origin. It's just an awesome extension for blocking ads across the internet, including on YouTube™...yes, that means you can say goodbye to video ads forever!
NOT WORKING? Please use the feedback button to alert me if YouTube™ is not being displayed properly. YouTube™ occasionally updates its styling which may break DF Tube. I also recently ported this to Firefox from Chrome so let me know if there are issues on FF.
REGARDING PRIVACY I do not read, examine or track your browser history or any other personal information. The only permissions I ask for are "tabs" to insert the functionality and "storage" to store your settings. I am a strong believer in privacy. This extension is just a tool to help remove the distracting elements from YouTube™.
The permissions used by this extensions are 1) Storage - to store your preferences, 2) Tabs - to load the DF YouTube script on each YouTube™ tab you open, 3) Notifications - probably for compatibility with the Chrome version, and 4) https://api.mailgun.net/* domain - which is a service I use to send your feedback to my email.
YouTube is directly incentivized to create as many views and ad clicks as possible. As a result we are inundated with tasty thumbnails and advertisements from every angle. While this is good for someone looking to kill time, it's not so good for those of us intending to focus on educational content, do research, or simply find some relaxing music to groove to.
After using DF YouTube for a few days, you realize the extent to which the pattern of click, watch, scan mindlessly for a new video, click, watch, and repeat, has been ingrained in us by YouTube's design. DF YouTube breaks that cycle.
User reviews
User reviews summary
Pros
- Helps staying focused
- Useful in stopping me from binging YouTube
- Functional addon
Cons
- Doesn't work for some users
- Unusable due to YouTube's anti-adblock features
- Doesn't remove YouTube sidebar
Most mentioned
- Doesn't work
- Shorts recommendations
- Useful in staying focused
Recent reviews
Safety
Risk impact
DF YouTube (Distraction Free) is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install DF YouTube (Distraction Free) if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
DF YouTube (Distraction Free) has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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