You Should Know @lemmy.world Oka @sopuli.xyz 3w ago

YSK: Here's a list of browser extensions to un-shittify Youtube

Why YSK: Youtube's enshittification creates an abysmal experience. There's a list of Chrome extensions I've collected over the years that each fix an aspect of Youtube to bring back a genuine experience. I've seen in comments people mention one or two of these at a time, so this is a pack that contains everything you could need, and more.

Sample:

Essential Plugins:

Ghostery: Blocks trackers and ads
uBlock Origin: Blocks In-video ads
SponsorBlock: Skips in-video sponsor segments
Return Youtube Dislike: Returns the dislike button
DeArrow: Better titles and thumbnails, removes clickbait
Youtube Redux: Returns youtube to the older style
Style Bot: This tool allows you to edit CSS. With a bit of setup, you can use it to block sponsored videos from appearing in our video suggestions:

Open Stylebot options
Styles > New Style

URL: Youtube.com

CSS (copy and paste):

ytd-ad-slot-renderer,
ytd-rich-item-renderer:has(
  > #content
    > ytd-ad-slot-renderer
){
  display: none;
}

Save Style and Refresh Youtube

Optional:

Dark Reader: Dark mode on any web page (and you can toggle it per page as well)
Video Speed Controller: More control over video speed

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One I use is called "Unhook". You can use it to block different features e.g. Suggestions, video end screen suggestion, front page feed, shorts. It's great if you spend too much time on YT and going on a cycle of watching suggested videos. Now, I only watch videos that appear in my subscriptions or those that I search for.

I also use Better Subscriptions allowing me to hide watched or unwanted videos.

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