DeArrow extension for YouTube that makes thumbnails bearable

funny. if the creator used the right side for the xenphone I might click on it.

Man this creator keeps on giving, making YouTube better than Google does so

I did the opposite. I installed an addon that adds Mr Beast to every thumbnail.

I've used it for exactly three minutes and this is already amazing. I hope it gets integrated into ReVanced and Newpipe.

Really good extension, I've added it to my browser.

While some creators like Linus have said they dislike the clickbaity titles and thumbnails but they have to do it due to engagement that's simply because the younger generations are the ones engaging with that content. As an older person I'd rather just have a to the point description of what I'm going to get.

But I don't want to reward people that do this by watching their videos

Love the idea, but just to be the devil's advocate, I think it will just mask garbage videos. Currently, the clickbait thumbnails and titles are an indicator to blacklist a channel, without having to waste time watching it.

Also be sure to get the restore YouTube dislike button extension

This add-on needs to:

• Store unlimited amount of client-side data
• Access your data for sites in the googlevideo.com domain
• Access your data for sites in the youtube.com domain
• Access your data for sponsor.ajay.app
• Access your data for dearrow-thumb.ajay.app
• Access your data for www.youtube-nocookie.com

This add-on may also ask to: **Access your data for all websites

Is there a better option than for it to need unlimited amount of client-side data? Also, why "Access your data for all websites"?-

Google's algorithm has forced people into using click bait thumbnails and titles. If they don't attract more views and subscribers, then their channels are not pushed.

There is also an extension that adds Mr Beast to every thumbnail

I kind of like seeing the clickbait, it lets me know which videos/channels arent worth my time. I know most use at least a little clickbait these days, but from the better channels its usually managable and still on topic (like the Real Engineering example shown here, whereas the others are complete clickbait that I would avoid).

Tbf I can't think of any instance where Marques has click baited. At most they're just obnoxious. But it's been proven to work, as dumb as it is. Also Marques's thumbnails are nowhere near as cringe as other Youtubers.

While I wish the days of 2007-2013 YouTube returned to the non clickbait and non garbage thumbnails, those days are over. I'd rather have the obnoxious thumbnails so I know which creators are trash.

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I installed this app and looked up some Mr. Beast vids as a test. If anything, it made more tempted to check out his vids just because I don't have to see his annoying giant soyface in every thumbnail now.

I never thought it could be possible to do that, thank you so much for this and making YouTube a better place.

If someone knows how to get rid of shorts in the search results I'd be most grateful 👌

Can newpipe implement this please

I don't mind the clickbait as much because I've learned to filter the crap out to some degree (following F1 channels does that to a mf), but still, anything to keep the bullshit to a minimum.

This should be a part of newpipe.

You can assume how good the inside content would be from a specific video by looking at its title and thumbnail. I'd rather not using it.

Yeah but that reading rainbow thumbnail is fire

If you label your videos as click bait trash, I'll treat it like click bait trash and not watch it.

I'm not going to install software to correct and support your shit behavior.

Basically an Adblocker for your brain... nice!

We need this on Revanced too. Also on NewpipeXSponserblock.

Man, I wish this is available for my TV..

I've used clickbait remover addon for more than a year now. I vastly prefer just a random screenshot as a thumbnail than those custom ones.

I just use the tried and true method of unsubscribing and watching another channel

Nice way to remove clickbait, but now my home page looks like 2014

This really feels like another one of those bandwagon pet peeves, like Comic Sans, pineapple on pizza, or toilet paper orientation. Like, if it pisses you off so much, then don't reward the creator by watching their video. In fact, the addon kind of defeats its own purpose by making you more likely to do just that.

this is brilliant!! thank you so much for creating this and also for giving us sponsorblock. you're the goat!!

tech people get annoyed at the weirdest shit...

Getting rid of "thumbnail face" is reason enough to use this add-on. Thanks for the recommendation!

But then how do I filter out clickbaity videos?

I want to know when YT made it possible to have thumbnails be their own image and not taken from the video itself. I can scrub the video through every single frame and never actually find the thumbnails anymore.

Hell, sometimes the text in the thumbnail says something that isn't even discussed in the video at all. Those are the ones I hate the most. And I wouldn't necessarily want to remove the thumbnail, just because there are plenty of channels that make the thumbnail the actual title and the title is just... Bullshit, non-descriptive, a number, etc. Not all of them are bad. Civvie 11 and Internet Comment Etiquette do this. Erik probably does it on purpose both for the fact it works and also because he is a satire channel that regularly shits on these practices by showing how dumb they are. Civvie also satirizes YT's bullshit, but that's not really the prime focus of the channel.

Thank you for the link. It works great! Now I have the perfect YouTube with Ublock Origin + Sponsor Block + Dearrow + Return Youtube Dislike. It's crazy how many extensions you need to add to make YouTube bearable.... it's really time for a good competitor to take its place !

Great idea! You can't really get away from the clickbait thumbnails. As others said even good channels are heavily incentivised to do it.

It is already really difficult to find the stuff that is actually worth watching on YouTube. If you boycotted all clickbait thumbnails you would miss out on some otherwise great creators.

I'd much rather take clickbait thumbnails and baked in ads though as I can get around them with extensions and there is still a worthwhile video behind them.

When creators start doing low effort content like reaction videos, unboxings/product first impressions, or product "showcases" (ads) is when I usually know a channel has outlived its usefulness and stop watching altogether.

i would use this but some of the channels i watch the most number their thumbnails and dont do clickbait like this. if i could pick and choose per channel somehow it would be more helpful to me. i do agree with the sentiment though!

Thing is, I know I won't click the ones on the left. The ones on the right actually look interesting.

... Which means I'll be promoting writing clickbaity titles by clicking on the videos and I'm not sure how I feel about that

For people wondering, the extension is also capable of changing clickbait title into a more descriptive one. You could also have a button toggle on each video to see the original title and thumbnail vs the changed one

Awesome idea and the feedback suggests it works well, too. Any plans to support Firefox on Android?

Can't wait to have this on YouTube ReVanced and SmartTube.

Is this available as a vanced patch aswell?

Can vouch this extension is amazing. I started using it when it had 200 chrome downloads and it was already had many prominent creators in its database.

Title and thumbnail replacements are based on community votes, just like sponsorblock.

Doesn’t it really matter if the title is click baity if the content is worth watching. It generates revenue for the content creator so I feel like I’d rather them have what works than a cleaner title.

Crowdsourced?

Would be nice to get a random frame of the video instead of the actual thumbnail..

Marques Brownlee was that guy fervently saying the Samsung S22 fake moon filter wasn't a fake moon filter. What a shill.

The real engineering original is basically spot on.

I have dearrow and I like it. I also installed Unhook, which "hides YouTube related videos, comments, shorts tab, suggestions wall, homepage recommendations, trending, and other distractions".

But now you don't know if it's click baity or not and will click it to watch.

I went to install it but realised it's already among the 30 or so extensions I have to make the web bearable. Does that happen to anyone else?

This is awesome. Just installed it.

This is awesome, installing it right now.

Wo a new extension worthy of installation, the last time that happened was a years ago, Channel Blocker. Feels like an ongoing battle with yt, to make it viewable to a human rather than it's own bots.

Need this on SmartTube for AndroidTV

On firefox youtube videos take a long time to load, they'll play for a bit and then buffer. Without this extension youtube works fine on chrome. I guess this extension is in beta stage, needs to be polished more.

Considering it's from the same person behind sponsorblock, I'm positive future updates will fix this issue..

Edit: Seems I was using old version, just updated the extension as developer said they'd fixed the above issue in new version. So far so good, now videos are playing fine on firefox..

I use this extension, clickbait remover for youtube. Does it's job perfectly well!

-> Firefox Addon

Good thing I can already use uBlock to remove the jumpscare that is "verified badges."

clickbait no more

This sounds like a nice addon, sadly most of my YT consumption is done from my Nvidia Shield TV with STN, so I still get those annoying thumbnails I think (I have them in my home screen and that's where I watch them or add them to the list to watch later within the Shield menu).

Brilliant

But this will make me stop clicking on 6 different videos before I find one I like... Where's the fun in that?

awesome! It's available for firefox based browsers!

Maybe a feature request, but is there an addon that just blocks videos with shitty thumbnails or all caps? Might make the front page almost presentable.

If this extension could just hide those videos as an option, or at least flag them it might make browsing better.

Pretty useful

This extension is awesome thank you

hey that's cool

Thanks for posting about this extension! It's a very welcomed addition to make YouTube more bearable.

Thanks for sharing!

This feels like, IMHO, trying to put out a forest fire with a single bucket of water. Instead, we should have a platform that does not encourage making titles and thumbnails completely unrelated to the video's content.

nice, good to see an adblocker for clickbaits

I think i'm okay with NewPipeXSponsorBlock or Freetube, but for straight up YouTube, this is good stuff.

Oog yes

Oh oh I wish this was available for Safari too

Just like sponsor block this is only going to improve with time. Hopefully it gets integrated into revanced as well

That's a great idea!

Thanks for sharing!

Yooo that's so cool! I'm already using SponsorBlock for in-video stuff, uBlock Origin for the around the video stuff, and a Thumbnail remover (can't recall the name rn). But I think this is even better, because just the first or middle frame of a video isn't exactly capturing the essence of that video.

Fuck, this is awesome. Great idea!

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Fantastic!

And then there's that extension that puts Mr. Beast's signature clickbait grin on every thumbnail

Does anyone know how to convert this into a Userscript? I use Userscripts (a Tampermonkey reimplementation for Safari) and I did not get it to work.

This looks fantastic, will give it a try, thanks!

I wish it was available in Safari but I’m still going to give it a try. Thanks for sharing.

great extension but slows down YouTube loading a lot :(

I wonder what happens if you try to search off the changed titles? Obviously it won't work on other devices that don't have it, but on the same device, will "Zenfone 10 review" return that MKB video?

If you install a plugin with only this feature you have lost control over your life