Youtube Minimalist: A Minimalist Experience for YouTube
Youtube Minimalist is a free Chrome extension developed by Hulitaphy that aims to remove annoying elements from YouTube, providing users with a more minimalist browsing experience. With a focus on enhancing video watching, this extension offers various settings to enable or disable specific elements on YouTube.
The extension allows users to hide the YouTube logo and other icons, eliminating distractions from the interface. Additionally, it provides the option to remove ads, ensuring uninterrupted video playback. Users can also choose to eliminate search result distractions, such as non-video content, and prevent accidental clicks on potentially harmful links by hiding the comment section link.
Furthermore, Youtube Minimalist offers the ability to hide category suggestions on the homepage and remove YouTube posts from search results. Users can even remove like buttons, leaving only dislikes, and eliminate end-of-video suggestion popups. Additionally, the extension can convert shorts into regular video format, making it easier to consume TikTok-style content.
If you find YouTube's elements to be bothersome and detracting from your video-watching experience, Youtube Minimalist is worth a try. It provides a range of options to create a more streamlined and focused browsing experience. While the extension is free, the developer welcomes suggestions and feedback for further improvements.