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Preview of Intentional YT: Distraction Blocker, Time limit

Intentional YT: Distraction Blocker, Time limit by manasdotio

Block YouTube recommendations, Shorts, comments & autoplay. Set daily watch time limits, block channels/keywords. Free, open source, no subscription, no tracking.

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Intentional YT removes the parts of YouTube designed to keep you scrolling, and gives you tools to actually manage your watch time, not just hide the mess.

Feedback / Feature request: https://forms.gle/EFixUed5F5bmVvFX7

WHAT IT BLOCKS
- Home feed recommendations
- Sidebar suggested videos
- YouTube Shorts (sidebar, feed, and channel tabs)
- Comments section
- Autoplay
- End screen suggestions and cards
- Video thumbnails (optional, reduces clickbait)
- Trending, Explore, and "More from YouTube"
- Live chat, playlists, merch shelves, and more — 20+ individual toggles, all optional

TIME MANAGEMENT (most blockers don't have this)
- Daily watch time limit — video stops playing once you hit your limit for the day
- Soft reminders — a small non-blocking notification at intervals you choose
- Today's watch time tracked locally, so you actually know how much you watched

CHANNEL & KEYWORD BLOCKLIST
Add specific channels or keywords you don't want showing up in your feed or search results, ever. Not available in most YouTube blockers.

GRAYSCALE MODE
Strips color from YouTube. Sounds small, makes a real difference.

WHY IT'S DIFFERENT
No account. No subscription. No cloud sync required. No analytics, no tracking, nothing sent anywhere. Every setting lives in your browser only. The code is fully open source — check it yourself instead of taking our word for it.

Built by one person who got tired of watching YouTube eat afternoons. If something breaks or you want a feature, there's a feedback link right in the popup actual requests shape what gets built next.

Github : https://github.com/manasdotio/intentional-yt
Feedback / Feature request: https://forms.gle/EFixUed5F5bmVvFX7
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Permissions and data

Required permissions:

  • Access your data for www.youtube.com
  • Access your data for m.youtube.com

Optional permissions:

  • Access your data for www.youtube.com
  • Access your data for m.youtube.com

Data collection:

  • The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.
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Version
2.1.2
Size
192.76 KB
Last updated
4 days ago (Sep 19, 2026)
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  • privacy
  • streaming
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