v1.0 shipped·free·local-only·open source
Changelog
v1.0 · Chrome extension

Hide what
you didn't
come for.

A small extension that turns YouTube back into a video player. Toggle off Shorts, the sidebar, end screens, comments, the homepage feed — quietly, before the page paints.

Add to ChromeSee what it hides
chrome 121+·no account·local only
Refine
www.youtube.com
Elements hidden
9/26
Hide home feed
Redirect to subscriptions
Hide shorts
Hide mixes
Hide trending & explore
Hide subscriptions feed
Hide video sidebar
Hide recommended
Hide live chat
Hide playlist
Hide end-screen feed
Hide end-screen cards
Hide fundraiser
Hide merch, tickets, offers
Hide video info
Hide buttons bar
Hide channel
Hide description
Disable autoplay
Disable annotations
Hide comments
Hide profile photos
Hide notifications
Hide search suggestions
Hide inapt search results
Hide “More from YouTube”
Hide top header
What it hides

Sixteen toggles. Four groups. Flip whatever you don't want to see.

16 elements
Home04
  • 01Home feed
  • 02Shorts shelf
  • 03Trending
  • 04Subscriptions
Watch06
  • 05Sidebar recs
  • 06End-screen feed
  • 07End-screen cards
  • 08Live chat
  • 09Playlist panel
  • 10Merch & offers
Comments02
  • 11Comments
  • 12Avatars
Chrome04
  • 13Notifications
  • 14Search suggestions
  • 15More from YouTube
  • 16Top header
How it works

Three steps. Then forget it's there.

chrome.google.com/webstore
Refine for YouTube4.9 · free
Add
01

Install it

Add Refine from the Chrome Web Store. One click. No account, no onboarding.

YouTube+ New
02

Open YouTube

The extension wakes only on youtube.com and applies your settings before the page paints.

Refineyoutube.com
Home feed
Shorts shelf
Comments
03

Flip what you don't want

Open the popup, switch elements off. They stay off until you say otherwise.

Free · Local · Open source

Quiet YouTube,
one toggle at a time.

Free, local, open source. No accounts, no analytics, no servers.

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