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Products that do what FreezeTube does

Defeat infinite scroll with a fixed YouTube homepage.

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   YouTube banned adblockers so I built an extension to skip their ads▲713

   Hi HN! Since Youtube no longer allows AdBlockers, I built my own extension to get around their video ads. If there is an ad it temporarily manipulates the video; Mutes the volume, sets speed to 10x, and skips it if there is a button. Chrome Webstore link: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ad-accelerator/gpbo... Code: https://github.com/rkk3/ad-accelerator

   2023

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   FREEZE : YOUTUBE▲85

   Control your YouTube with your fingers!

   2022

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   Freezetab▲279

   A powerful alternative to bookmarks.

   2017

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   SafeTube▲112

   A safe and focused video player for YouTube and Vimeo

   2023

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   AdBlocker for YouTube▲95

   Block youtube ads, text, popup videos automatically

   2021

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   BlockTube - YouTube content blocker▲17

   2018 · github.com

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   Freezetab▲109

   Freezetab is a tool for saving content from the web

   2023

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   SliceTube▲107

   The fast and modern way to cut and download YouTube videos

   2022

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   YouTube Rabbit Hole▲122

   Remove YouTube recommendations, comments, and more

   2019

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    FreshTube – show latest videos from YouTube channels▲115

    I use it almost daily and thought others might find it useful. I submitted this to HN 6 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14409019

    2023 · github.com

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    ShortsBlocker▲93

    Remove Shorts videos from YouTube

    2022

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    Freezetab – What browser bookmarks should've been▲55

    2017 · freezetab.com

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    Tell YouTube ads to fuck off▲54

    2021 · fuckoff.yt

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    FocusTube▲2

    Block short-form distractions, not useful websites

    May 2026 · github.com

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    DotYouTube – A tiny Chrome extension to block YouTube pre-roll ads▲25

    2020 · github.com

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    Mutube▲7

    Hide distractions on YouTube. Focus only on what matters

    2025

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    FilterTube▲8

    Peace of Mind for your Digital Space

    Dec 2025

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    I built a cleaner YouTube – no ads, sponsors, or doomscrolling▲22

    Hi HN! I built SkipCut it’s like an ad-free, distraction-free YouTube with useful extras: background play, SponsorBlock, dark mode, playlist support, local history, download/share buttons… and it works on any device. No install. No login. Here’s the best part: It works just by replacing "youtube" with "skipcut" in the video link. You skip all the boring stuff — ads, sponsors, intros, silence, filler and just watch what matters. Why it’s different: No comments. No suggested videos. No clickbait. I made this for my kid, I create a playlist and just send a SkipCut link like:…

    2025 · skipcut.com

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    Youtube Shorts Blocker▲7

    Youtube shorts blocker

    Sep 2025

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    CleanTube▲2

    Transform YouTube into a distraction free learning tool

    Apr 2026 · clean-tube.netlify.app

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    YouTube's killing adblockers, so we made an undetectable one▲11

    Hey HN! Me and my brother made an Undetectable YouTube Adblocker that doesn't get detected by Youtube (yet anyhow). Would love to hear what you guys think!

    2023 · chrome.google.com

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    MuiTube▲8

    Distraction-Free YouTube in Any Browser.

    Sep 2025

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    YouTube Shorts Blocker▲1

    Turn YouTube back into long-form learning

    Mar 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com

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    FoucsTube - Distraction Free Youtube▲3

    Distraction free youtube to focus on what you really want.

    Jul 2026 · focustube.tech

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