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24 alternatives to StudyTube

Spend less time on YouTube

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. StudyTube launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   YouTube Rabbit Hole▲122

   Remove YouTube recommendations, comments, and more

   2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Search YouTube without stopping the video, and make your own playlists▲295

   2016 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   YourTube▲73

   A productivity focused YouTube experience

   2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   TubeSum▲92

   Summarize YouTube videos

   2024 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   FocusTube▲112

   Blur YouTube thumbnails and titles

   2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Single Page YouTube▲64

   Watch your YouTube homefeed without the distractions

   2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   BriefTube▲73

   Instant video summarizer

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Gnotes▲109

   You focus on learning, we'll take the notes.

   2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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   YouTube Simplified▲92

   A more productive way to watch videos online

   2024 · bsodoge.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    youtube summarizer pro▲13

    Watch Less, Learn More. Turn long videos into quick wisdom.

    2025 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    UnDistracted▲134

    Selectively block features of time wasting sites in chrome

    2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Tubed.pro▲17

    Youtube Summarizer & Chrome Extension

    2024 · tubed.pro · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Comment Mode▲151

    Watch YouTube videos and read comments at the same time

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    YouFilter▲67

    Free chrome extension to filter YouTube search results

    2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    RightClickYoutubeSummary▲7

    High-quality instant summaries from anywhere on YouTube

    2024 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Youtify for Chrome▲71

    Search, Play and record your favorites youtube videos

    2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Minimal youtube theme▲11

    Make youtube boring and calm

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Time-Saving Chrome Extension for Journalists Doing Research on YouTube▲14

    Hello Hacker News community, I've been developing a simple Chrome extension designed to assist journalists and researchers or learners in their YouTube investigations. You can swiftly identify specific segments within a video using semantic searches, powered by the OpenAI API. This transforms hours of potential scrubbing into moments of precision seeking. Whether you're sifting through extensive interviews, press conferences, and event footage on YouTube, or you require a quote from a video source, This extension is a handy tool. It also aids in quickly fact-checking statements made in…

    2023 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

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    YouTube Liberation▲5

    Never get distracted by YouTube again

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    SimpleTube▲1

    A Chrome extension that eliminates YouTube distractions

    2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    RefinedTube▲5

    Clean & control youtube

    2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    YouTube Booster▲10

    Chrome extension, makes watching YT videos more productive

    2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Nexlev Chrome extension▲8

    Analytics Chrome extension for YouTube

    2024 · nexlev.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Productive YouTube▲11

    Search focused content. Increase productivity on YouTube.

    2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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