Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to YouTube Element Hider
YouTube, your way – hide the noise, watch in peace
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Hide YouTube views, likes, comments, and/or subscribers
2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Remove YouTube recommendations, comments, and more
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
- 3YB
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 · its alternatives →
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Hide My Web▲139Hide, blur and highlight elements of any webpage.
2021 · hidemyweb.wordpress.com · its alternatives →
- 5CP
Hi HN, I recently released a new browser extension for YouTube, which in addition to the table stakes of hiding the existence of Shorts, hiding promoted content, automatically skipping ads, hiding useless/unused UI elements, hiding unwanted channels YouTube keeps recommending to you, letting you hide algorithmic suggestions etc. etc., makes other changes I've always wanted as a user, in the same vein as one of my other extensions, Control Panel for Twitter. The most significant of those is attempting to make your Subscriptions page more like an Inbox, by hiding videos you've already…
2024 · its alternatives →
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OnlyHate▲117Filter out toxic positivity from social comments
Jan 2026 · only-hate.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Hide any annoying web element with a single click
Jun 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Watch your YouTube homefeed without the distractions
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hide watched videos - chrome web store
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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YouFilter▲67Free chrome extension to filter YouTube search results
2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Remove Shorts videos from YouTube
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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A distraction-free way to listen to music
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Watch only what you search for
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Filtering Youtube playlist
2025 · youtube-unwatched.com · its alternatives →
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Watch eSports without spoilers
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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hyde▲72Press Ctrl+M to hide/show the YouTube video player controls.
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
- 21
A browser extension to remove Mainstream Media from YouTube
2020 · demainstream.com · its alternatives →
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CommentBlock▲92Avoid distracting and stressful comment sections everywhere
2020 · commentblock.org · its alternatives →
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Block youtube ads, text, popup videos automatically
2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hide page images and videos — and boost productivity
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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