NoSuggest – Watch YouTube without the recommendation algorithm
NoSuggest is a quiet act of resistance against YouTube algorithms always trying to pull you into a loop of unlimited videos in turn into unlimited screen time. With unending side cards of videos, auto-play, what's next suggestions, YouTube shorts and notifications, users will be doom scrolling for many hours in a day. I faced the same problem. Acknowledging that, not all content in YouTube is bad. There are educational videos, genuine news contents without political bias which is very hard to find outside YouTube and many other good relaxing, entertainment stuff. NoSuggest lets you only…
NoSuggest – Watch YouTube without the recommendation algorithm launched on June 3, 2026 with 60 votes, #631 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
NoSuggest is a browser extension that removes YouTube's recommendation algorithm, auto-play features, and notifications. It lets users watch only from channels they actively follow, displaying the latest five videos per channel without shorts. Designed for people who want to use YouTube for specific content—educational videos, news, or entertainment—without the platform's built-in features that extend viewing time, NoSuggest provides a simplified interface focused on intentional consumption rather than algorithmic suggestions.
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From the sources
NoSuggest removes YouTube's recommendation algorithm entirely. No suggested videos, no auto-play, no Shorts spiral, no sidebar, no doom scrolling, no notifications, no ads from us, no account, no sign-in, no data collected. Add the channels you follow. Watch what you came for. Leave. Works on mobile, something no browser extension can do. Installs as a PWA directly from the browser. No App Store needed. Kids mode: add approved channels, lock with a PIN. Completely free and source-available.
Watch YouTube without algorithms, recommendations, Shorts, or autoplay. Follow your favorite channels privacy-first with no sign-in required.
Your YouTube channels. Your schedule. No suggestions, no autoplay, no notifications. YouTube channels you add here stay on this device. Your phone, laptop and your kids iPad can each have their own list, you choose what each one is for. Come when you feel like it. Watch what you chose. Close it and move on. Paste a YouTube channel URL directly, search sometimes misses niche or newly renamed channels. Examples: youtube.com/@creator or youtube.com/channel/UCxxxxxxx This video can't be played here — the channel has disabled externalfrom nosuggest.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
NoSuggest is a quiet act of resistance against YouTube algorithms always trying to pull you into a loop of unlimited videos in turn into unlimited screen time. With unending side cards of videos, auto-play, what's next suggestions, YouTube shorts and notifications, users will be doom scrolling for many hours in a…
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