Unhook: Remove YouTube Recommended Videos Comments by Unhook

4.6 Stars out of 5

Review by Peter Konrad

I like how it removes all the video suggestions below any videos I just watched, so I don't have to scroll down ten meters to get to the comment section, which is the interesting bit. That is the reason I installed this extension. It is completely beyond me why youtube changed its layout in this user-unfriendly way and I hate them for it.
However, this add-on also removes all the video suggestions from the youtube starting page. But when I call up that page, the suggestions are actually what I want to see. I do that from time to time. There is a time and place for everything. This should be configurable.

Developer response

posted 7 years ago

It is configurable. See the extension screenshots. If you click on the icon on desktop, there's a popup with the options (to show the homepage uncheck "Hide Homepage Feed"). On mobile, click on the three dots and "Unhook YouTube" to load the options page.

1,195 reviews

Rated 5 out of 5
by Brixter, 4 hours ago
It makes Youtube less distracting
Rated 5 out of 5
by Firefox user 14324369, 13 hours ago
Awesome addon!

A feature I would love: It would be great if when only "Hide recommended" is enabled, the now empy space on the right would be removed so the video is centered without any empy space on the right. Other sidebar features like playlists or livechat should stay working and the sidebar should only appear when needed for those other features instead of being empty
Rated 5 out of 5
by Rumbles, 6 days ago
It deleted the recommendations alright, this will help me a lot because I've a habit of opening youtube instinctively
Rated 5 out of 5
by nic, 8 days ago
i LOVE this extension. i'd just like to please ask to update the "disable autoplay" feature since it seems youtube has found a way to ignore it recently ;-; but thanks anyway!!
Rated 4 out of 5
by ari, 9 days ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by Evan, 11 days ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by mmmmmmmmmymmmmm, 13 days ago
Well these recommendations are not calling
Rated 5 out of 5
by Pankaj, 13 days ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by Aissa, 17 days ago
Life changing
Rated 5 out of 5
by Shariar, 18 days ago
Used on mobile. Works a charm
Rated 5 out of 5
by Pikachu95827395, 22 days ago
It's perfect! Thank you for helping us not falling into the YT recommandations rabbit-hole
Rated 5 out of 5
by PolishHunter, 23 days ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by ibwi_unju, 24 days ago
Rated 4 out of 5
by Clark, a month ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by EricaAmanda, a month ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by Firefox user 20106139, a month ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by DarstiNe, a month ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by splag83, a month ago
DANKE für deine großartige ARBEIT! :-)

Ich habe lange (auch mit Hilfe von Gemini) nach GENAUSO einer Erweiterung für YouTube gesucht!

DANKE, dass du YouTube wieder ein kleines Stück erträglicher UND nutzbarer machst! :-)

YouTube ist grundsätzlich toll, aber diese teilweise ABSOLUT - schlimmen - "Verbesserungen" - machen YouTube - OHNE - so manche "extra" Erweiterungen total Unkomfortabel und frustrierend!

Ich möchte vor allem KEINE Shorts sehen! - Aber auch sonst ist YouTube VIEL zu überladen und stressig geworden!

Ich habe Social-Media "fast" komplett den Rücken gekehrt. Ich ertrage und WILL diese ganzen "tollen" - EXTRA - Social-Media-Funktionen NICHT! - Ich will auch KEINE Algorithmen haben! - Ich will einfach - NUR - DAS - sehen, WAS ich abonniert habe und zwar in DER Reihenfolge, in der es Veröffentlicht wurde. Ich will und brauche KEINE Vorschläge!

Ich hatte erst andere "reine" (andere) Shorts-Blocker, aber da YouTube IMMER noch viel zu stressig war, habe ich weitergesucht und Gemini hat mir "Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended & Shorts" empfohlen!
Die Weiteren Anpassungs-Möglichkeiten NEBEN dem Blocken der Shorts sind ebenfalls SEHR nützlich!

Unhook: - MEINE - Einstellung ( -&- Empfehlung - ):

--- -!- --- AKTIVIERT --- -!- --- Hide Home Feed
--- -!- --- AKTIVIERT --- -!- --- Redirect to Subscriptions
NICHT - aktiviert - Hide Video Sidebar
NICHT - aktiviert - Hide Recommended
NICHT - aktiviert - Hide Live Chat
NICHT - aktiviert - Hide Playlist
NICHT - aktiviert - Hide Fundraiser
NICHT - aktiviert - Hide End Screen Feed
NICHT - aktiviert - Hide End Screen Cards
--- -!- --- AKTIVIERT --- -!- --- Hide Shorts
NICHT - aktiviert - Hide Comments
NICHT - aktiviert - Hide Profile Photos
--- -!- --- AKTIVIERT --- -!- --- Hide Mixes
--- -!- --- AKTIVIERT --- -!- --- Hide Merch, Tickets, Offers
NICHT - aktiviert - Hide Video Info
NICHT - aktiviert - Hide Buttons Bar
NICHT - aktiviert - Hide Channel
NICHT - aktiviert - Hide Description
NICHT - aktiviert - Hide Top Header
NICHT - aktiviert - Hide Notifications
--- -!- --- AKTIVIERT --- -!- --- Hide Inapt Search Results
--- -!- --- AKTIVIERT --- -!- --- Hide Explore, Trending
--- -!- --- AKTIVIERT --- -!- --- Hide More from YouTube
NICHT - aktiviert - Hide Subscriptions
--- -!- --- AKTIVIERT --- -!- --- Disable Autoplay
--- -!- --- AKTIVIERT --- -!- --- Disable Annotations

Ich bin begeistert! :-)

DANKE für deine ARBEIT!
Rated 1 out of 5
by Kayra, 2 months ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by FishTheWater, 2 months ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by Toninho, 2 months ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by Firefox user 17262890, 2 months ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by KillerSnowGoons, 2 months ago
This is EXACTLY what I've been looking for. The customization options are perfect, for example:
- On the right-hand sidebar, I DO want to see recommended videos, but not playlists or live chat or fundraisers. Easy peasy.
- At the end of a video, I DON'T want to see promoted videos overlaid on the video I'm STILL WATCHING, but I do want to see some recommended videos after the video has ended. Works perfectly: 'Hide End Screen Cards' enabled, 'Hide End Screen Feed' disabled.

Easy to install, thirty seconds to customize. Just what you want in an extension like this.
Rated 5 out of 5
by Ali, 2 months ago
Rated 5 out of 5
by an3s, 2 months ago
A very, very useful extension.
Over the past 10 to 15 years, I've spent far too much time on YouTube.
For the past few months, Unhook has helped me use YouTube in a much more positive and intentional way, helping me to watch only the content that is truly useful to me.
I use it on all the browsers on my PC as well as on my mobile devices.