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LockedIn by Kartik

Hide YouTube Shorts, recommendations, and suggestions to stay focused. Toggle distractions on/off with one click.

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About this extension
LockedIn helps you maintain focus while watching YouTube by hiding distracting elements that pull you away from your intended content.

Features:
• Hide YouTube Shorts feed - Remove the endless scroll of short videos
• Hide recommended videos sidebar - Eliminate "Up next" distractions
• Hide comments section - Avoid getting lost in comment threads
• Hide video suggestions - Remove "Related videos" after playback
• Easy toggle controls - Click the extension icon to customize
• Instant settings sync - Your preferences sync across all devices

How It Works:
1. Install the extension
2. Visit YouTube
3. Click the LockedIn icon in your toolbar
4. Toggle which elements you want to hide
5. Browse YouTube distraction-free!

Benefits:
• Stay focused on your learning or work content
• Reduce time-wasting on recommended videos
• Improve productivity while using YouTube
• Customize your viewing experience
• Lightweight and fast - no performance impact

Privacy First:
• No data collection
• No tracking
• Works entirely locally on your device
• Minimal permissions (only YouTube access and settings storage)
• Open source code available for review

Open Source & Community-Driven:
• LockedIn is 100% free and open-source. The code is public for anyone to review.
• Why open-source? YouTube's layout changes constantly. This means a new update can sometimes temporarily break a feature for some users.
• You can help! Because LockedIn is open-source, we can adapt together. You are encouraged to report bugs or even contribute fixes on our GitHub to keep the extension strong for everyone.
• Find my project on GitHub: https://github.com/KartikHalkunde/LockedIn-YT

Perfect for students, professionals, researchers, or anyone who wants to use YouTube intentionally without falling into the recommendation rabbit hole.
Your settings are saved automatically and sync across all your Firefox devices using Firefox Sync.
Developer comments
LockedIn is Open Source.

YouTube's layout changes constantly. When they do, the extension might break for some users.

Join our community to keep LockedIn strong!
1. Spot a bug? Report it on GitHub.
2. Got a fix? Submit a Pull
3.Want a new feature? Suggest it!

Your contributions ensure everyone gets a distraction-free YouTube experience.

Contribute on GitHub: https://github.com/KartikHalkunde/LockedIn-YT
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Required permissions:

  • Access your data for www.youtube.com

Optional permissions:

  • Access your data for www.youtube.com
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Version
1.0.5
Size
62.91 KB
Last updated
17 hours ago (Oct 29, 2025)
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License
MIT License
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  • streaming
  • youtube
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