Alternatives to BlockTube
A browser extension that filters YouTube videos, channels and comments by title, channel or content. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
BlockTube
A browser extension that filters YouTube videos, channels and comments by title, channel or content.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as BlockTube.
Unhook
A browser extension that hides YouTube recommendation feeds, comments and other distractions.
Unhook hides YouTube recommendation feeds and comments by page element, but it is closed source and does not filter by title, channel or video ID.
Improve YouTube!
An open-source browser extension with hundreds of options for changing YouTube's layout and player.
Improve YouTube! offers more than 300 layout and player options, including hiding Shorts and recommendations, rather than keyword or channel-based filtering of videos and comments.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
SponsorBlock
An open-source crowdsourced browser extension that skips sponsor segments and filler in YouTube videos.
DeArrow
An open-source browser extension that replaces clickbait YouTube titles and thumbnails with community-submitted versions.
uBlacklist
A browser extension that hides sites you choose from search engine results.
News Feed Eradicator
A browser extension that replaces social media news feeds with a quote to reduce distraction.
Return YouTube Dislike
Browser extension and public API that shows dislike counts on YouTube videos again.
Enhancer for YouTube
Browser extension that adds playback speed, quality, volume and codec controls to YouTube.
