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Chrome extension by Unhook · Productivity · Workflow

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A Chrome extension in Productivity · Workflow with 1 000 000 users, one of the largest listings in the store. Audience over the last 30 days: unchanged.

Specific sites only: 2 match patterns.

What the developer says, and 5 screenshots

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Users
1 000 000
Rating
4.9 (4 606 ratings)
Users, last 30 days
Unchanged (the store rounds this count to 1 000 000, so it moves only between steps)
Rating, last 30 days
Steady over 30 days
Version
1.6.9
Updated in the store
2026-03-22
Published
2018-06-05
Manifest
V3
Browser access
2 permissions, 2 site patterns

How it has moved

Users
unchanged since 29.09
1M · 15 readings
  1. 2026-10-041M
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  3. 2026-10-091M
  4. 2026-10-101M
  5. 2026-10-131M
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  11. 2026-10-231M
  12. 2026-10-241M
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  14. 2026-10-281M
  15. 2026-10-291M
Rating
-0.001 since 29.09
reviewsrating 4.854-4.861 · 15 readings
  1. 2026-10-04reviews4.5krating4.858
  2. 2026-10-08reviews4.6krating4.858
  3. 2026-10-09reviews4.6krating4.858
  4. 2026-10-10reviews4.6krating4.858
  5. 2026-10-13reviews4.6krating4.858
  6. 2026-10-14reviews4.6krating4.860
  7. 2026-10-16reviews4.6krating4.861
  8. 2026-10-18reviews4.6krating4.861
  9. 2026-10-21reviews4.6krating4.861
  10. 2026-10-22reviews4.6krating4.858
  11. 2026-10-23reviews4.6krating4.854
  12. 2026-10-24reviews4.6krating4.854
  13. 2026-10-25reviews4.6krating4.854
  14. 2026-10-28reviews4.6krating4.857
  15. 2026-10-29reviews4.6krating4.857
Users
unchanged since 01.09
1M · 29 readings
  1. 2026-09-011M
  2. 2026-09-031M
  3. 2026-09-041M
  4. 2026-09-061M
  5. 2026-09-081M
  6. 2026-09-091M
  7. 2026-09-101M
  8. 2026-09-131M
  9. 2026-09-151M
  10. 2026-09-161M
  11. 2026-09-211M
  12. 2026-09-221M
  13. 2026-09-251M
  14. 2026-09-271M
  15. 2026-10-041M
  16. 2026-10-081M
  17. 2026-10-091M
  18. 2026-10-101M
  19. 2026-10-131M
  20. 2026-10-141M
  21. 2026-10-161M
  22. 2026-10-181M
  23. 2026-10-211M
  24. 2026-10-221M
  25. 2026-10-231M
  26. 2026-10-241M
  27. 2026-10-251M
  28. 2026-10-281M
  29. 2026-10-291M
Rating
unchanged since 01.09
reviewsrating 4.854-4.861 · 29 readings
  1. 2026-09-01reviews4.5krating4.857
  2. 2026-09-03reviews4.5krating4.857
  3. 2026-09-04reviews4.5krating4.857
  4. 2026-09-06reviews4.5krating4.858
  5. 2026-09-08reviews4.5krating4.858
  6. 2026-09-09reviews4.5krating4.858
  7. 2026-09-10reviews4.5krating4.858
  8. 2026-09-13reviews4.5krating4.858
  9. 2026-09-15reviews4.5krating4.858
  10. 2026-09-16reviews4.5krating4.859
  11. 2026-09-21reviews4.5krating4.859
  12. 2026-09-22reviews4.5krating4.859
  13. 2026-09-25reviews4.5krating4.858
  14. 2026-09-27reviews4.5krating4.858
  15. 2026-10-04reviews4.5krating4.858
  16. 2026-10-08reviews4.6krating4.858
  17. 2026-10-09reviews4.6krating4.858
  18. 2026-10-10reviews4.6krating4.858
  19. 2026-10-13reviews4.6krating4.858
  20. 2026-10-14reviews4.6krating4.860
  21. 2026-10-16reviews4.6krating4.861
  22. 2026-10-18reviews4.6krating4.861
  23. 2026-10-21reviews4.6krating4.861
  24. 2026-10-22reviews4.6krating4.858
  25. 2026-10-23reviews4.6krating4.854
  26. 2026-10-24reviews4.6krating4.854
  27. 2026-10-25reviews4.6krating4.854
  28. 2026-10-28reviews4.6krating4.857
  29. 2026-10-29reviews4.6krating4.857

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What it can reach

Specific sites only: 2 match patterns.

  • https://www.youtube.com/*
  • https://m.youtube.com/*
  • Watch the network requests your browser makes webRequest
  • Store data in your browser storage

The full permission history for this extension

What changed recently

Nothing has moved on this listing since we started watching it.

The publisher

Unhook publishes 5 listings we track, 1.1M users between them. Listed website: unhook.app.

  1. Block YouTube Feed - Homepage, Sidebar Videos Unhook · Productivity · Workflow · published 2021-02-27 30k users ★ 4.8
  2. Remove YouTube End Cards & End Screen Videos Unhook · Lifestyle · Social · published 2021-02-21 30k users ★ 4.0
  3. Turn Off YouTube Comments & Live Chat Unhook · Productivity · Workflow · published 2021-02-15 10k users ★ 4.3
Show 1 more from this publisher
  1. Turn Off YouTube Autoplay Next & Annotations Unhook · Productivity · Workflow · published 2020-05-03 3k users ★ 3.2

Like this one

Listings the catalog judges closest in what they say they do.

  1. Removes Recommend Videos on Youtube Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 59 users ★ 4.2
  2. YouShield - Remove YouTube Recommendations Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 1k users ★ 5.0
  3. Unhook NG Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 228 users ★ 5.0
  4. YouTidy Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 4 users
  5. YouTube Focus Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 13 users

The top 5 only. The full comparison, with why each one is close, is on the alternatives page; ranking a whole neighbourhood by your own criteria is in the app.

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