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FocusView - Block YouTube Shorts

Chrome extension by Hugh Greethead · Productivity · Workflow

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A Chrome extension in Productivity · Workflow with 15 users, barely installed.

Specific sites only: 3 match patterns.

What the developer says, and 5 screenshots

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Users
15
Rating
not rated yet
Users, last 17 days
+3
Version
1.2.1
Updated in the store
2026-09-08
Published
2026-02-27
Manifest
V3
Browser access
5 permissions, 3 site patterns

How it has moved

Users
+3 since 31.08
12-15 · 8 readings
2026-09-08: released 1.2.1
  1. 2026-08-3112
  2. 2026-09-0213
  3. 2026-09-0512
  4. 2026-09-0613
  5. 2026-09-0814released 1.2.1
  6. 2026-09-1013
  7. 2026-09-1515
  8. 2026-09-1615
Users
+3 since 31.08
12-15 · 8 readings
2026-09-08: released 1.2.1
  1. 2026-08-3112
  2. 2026-09-0213
  3. 2026-09-0512
  4. 2026-09-0613
  5. 2026-09-0814released 1.2.1
  6. 2026-09-1013
  7. 2026-09-1515
  8. 2026-09-1615

A dot marks a day the store showed a different number. Between them the line carries the last one forward: we read every listing more than once a day and record a point only when something moves. History beyond ninety days is in the app.

What it can reach

Specific sites only: 3 match patterns.

  • *://*.youtube.com/*
  • *://*.ytimg.com/*
  • https://focusview.app/*
  • See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs
  • Block or redirect requests on the sites it can access declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
  • Sign you in with a Google account identity
Show the remaining 2
  • Schedule work to run later alarms
  • Store data in your browser storage

The full permission history for this extension

Version history

  1. Version 1.2.1

What changed recently

  1. Released version 1.2.1 (was 1.2.0)

The publisher

Hugh Greethead. Listed website: focusview.app.

Like this one

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

  1. FocusTube: Block YouTube Shorts, Hide Recommendations & Distractions Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 7k users ★ 4.7
  2. Superpower YouTube - Disable YouTube Shorts & Comments + Content Filter Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 805 users ★ 4.6
  3. YouTube Focus Mode Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 11 users ★ 5.0
  4. YouTube Block Distractions for Free™ Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 25 users ★ 5.0
  5. FocusTube - Hide YouTube Shorts, Recommendations, Suggestions & Block Words Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 1k users ★ 4.8

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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