Description
Surgically optimizes your YouTube experience for maximum productivity and focus, by removing distractions and preventing time-sinks.
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Ranking Summary
Overall Rank
Extension Rank
"Bug Fixes" Keyword
"Youtube Shorts" Keyword
"Youtube" Keyword
"Optimize" Keyword
"Focus" Keyword
"Environment" Keyword
"Content Optimization" Keyword
Featured Rank
Review Summary
Users praise YouTube Detox for enhancing focus, productivity, and overall YouTube performance by reducing lag and CPU load. It effectively minimizes distractions and unwanted content, making it a must-have for serious learners. However, some note that recent YouTube updates reintroduced video suggestions despite the extension's settings. Additionally, users express a desire for mobile versions and similar tools for other platforms like Twitch and Facebook.
Pros
- Effectively increases user focus and productivity while using YouTube
- Stable, well-designed, and easy to use mechanism
- Significantly improves YouTube performance by reducing CPU load and eliminating lag
- Helps reduce unwanted content consumption and promotes productive content
- Highly recommended and appreciated by users for serious learners
Cons
- Recent YouTube updates have caused suggestions to appear again despite being turned off by the extension
- Lack of versions or support for mobile and other social media platforms like Twitch and Facebook
Permissions
This extension can:
- storage
- management
This extension can access:
- *://www.youtube.com/*
- *://m.youtube.com/*
Additional Information
4.0.0
May 6, 2025
0.22 MB
en
Developer Information
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