Block YouTube channels, keywords and Shorts

TubeBlock is a free browser extension that hides the channels you never want to see again, videos with words you choose and the Shorts shelves, across Home, search, Up next and Subscriptions. No account, nothing to configure on YouTube.

Get TubeBlock How blocking channels works
  • Free
  • No account
  • Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera

Demo feed: block a channel here, add a word or hide Shorts in the TubeBlock panel

Made-up channels and videos. This is a live preview of how TubeBlock behaves on YouTube.

Showing all 8 items. Nothing is hidden yet.

14:02

Pranking my brother with 10,000 ping pong balls

Gotcha Gremlins

3.4M views · 2 days ago

27:41

I survived 24 hours locked in a supermarket

Overnight Odyssey

8.2M views · 5 days ago

Shorts

Wait for the ending

12M views

Satisfying soap cutting ASMR

2.3M views

My dog vs. the robot vacuum

7.7M views

This 5-second kitchen hack

1.4M views

18:40

Reacting to the most cursed phone ever made

Reactorama TV

1.2M views · 1 day ago

22:17

10,000 calorie burger challenge (ASMR mukbang)

Mega Munch Club

4.6M views · 2 weeks ago

What TubeBlock does

Channels

Block a channel. It's gone.

A regular YouTube account has no block button for channels, only "Don't recommend channel", which shows the channel less in recommendations; its videos can still turn up in search. TubeBlock adds a Block channel button to video cards and channel pages. One click and the channel disappears from Home, search results, Up next and Subscriptions.

How to block YouTube channels
Keywords

Hide videos by word or phrase

Add words like "prank", "spoiler" or a topic you are tired of. TubeBlock hides videos whose title or channel name contains them, wherever YouTube lists videos. Turn on whole-word matching when a short word would catch too much.

How to block keywords on YouTube
Shorts

Turn the Shorts shelves off

YouTube can show you fewer Shorts, but it has no switch to turn them off. With TubeBlock one switch keeps Shorts shelves and Shorts cards out of Home, search and Subscriptions until you switch it off again.

How to hide YouTube Shorts

Simple to start

  1. 1

    Get TubeBlock

    The extension is coming soon. Visit the install page for release information.

  2. 2

    Choose what to hide

    Block channels, add unwanted words and switch Shorts off. Try it in the demo above.

  3. 3

    Open YouTube

    Hover a video and press Block channel, add a few words or switch Shorts off. Preview the changes in the demo above.

Get TubeBlock

Your feed, your rules

TubeBlock is a small, single-purpose tool. Here is exactly what it does with your data, and what it does not.

  • No account

    No sign-up, no e-mail, no login. Try the demo while we prepare the first release. It does not touch your Google account.

  • Data stays in your browser

    Blocked channels, keywords and switches are saved in your browser's extension storage. We never receive them. The extension has no analytics and no tracking.

  • Open about permissions

    It asks for two things: storage for your lists and access to www.youtube.com to hide cards. What each permission means.

Questions

Is TubeBlock free?

Yes. The planned first release is free. We do not charge for anything, see the refund policy.

Do I need an account?

No. TubeBlock has no accounts at all. You do not need to be signed in to YouTube either, although it works the same when you are.

Which browsers does it work in?

Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave and Opera on a computer. A Chrome Web Store release is coming soon for Chrome and compatible desktop browsers.

Does it work on my phone or TV?

No. TubeBlock is a browser extension, so it does not work in the YouTube apps for iPhone, iPad or Android, on smart TVs, in YouTube TV or in the YouTube Kids app. It works on youtube.com in a desktop browser.

Will the channels I block find out?

No. Blocking happens only on your screen: TubeBlock hides cards in your browser and sends nothing to YouTube or to the channel.

More answers on the help page.

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Clean up your YouTube feed

TubeBlock is free, needs no account and keeps your lists in your browser. It works in Chrome, Edge, Brave and Opera on a computer.

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