Who should use minimal?

minimal is an open-source project built for people seeking a less distracting web browsing experience.

Yes — minimal is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does minimal run on?

minimal runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is minimal still maintained?

Unverified. minimal has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to minimal?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Minimal for YouTube, Minimal YouTube, and MINIMAA.

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minimal

aupya.orgBrowser DevTools & extensions

Minimal is an open-source browser extension that changes the presentation of websites to reduce recommendations, trending content, and other attention-grabbing elements. It applies client-side changes while helping users focus on the content they intentionally seek.

Open SourceWebEmbeddable

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Overview

7 features

In the Browser DevTools & extensions space, minimal takes a focused approach. It focuses on reducing distracting, attention-grabbing website content while preserving access to the information users seek. It is built as an open-source project for people seeking a less distracting web browsing experience. minimal is open source under the Open Source license. It runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

minimal first shipped in 2018. Key capabilities include content filtering, youTube cleanup, and suggestion removal.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Content filtering
YouTube cleanup
Suggestion removal
Trending link removal
Client-side changes
Firefox support
Chrome support

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierStore-verified publisher

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed9 Sept · 15:43 UTC
minimal verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about minimal

What does minimal do?: Minimal focuses on reducing distracting, attention-grabbing website content while preserving access to the information users seek. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who should use minimal?: minimal is an open-source project built for people seeking a less distracting web browsing experience.
Is minimal free?: Yes — minimal is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does minimal run on?: minimal runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is minimal still maintained?: Unverified. minimal has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to minimal?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Minimal for YouTube, Minimal YouTube, and MINIMAA.Minimal for YouTube Minimal YouTube MINIMAA
How long has minimal been around?: minimal first shipped in 2018.
Is minimal open source?: Yes — minimal is open source under the Open Source license.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 9 Sept 2026
Built for: people seeking a less distracting web browsing experience
Model: Open source
Solves: Reducing distracting, attention-grabbing website content while preserving access to the information users seek.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: minimal-internet-experience

Developer

Aupya

Index record

Indexed: 9 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 9 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: minimal-aupya-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 9 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 9 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 9 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://minimal.aupya.org/en

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