MinTube focuses on reducing distracting and addictive YouTube elements while browsing videos. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.

MinTube is a consumer product built for firefox users who want a less distracting YouTube experience.

Yes — MinTube is free to use.

What platforms does MinTube run on?

MinTube runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is MinTube still active?

Unverified. MinTube 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 are alternatives to MinTube?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Hide YouTube Shorts, minitube, and Minimal for YouTube.

MinTube is developed by Johnan Dough.

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MinTube

Name: MinTube
Author: Johnan Dough

mozilla.orgBrowser DevTools & extensions

MinTube is a Firefox extension that lets users hide YouTube thumbnails, Shorts, recommendations, the homepage, Playables, and other distracting elements. It provides toggle-based popup settings for customizing the YouTube interface.

FreeWebEmbeddable

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Overview

7 features

MinTube is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It focuses on reducing distracting and addictive YouTube elements while browsing videos. It is built as a consumer product for firefox users who want a less distracting YouTube experience. It is available for free. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

Behind MinTube is Johnan Dough, and it first shipped in 2025. Among its 7 catalogued features are hide thumbnails, Hide Shorts, and hide recommendations. The interface is available in 32 languages, including Czech, German, and Greek.

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

Hide thumbnails
Hide Shorts
Hide recommendations
Hide homepage
Hide Playables
Popup toggles
YouTube customization

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceFree tierMulti-languageStore-verified publisher

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed9 Sept · 08:45 UTC
MinTube: Hide Youtube Elements verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about MinTube

What is MinTube?: MinTube focuses on reducing distracting and addictive YouTube elements while browsing videos. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is MinTube for?: MinTube is a consumer product built for firefox users who want a less distracting YouTube experience.
Is MinTube free?: Yes — MinTube is free to use.
What platforms does MinTube run on?: MinTube runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is MinTube still active?: Unverified. MinTube 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 are alternatives to MinTube?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Hide YouTube Shorts, minitube, and Minimal for YouTube.Hide YouTube Shorts minitube Minimal for YouTube
Who makes MinTube?: MinTube is developed by Johnan Dough.
When did MinTube launch?: MinTube first shipped in 2025.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Built for: Firefox users who want a less distracting YouTube experience
Model: B2C
Solves: Reducing distracting and addictive YouTube elements while browsing videos.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: mintube

Developer

Johnan Dough

Index record

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

Identity audit (13)

Slug: mintube-hide-youtube-elements-mozilla-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. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
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://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/mintube

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