Who is Youtube Blinders for?

Youtube Blinders is an open-source project built for youTube users seeking a distraction-free viewing experience.

What platforms does Youtube Blinders run on?

Youtube Blinders runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Youtube Blinders still active?

Unverified. Youtube Blinders 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 Youtube Blinders?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Youtube Recommendations Blocker, No Spoilers, and YouTube Blur.

Who makes Youtube Blinders?

Youtube Blinders is developed by nikoladev.

How long has Youtube Blinders been around?

Youtube Blinders first shipped in 2019.

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Youtube Blinders

Name: Youtube Blinders
Author: nikoladev

github.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

Youtube Blinders is an open-source Firefox extension that hides distracting parts of YouTube, including recommended videos and comments. It is intended for users who want a more focused, less habit-forming YouTube experience.

Open SourceWebEmbeddable

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Overview

4 features

Youtube Blinders is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It focuses on reducing distracting YouTube features that make it difficult for users to stop watching. Youtube Blinders is an open-source project aimed at youTube users seeking a distraction-free viewing experience. Youtube Blinders is open source under the Open Source license. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

Behind Youtube Blinders is nikoladev, and it first shipped in 2019. Key capabilities include hide recommendations, hide comments, and firefox extension.

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

Hide recommendations
Hide comments
Firefox extension
Distraction reduction

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceOpen SourceFree tierStore-verified publisher

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed18 Sep · 10:45 UTC
Youtube Blinders verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Youtube Blinders

What does Youtube Blinders do?: Youtube Blinders focuses on reducing distracting YouTube features that make it difficult for users to stop watching. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is Youtube Blinders for?: Youtube Blinders is an open-source project built for youTube users seeking a distraction-free viewing experience.
Does Youtube Blinders have a free plan?: Yes — Youtube Blinders is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Youtube Blinders run on?: Youtube Blinders runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Youtube Blinders still active?: Unverified. Youtube Blinders 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 Youtube Blinders?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Youtube Recommendations Blocker, No Spoilers, and YouTube Blur.Youtube Recommendations Blocker No Spoilers YouTube Blur
Who makes Youtube Blinders?: Youtube Blinders is developed by nikoladev.
How long has Youtube Blinders been around?: Youtube Blinders first shipped in 2019.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 18 Sep 2026
Built for: YouTube users seeking a distraction-free viewing experience
Model: Open source
Solves: Reducing distracting YouTube features that make it difficult for users to stop watching.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: youtube-blinders

Developer

nikoladev

Index record

Indexed: 18 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sep 2026
Last seen: 18 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: youtube-blinders-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 18 Sep 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 18 Sep 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
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: 18 Sep 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/nikoladev/youtube-blinders

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