Who should use YouTube?

YouTube is a consumer product built for students, professionals, and focused YouTube viewers.

Yes — YouTube is free to use.

What platforms does YouTube run on?

YouTube runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is YouTube still active?

Unverified. YouTube 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 YouTube?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include YouTube™ Productivity Mode, Focused YouTube, and YouTube Focus.

Who develops YouTube?

YouTube is developed by Ambalavanan.

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YouTube

Name: YouTube
Author: Ambalavanan

mozilla.orgBrowser DevTools & extensions

YouTube Focus Mode is a Firefox browser extension that hides YouTube comments, recommendations, related videos, merchandise shelves, and Shorts distractions. It also provides a search-only study mode and a dark interface for students, professionals, and other focused viewers.

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Overview

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YouTube is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It focuses on reducing YouTube distractions such as recommendations, comments, Shorts, and related videos. It is built as a consumer product for students, professionals, and focused YouTube viewers. YouTube is free to use. It runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Ambalavanan builds and maintains YouTube, and it first shipped in 2026. Key capabilities include hide comments, hide recommendations, and Block Shorts. 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 comments
Hide recommendations
Block Shorts
Hide related videos
Search-only mode
Dark mode
MutationObserver filtering
No tracking

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed16 Sep · 03:53 UTC
YouTube - productive focus mode verified via Firefox Add-ons
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Frequently asked questions about YouTube

What does YouTube do?: YouTube focuses on reducing YouTube distractions such as recommendations, comments, Shorts, and related videos. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who should use YouTube?: YouTube is a consumer product built for students, professionals, and focused YouTube viewers.
Is YouTube free?: Yes — YouTube is free to use.
What platforms does YouTube run on?: YouTube runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is YouTube still active?: Unverified. YouTube 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 YouTube?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include YouTube™ Productivity Mode, Focused YouTube, and YouTube Focus.YouTube™ Productivity Mode Focused YouTube YouTube Focus
Who develops YouTube?: YouTube is developed by Ambalavanan.
When did YouTube launch?: YouTube first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
First seen: 16 Sept 2026
Built for: students, professionals, and focused YouTube viewers
Model: B2C
Solves: Reducing YouTube distractions such as recommendations, comments, Shorts, and related videos.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: youtube-productive-focus-mode

Developer

Ambalavanan

Index record

Indexed: 16 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sep 2026
Last seen: 16 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: youtube-productive-focus-mode-mozilla-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 16 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 16 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: 16 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-productive-focus-mode

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