A Chrome extension that blocks YouTube videos while keeping YouTube Music accessible. Redirect to productive activities while enjoying your music uninterrupted.
Watch how to install and use the extension:
- 🎵 Keep YouTube Music - Enjoy your music without interruption
- 🚫 Block YouTube Videos - Stay focused by blocking distracting content
- 🎯 Productive Redirects - Get redirected to useful tools:
- Notion for note-taking
- Todoist for task management
- Focusmate for accountability
- Forest for focus timing
- Download or clone this repository
- Open Chrome and go to
chrome://extensions/ - Enable "Developer mode" in the top right corner
- Click "Load unpacked" and select the extension directory
- The extension icon should appear in your Chrome toolbar
- Download or clone this repository
- Open Firefox and go to
about:debugging - Click "This Firefox" in the left sidebar
- Click "Load Temporary Add-on"
- Navigate to the
firefox_extensionfolder and select any file
The extension works automatically once installed:
- Attempts to access YouTube videos will be redirected to productive websites
- YouTube Music remains fully accessible
- Click the extension icon to see options and stats
- Chrome version uses Manifest V3
- Firefox version uses Manifest V2
- Built with vanilla JavaScript
- Uses browser storage API for settings and stats
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
We love your input! We want to make contributing to NoYTVideo as easy and transparent as possible, whether it's:
- Reporting a bug
- Discussing the current state of the code
- Submitting a fix
- Proposing new features
- Becoming a maintainer
2025-03-19
Visit https://noyoutubevideo.com for more information.
MIT License