Best alternatives to Afterglow – Ambient Light & Focus Mode for YouTube (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Afterglow, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
Afterglow – Ambient Light & Focus Mode for YouTube today
Afterglow alternatives, compared
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YouTube Focus Mode
Chrome Extension that allows you to focus by blocking YouTube videos from 'distractive' categories.
≈1K users3.8★ from 25 ratings1 permissions- A similar number of users to Afterglow
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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YouTube Focus Mode
Block distractions. Auto-skip ads, sponsors, intros & outros. The ultimate YouTube productivity tool.
105 users4.7★ from 3 ratings5 permissions- About 9.5× fewer users than Afterglow
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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Youtube Ultra Focus Mode
This YouTube Ultra Focus Mode extension removes unrelated suggestions and filter videos with provided keywords on YouTube.
144 users3.0★ from 4 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years4 permissions- About 6.9× fewer users than Afterglow
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Extend Youtube | Ads Block | Focus Mode
It will give you more control on youtube !
≈2K users4.5★ from 14 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- About 2.0× more users than Afterglow
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Ambient Light for YouTube
Adds an ambient glow around YouTube videos that follows the colors of the picture.
726 users4.0★ from 1 rating1 permissions- A similar number of users to Afterglow
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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Video Ambient Light for YouTube™
Ambient light for YouTube, Shorts, TikTok and Reels. Immersive video colors, displayed locally.
177 usersNot rated yet1 permissions- About 5.6× fewer users than Afterglow
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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CleanTube - Block Ads, Remove Shorts & Focus Mode for YouTube
Block YouTube ads, remove Shorts, hide distractions & take back focus. Auto-skip ads, clean homepage & sidebar.
158 users5.0★ from 2 ratings4 permissions- About 6.3× fewer users than Afterglow
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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Social Sentry - Focus Mode
Block short videos, feeds, and distractions on Facebook and YouTube. Stay focused with Social Sentry.
447 users4.5★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago7 permissions- About 2.2× fewer users than Afterglow
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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youtube-better-ambient
Enhances YouTube’s ambient mode by placing a blurred version of the video in the background for a more immersive experience
≈5K users5.0★ from 17 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago1 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Afterglow
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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YouTube™ Focus Mode - Study & Work Without Distractions
Improve your YouTube™ experience with beautiful themes and a minimalist workspace. Focus better for school, work, and learning.
≈1K users4.4★ from 27 ratingsUpdated 14 months ago8 permissions- A similar number of users to Afterglow
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
Afterglow alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Afterglow?
By users, the most popular alternative is youtube-better-ambient with ≈5K users and a 5.0-star rating. The closest match by what it does is YouTube Focus Mode.
Is there a Afterglow alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Extend Youtube | Ads Block | Focus Mode asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for Afterglow.
How many alternatives to Afterglow are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Afterglow on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.