Best alternatives to GoodTube - Adblock for Youtube + Remove Youtube Shorts + Restore old UI (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to GoodTube, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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GoodTube alternatives, compared
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AdBlock U - Ad Blocker for Youtube
Removes and skip all ads on YouTube™ undetected. Fast and reliable.
≈10K users3.3★ from 24 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 2.0× more users than GoodTube
- Rated 1.1 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
- Listed under Tools
- 2
MeowBlock: An Undetectable YouTube™ AdBlocker
An Undetectable, Open Source YouTube AdBlocker.
≈1K users3.5★ from 28 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than GoodTube
- Rated 0.9 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
- Listed under Tools
- 3
Undetectable Youtube AdBlocker
A free Undetectable Youtube AdBlocker
≈2K users3.1★ from 39 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 2.5× fewer users than GoodTube
- Rated 1.3 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
- Listed under Tools
- 4
ShortsBlocker - Remove Shorts from YouTube
Remove Shorts videos from Youtube
≈100K users4.2★ from 929 ratingsUpdated 13 days ago2 permissions- About 20× more users than GoodTube
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 5
remove shorts for youtube
Block all of the youtube shorts from homepage and play with Desktop UI as normal video
≈3K users3.4★ from 39 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 1.7× fewer users than GoodTube
- Rated 1.0 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 6
Remove YouTube Shorts
Removes YouTube Shorts and prevents you from wasting your precious time.
≈300K users4.6★ from 716 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago2 permissions- About 60× more users than GoodTube
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Remove YouTube Shorts - Bring the old YouTube back
Automatically removes YouTube Shorts section from YouTube pages
≈1K users3.8★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago2 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than GoodTube
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
- Listed under Entertainment
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JadSkip: Adblock for Youtube and Youtube Music
Block ads on YouTube and YouTube Music, make sure to disable all other extensions before using.
≈40K users4.8★ from 112 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago1 permissions- About 8.0× more users than GoodTube
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Listed under Entertainment
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Luna Adblock for Youtube & Websites
Block ads on YouTube and across the web with Luna Adblock
≈100K users4.9★ from 552 ratingsUpdated 6 days ago8 permissions- About 20× more users than GoodTube
- Rated 0.5 stars higher
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 1)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 10
Remove YouTube Shorts Shopping Stickers - Block Sticker Ad on YouTube
Automatically removes Shopping Sticker overlays from YouTube Shorts videos.
≈2K users4.9★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago1 permissions- About 2.5× fewer users than GoodTube
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Tools
GoodTube alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to GoodTube?
By users, the most popular alternative is Remove YouTube Shorts with ≈300K users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is AdBlock U - Ad Blocker for Youtube.
Which GoodTube alternative has the best rating?
Luna Adblock for Youtube & Websites has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 552 ratings.
Is there a GoodTube alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
AdBlock U - Ad Blocker for Youtube asks for 0 permissions, against 1 for GoodTube.
How many alternatives to GoodTube are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to GoodTube on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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