Best alternatives to YouTube Focus Mode (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to YouTube Focus Mode, 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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YouTube Focus Mode alternatives, compared
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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 YouTube Focus Mode
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
- 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 YouTube Focus Mode
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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Focus Mode
Hides tabs, address bar and bookmarks for a total focus mode.
≈1K users4.1★ from 25 ratingsUpdated 6 days ago11 permissions- A similar number of users to YouTube Focus Mode
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 1)
- Listed under Tools
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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 YouTube Focus Mode
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
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Focus Mode
Customize any web page for your needs
193 users4.0★ from 4 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 5.2× fewer users than YouTube Focus Mode
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Afterglow – Ambient Light & Focus Mode for YouTube
Make YouTube glow. Afterglow spills the video's colors into a dimmed screen — fewer distractions, more immersion. One click.
≈1K usersNot rated yetUpdated 4 days ago3 permissions- A similar number of users to YouTube Focus Mode
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
- Listed under Entertainment
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Focused Youtube
Open source extension that removes comments/recommendations from Youtube: https://github.com/makaroni4/focused_youtube
≈10K users4.9★ from 698 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago3 permissions- About 10× more users than YouTube Focus Mode
- Rated 1.1 stars higher
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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Music Mode for YouTube™
Hides the video and thumbnails on YouTube. Blocks the video keeping only the audio on YouTube Music.
≈80K users4.6★ from 573 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago4 permissions- About 80× more users than YouTube Focus Mode
- Rated 0.8 stars higher
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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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 YouTube Focus Mode
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
- 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 YouTube Focus Mode
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 1)
- Listed under Tools
YouTube Focus Mode alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to YouTube Focus Mode?
By users, the most popular alternative is Music Mode for YouTube™ with ≈80K users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is YouTube Focus Mode.
Which YouTube Focus Mode alternative has the best rating?
Focused Youtube has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 698 ratings.
Is there a YouTube Focus Mode alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Extend Youtube | Ads Block | Focus Mode asks for 0 permissions, against 1 for YouTube Focus Mode.
How many alternatives to YouTube Focus Mode are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to YouTube Focus Mode 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.