Best alternatives to YouTube Refined: Improve's YouTube UI (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to YouTube Refined, 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 Refined alternatives, compared
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'Improve YouTube!' 🎧 (for YouTube & Videos)
YouTube, tidy & smart? Supercharge YouTube! Give it strong features, filter only the videos you want & exactly the look you like
≈400K users4.3★ from 7.2K ratingsUpdated 4 months ago3 permissions- About 200× more users than YouTube Refined
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 0)
- Listed under Tools
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'Improve YouTube!' TEST (for YouTube)
YouTube, tidy & smart? Supercharge YouTube! Give it strong features, filter only the videos you want & exactly the look you like
≈10K users3.9★ from 221 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago3 permissions- About 5.0× more users than YouTube Refined
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 0)
- Listed under Entertainment
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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 1.5× more users than YouTube Refined
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 0)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Revert YouTube UI
Restore the previous YouTube layout and switch between the old and new UI.
≈1K users4.9★ from 22 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago4 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than YouTube Refined
- Rated 0.9 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 0)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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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 150× more users than YouTube Refined
- Rated 0.6 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 0)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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HyperChat [Improved YouTube Chat]
Improved YouTube chat with CPU/RAM optimizations, customization options, and cutting-edge features!
≈50K users4.5★ from 175 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago5 permissions- About 25× more users than YouTube Refined
- Rated 0.5 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 0)
- Listed under Social Networking
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Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended & Shorts
Hide YouTube related videos, shorts, comments, suggestions wall, homepage recommendations, trending, and other distractions.
≈1M users4.9★ from 4.6K ratingsUpdated 8 months ago4 permissions- About 500× more users than YouTube Refined
- Rated 0.9 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 0)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Improved YouTube Miniplayer
A browser extension that allows you to have a floating mini player that allows you to watch youtube videos in a resizable window…
395 users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago3 permissions- About 5.1× fewer users than YouTube Refined
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 0)
- Listed under Entertainment
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YouTube Redux
Replicate old YouTube look and features within the modern layout!
≈100K users4.1★ from 1.1K ratingsUpdated 6 months ago3 permissions- About 50× more users than YouTube Refined
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 0)
- Listed under Accessibility
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youstyle - simplified Youtube UI
Reorgnize the layout of youtube, tablize the comments/recommendation/...
721 users4.0★ from 29 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago1 permissions- About 2.8× fewer users than YouTube Refined
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (1 vs 0)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
YouTube Refined alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to YouTube Refined?
By users, the most popular alternative is Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended & Shorts with ≈1M users and a 4.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is 'Improve YouTube!' 🎧 (for YouTube & Videos).
Which YouTube Refined alternative has the best rating?
Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended & Shorts has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 4.6K ratings.
How many alternatives to YouTube Refined are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to YouTube Refined on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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