Blur thumbnails
On by default, including while hovering. The acrylic veil blocks visual spoilers.
For YouTube
YouTube, without visual spoilers
Blurs YouTube thumbnails under an acrylic veil and hides Shorts. Hover previews are optional.
Chrome Web Store — Coming soon
Firefox Add-ons — Coming soon
Install links will land here.
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Thumbnails stay veiled — one clears on hover (optional).
How it works
Three switches. Blur stays on.
One clear idea per card. Turn on what you need — the rest stays quiet.
Hover previews
Off by default. On: hovering clears the image and the preview plays clear, on home, search, and /watch.
Blur search results
Off by default, so videos on /results stay clear. Turn it on to veil search too.
Shorts
Shorts stay hidden.
There is no switch. Shorts disappear from the places that pull you into infinite scroll. The Shorts player itself is not hidden.
- Shelves
- Cards, including in search
- Guide entry
- Channel tab
Demo
Before and after, at a glance
The same YouTube grid. On the left, the raw feed. On the right, the BlurTube veil.
Without BlurTubeSpoilers visible
With BlurTubeVeil on
Privacy
Nothing leaves the browser.
The only permission is storage. The three switches stay in the browser’s local storage. BlurTube collects nothing and sends nothing.
0
data sent.
Everything stays on your device.
FAQ
Common questions
Which browsers does BlurTube run on?
Chrome and Firefox. Install links will be published when the store listings are live.
Does it cost anything?
The veil stays free. You can support the project on Buy Me a Coffee. No payment is required to use the extension.
What does the extension actually do?
It blurs YouTube thumbnails under an acrylic veil, hides Shorts (shelves, cards, the guide, and the channel tab), and offers three switches: thumbnail blur, hover previews, and search-result blur.
Do you collect any data?
No. The only permission is storage, used to remember your switches locally. Nothing is sent to a server.
Is the Shorts player blocked?
No. Shorts are hidden where they appear in the interface. The Shorts player itself is not hidden.
Support
Keep the veil free.
Install BlurTube when it reaches the stores — or buy a coffee to help what comes next.