You came for one video. Leave with one video.
FocusTube is a Chrome extension that hides the YouTube homepage feed, the “Up next” sidebar, Shorts and comments. Search still works. Nothing leaves your browser.
What disappears, and what doesn’t.
FocusTube makes YouTube distraction-free by hiding the parts built to keep you scrolling, and leaving everything you actually came to use.
Hidden by FocusTube
- The homepage feed
- The “Up next” recommendations sidebar
- Shorts, everywhere they appear
- The comment section
- End-screen video walls
- Autoplay into the next video
Left exactly as it is
- Search, working normally
- The video you opened
- Your subscriptions and playlists
- Watch history and Watch later
- Captions, speed and quality controls
- Full screen and picture-in-picture
Prefer to keep the sidebar? Turn it back on in the popup. Want to commit to a stretch of work? Focus Lock holds Focus Mode on for a set time — 15 minutes, an hour, or any duration you set — and the toggle stays disabled until it runs out.
Three reasons people switch and stay.
Your attention stays yours
No homepage feed, no “Up next”, no autoplay carrying you into the next thing. You search, you watch, you leave — the way YouTube used to work before the recommendations learned what keeps you there.
Nothing leaves your browser
FocusTube has no accounts, no analytics and no server to talk to. It hides parts of a page you are already looking at, and that is all. Your searches, your watch history and your activity never leave your device.
Pay once, and that is the whole deal
₹1299, one time, with every future update included. When YouTube changes its layout and something needs re-hiding, you get the fix free. No renewal email will ever arrive.
Made for minds that wander.
If staying focused doesn’t come easily — whether you’re neurodivergent, live with ADHD, or you’re simply up against feeds engineered to pull you in — an endless stream of recommendations isn’t just annoying. It’s draining. FocusTube quietly removes those hooks, so the screen in front of you is calm and the choice to keep watching is yours again.
Fewer triggers
No autoplaying “just one more” feed baiting you back in.
Less overwhelm
A clean, low-clutter screen — easier on a busy brain.
A gentle nudge
Focus Lock helps you commit when starting is the hardest part.
The honest answers.
“Can’t I just use willpower?”
You can — until the algorithm wins. FocusTube removes the temptation entirely, and Focus Lock holds you to a set focus time so you can’t cave mid-session.
“Aren’t there free extensions?”
A few hide the feed. FocusTube goes further — a Shorts-free mode, a commitment timer, zero tracking, and a one-time price with no subscription. Try it free for 7 days and compare it yourself.
“Will it break YouTube?”
No. Search, playback, playlists and subscriptions all work normally — FocusTube only hides the distracting parts, and we ship updates when YouTube changes its layout.
“Is my data safe?”
Completely. Everything runs on your device — no account, no analytics, no tracking. Your browsing never leaves your browser. Read the policy.
“I built FocusTube because I kept opening YouTube for one thing and losing an hour to the feed. I wanted the video I came for — and nothing else. If that sounds like you, you’ll feel right at home.”
One price. Yours forever.
Lifetime access for one person, on every Chromium browser you use. Every future update included.
- Hide the homepage feed and recommendations
- Remove the comment section
- Keep search fully functional
- Shorts-free mode — block all YouTube Shorts
- Focus Lock timers, any duration
- 7-day free trial — pay only if you love it
Questions and answers.
How does the 7-day free trial work?
Install FocusTube and the full feature set works free for 7 days — no card needed. After that, a one-time payment unlocks lifetime access.
Is FocusTube a subscription?
No. It’s a single one-time payment for lifetime access, including all future updates. There are no recurring charges, ever.
What if it doesn’t work for me?
Email hello@focustube.tech within 14 days of purchase and we’ll refund you in full — no questions asked.
Does FocusTube collect or sell my data?
Never. FocusTube runs entirely in your browser with no accounts and no trackers. Your browsing, searches and watch activity never leave your device. See our privacy policy.
Which browsers are supported?
Any Chromium-based browser — Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave and others — via the Chrome Web Store.
Will FocusTube keep working when YouTube changes?
YouTube tweaks its layout from time to time. When that affects what’s hidden, we ship an update — included free, for life.
Open YouTube. Watch the one thing you came for.
Install it, and the feed is gone the next time you open a video. Free for 7 days.
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