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added the Feedless extension and made it the primary one discussed in actionable steps
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| Extension | Firefox | Chrome | Source Code | Official Website |
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| [Feedless](#feedless) | [Link](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/feedless/) | | [Github](https://github.com/ZMensRain/Feedless) | |
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| [Unhook](#unhook) | [Link](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-recommended-videos/) | [Link](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/khncfooichmfjbepaaaebmommgaepoid) | | [unhook.app](https://unhook.app/welcome) |
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| [Uninternet](#uninternet) | | [Link](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ihgeijoonjmdfkamhpgoedplnmbencgd) | | |
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| [Leechblock](#leechblock) | [Link](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/leechblock-ng/) | [Link](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/blaaajhemilngeeffpbfkdjjoefldkok) | [Github](https://github.com/proginosko/LeechBlockNG/) | [proginosko.com/leechblock](https://www.proginosko.com/leechblock/) |
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SponsorBlock allows you to skip sponsors manually or automatically, while also supporting skipping other types of content such as self promotion content.
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### Feedless
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Feedless is an extension for removing feeds on many different platforms. It supports passwords to lock settings and can hide shortform content instead of outright blocking it so you can still view shortform content but cannot doomscroll.
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### Actionable Steps
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1. **Choose an extension**. Unhook is great and has everything you need to change the UI of Youtube to be less attention sucking. You can also use [Uninternet](#uninternet) for a one toggle solution and can skip steps 2 and 3.
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2. **Turn on all the options**. Turn on all the options unhook provides except the following: _Hide Video Info_; _Hide Top Header_, excluding its sub-option _Hide Notifications_; and _Hide Comments_.
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1. **Choose an extension**. Feedless is great and has everything you need to change the UI of Youtube to be less attention sucking.
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2. **Set a password**. Open Feedless's options, it has a link in its popup, and set a password, this is to add back some friction.
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3. **Test for a few days** see what works what doesn't and adjust accordingly.
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4. **Turn off your watch history or signout of your google account** (Optional). The reasoning for turning off watch is so that Youtube restricts some addictive features, like the homepage and shorts.
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4. **Turn off your watch history or signout of your google account** (Optional). The reasoning behind turning off watch is that Youtube restricts some addictive features, like the homepage and shorts.
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## Alternative Front-ends
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