YOOTUBE

YouTube, minus the noise

iPhone app Chrome extension Personal project

No Shorts, no featured clutter. Just your subscriptions, your searches, and the videos you came for.

YOOTUBE strips YouTube down to what matters: the channels you subscribe to and the things you search for. Shorts, news shelves, ads, promos and “recommended for you” rabbit holes are gone. It comes as two companion products: a Chrome extension for the desktop and a standalone iPhone app.

Regular YouTube search with a Shorts shelf and an ad — Regular YouTube search: a Shorts shelf, a Shorts menu button and an ad

The same search with YOOTUBE showing only videos — The same search with YOOTUBE: just real videos

YOOTUBE iPhone search results without Shorts — **Search results**No Shorts, simple bottom bar

Watching a video in YOOTUBE on iPhone — **Watching**No recommended rabbit hole

YOOTUBE native search on iPhone — **Search**Tap Search and start typing

Signing in with a Google account in YOOTUBE — **Sign in once**With your own Google account

YOOTUBE is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or Google. Video thumbnails shown belong to their creators.

YOOTUBE for ChromeCleans up YouTube as you browse

Cleans up YouTube as you browse

Less noise

Opens straight to Subscriptions, not the algorithmic home page
Shorts removed everywhere: feeds, search, the side menu and channel pages
Shorts links play in the normal player
“Top news” and “Breaking news” shelves hidden

Save for later

⬇ Download saves the video as an MP4, up to 1080p, with live progress on the button
⬇ MP3 saves just the audio, tagged with the title and channel
For personal use only: downloading is against YouTube’s terms of service

Looks after itself

Reloads itself when its files change, the next time you open YouTube

YouTube video page with YOOTUBE's Download and MP3 buttons — Download and MP3 buttons next to Like and Share

A channel page without a Shorts tab — Channel pages lose their Shorts tab

Close-up of the Download and MP3 buttons — Channel pages lose their Shorts tab

YOOTUBE for iPhoneA focused YouTube: subscriptions and search, nothing else

A focused YouTube: subscriptions and search, nothing else

Your account

Sign in once with your own Google account
Subscriptions, history and YouTube Premium carry over
Every launch opens to your Subscriptions

Clutter removed

Shorts shelves and Shorts videos hidden; Shorts links play normally
Featured and news shelves, ads, promos and “recommended” videos gone
No “Open App” banner

Feels native

Simple bottom bar: Back, Subscriptions, Search, You; swipe right to go back
Fast native search with the keyboard ready instantly
Picture in Picture, background audio, sound even on silent; dark mode throughout

How it’s builtA Chrome extension, a Mac helper and a SwiftUI app