The YouTube blocker that makes sure you use YouTube with intention
Tell it why you opened YouTube, and it steps in the moment you drift.
It removes Shorts, the endless feed, and the channels that pull you off track, so you stop losing your evenings to it.
Blocked.
You came here for something else.
Remove distractions from YouTube. Keep the parts you need.
"I didn't even realise this was a problem until I tried to stop. I can't imagine using YouTube without it now."
Kathleen
Join others to get your time back
Kathleen's first month: 26 hours on YouTube, 22 of them aligned with why she opened the app.
"I can't imagine using YouTube without it now."
Kathleen
Typical week
15h watched, 2h aligned
With FocusTube
6h watched, 5h aligned
Time to regain control of YouTube.
In a way you haven't seen before.
Meet Nudge, your YouTube guardian.
He watches what you play and steps in the moment it stops matching what you came for. A word first, a pause if you keep going, never a wall you cannot get through.
Tell Nudge why you've opened the app
Say what you came for, whether that is a course, a tutorial or an hour off, and he holds you to it.
He watches what you watch
He checks the title, channel and transcript to understand what's playing, then weighs it against your goals.
He steps in when the two stop matching
A word first. Then a lock, if you keep going. Never a wall you cannot get through.
Customise YouTube to your own tastes
Remove Shorts, the endless feed and comments, and block the channels that pull you under.
Not your average website blocker
You've tried the others. This one works.
| FocusTube | Cold Turkey, Opal, Brick, Unhook | Screen Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Understands why you opened YouTube | – | – | |
| Holds you to your goals | – | – | |
| Blocks specific channels | – | – | |
| Removes Shorts and the feed | – | – | |
| Daily limits and focus windows | |||
| Steps in only when you drift | – | – | |
| Hard to switch off on impulse | – |
Join others who have transformed their YouTube consumption with FocusTube.
"As a long time YouTube addict I was wasting 10+ hours watching pointless videos. It steps in at the right moment and lets me block distracting channels. My watch time is now 30 minutes a day."
Dylan
"FocusTube gets me. It understands what I actually want, and it works a lot better than the other extensions I tried."
Mars
"I didn't even realise this was a problem until I tried to stop. I can't imagine using YouTube without it now."
Kathleen
"So different to what already exists. I've hard-blocked YouTube before but always went back, because I need it for learning. This one actually lets me use it."
Giovanni
Simple pricing, start free
Every plan includes a 3-day free trial. No card up front.
Free
- Remove Shorts
- Remove the endless feed
- Hide comments
- Block distracting channels
Monthly
- Everything in Free
- Reads and sorts every video against your goals
- Nudges before it blocks, never a hard wall
- Daily limits and focus windows
- Focus dashboard and weekly score
Annual
- Everything in Free
- Reads and sorts every video against your goals
- Nudges before it blocks, never a hard wall
- Daily limits and focus windows
- Focus dashboard and weekly score
Lifetime
- Everything in Free
- Reads and sorts every video against your goals
- Nudges before it blocks, never a hard wall
- Daily limits and focus windows
- Focus dashboard and weekly score
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