Feed Eraser · YouTube
How to hide the YouTube home feed on Chrome
The YouTube home page is a wall of recommendations picked to keep you watching. Hiding it turns YouTube back into a search engine: you get what you came for and nothing else.
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What disappears
- Every recommended video on the home page
- The topic chips above the feed
- The Trending page's video grid
What still works
- The search bar
- Your subscriptions feed, history and playlists
- Any video you open directly
Hide the YouTube home feed in four steps
- 1Add ZenTab to Chrome. It's free, and your first 7 days include Pro, so you can try this straight away.
- 2Open the ZenTab dashboard and go to Feed Eraser.
- 3In the YouTube card, switch on Hide home feed.
- 4That's it. It applies instantly, even to YouTube tabs that are already open.
Switch it off again any time in the same place. Feed Eraser runs only in your browser: nothing is sent to YouTube or to ZenTab.
Rather block YouTube completely?
If you don't need YouTube at all during the day, blocking the whole site is simpler. See how to block YouTube on Chrome, on a schedule or with a daily time limit.
Frequently asked questions
Will I still see my subscriptions?
Yes. The Subscriptions page is untouched. Only the algorithmic home feed and Trending disappear.
Isn't it easier to just block YouTube?
If you never need YouTube, yes. Most people need it for tutorials, lectures and music, and hiding the feed keeps all of that.
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