Burrow – Cozy, distraction-free viewing for YouTube
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Hide YouTube's recommendations, Shorts, comments, end screens and autoplay. Watch what you came for. # Chrome Web Store listing ## Name Burrow – Cozy, distraction-free viewing for YouTube ## Summary (max 132 chars) Hide YouTube's recommendations, Shorts, comments, end screens and autoplay. Watch what you came for. ## Category Productivity ## Single purpose (Privacy practices tab) Hide distracting elements on YouTube pages, such as recommendations, Shorts, comments and autoplay, according to the user's settings. ## Permission justification - **storage**: Saves the user's on/off choices for each hiding option and syncs them across their browsers. - **Host access (www.youtube.com, via content script)**: Needed to apply the hiding styles on YouTube pages. No other sites are accessed. ## Remote code No, I am not using remote code. ## Data usage Does not collect or transmit any user data. (Tick none of the data categories, then certify the three statements.) ## Detailed description YouTube is built to keep you watching. Burrow strips away the parts designed to pull you in, so you can watch the video you came for and leave. Everything is optional and changes apply instantly — no page reload. HOME & NAVIGATION • Hide the home page feed • Hide Explore / Trending • Hide the notification bell WATCH PAGE • Hide recommended videos next to the player • Hide the end-screen video wall • Hide in-video cards and overlays • Turn off autoplay (this switches off YouTube's own autoplay setting, so it stays off in your account) • Hide comments • Hide live chat • Hide the description SHORTS & SEARCH • Hide Shorts everywhere • Open Shorts links in the normal video player • Hide "People also watched" and other extra shelves in search With the home feed hidden, a sleepy hedgehog keeps you company instead. One "Pause for now" button brings regular YouTube back whenever you need it. PRIVACY Burrow collects no data, has no analytics and makes no network requests. Your settings are stored with Chrome's sync storage and never leave your Google account. Free. No ads, no account, no tracking. Burrow is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or Google.