# amitbl/blocktube

YouTube™ content blocker

Repository: https://github.com/amitbl/blocktube
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/blocktube
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: webextension, youtube-blocker, chrome-extension, firefox-addon, youtube, youtube-video-blocker
Last push: 2026-02-07T07:10:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 66, release rhythm 57, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3044, "days_push": 207, "days_rel": 207, "gap_med": 61, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1397, forks 116 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:36.757782+00:00)

## What it is
BlockTube is a WebExtension for Chrome and Firefox that filters and blocks unwanted YouTube content such as videos, channels, and comments using titles, IDs, keywords, or regex. Filtering happens before DOM rendering, so blocked content never appears on the site.

## Use cases
- block specific youtube videos or channels
- hide comments from certain users on youtube
- filter youtube content by keyword or regex
- remove trending section from youtube
- block youtube videos on mobile firefox
- password-protect my content filter settings

## When to choose
- you want fine-grained control over which YouTube videos, channels, or comments you see
- you need regex or keyword-based filtering that works before page render
- you want a lightweight extension that doesn't break playlists or autoplay

## When to avoid
- you need general ad blocking across all websites rather than YouTube-specific filtering
- you require tamper-proof filtering that cannot be bypassed by disabling the extension
- you need cloud sync or enterprise policy management for filter rules

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: browser-extension, privacy
- domain: browser-extensions, privacy, media
- platform: browser, browser-extension
- tags: youtube, content-blocker, webextension, content-filtering, ad-blocking-adjacent, filtering, android

## Member repositories
- amitbl/blocktube (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:36.757782+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:39:15.990973+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/amitbl/blocktube (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:36.757782+00:00, sha 996711bd0727)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.