Remove YouTube Playables

A simple script to remove the YouTube Playables section from the homepage.
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// ==UserScript==
// @name         Remove YouTube Playables
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      v0.0.1
// @description  A simple script to remove the YouTube Playables section from the homepage.
// @author       Static Codes
// @match        https://www.youtube.com/
// @match        https://www.youtube.com/?app=desktop
// @icon         https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=youtube.com
// @license      MIT
// @grant        none
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
    'use strict';

    // Source - https://stackoverflow.com/a/29754070
    // Posted by Etienne Tonnelier, modified by community. See post 'Timeline' for change history
    // Retrieved 2026-07-11, License - CC BY-SA 4.0

    function waitForElementToDisplay(selector, callback, checkFrequencyInMs, timeoutInMs) {
        var startTimeInMs = Date.now();
        (function loopSearch() {
            if (document.querySelector(selector) != null) {
                callback();
                return;
            }
            else {
                setTimeout(function () {
                    if (timeoutInMs && Date.now() - startTimeInMs > timeoutInMs) { throw new Error("Youtube playable banner not loaded."); }
                    loopSearch();
                }, checkFrequencyInMs);
            }
        })();
    }

    var checkFrequencyInMs = 1000;
    var timeoutInMs = 10000;

    waitForElementToDisplay("ytd-rich-section-renderer",function(){
        var elements = document.getElementsByTagName("ytd-rich-section-renderer");

        var elementToRemove = null;

        for (var i=0; i < elements.length; i++) {
            if (elements[i].outerText.startsWith("YouTube Playables")) { elementToRemove = elements[i]; }
        }

        if (elementToRemove === null) { throw new Error("Youtube playable banner not found."); }

        try {
            elementToRemove.remove();
            console.log("[Youtube Playables Removed]: true");
        }
        catch (e) {
            console.log("[Youtube Playables Removed]: false");
            console.error(e);
        }
    },checkFrequencyInMs,timeoutInMs);
})();