Remove Automix/autoplay junk from YouTube video URLs
// ==UserScript==
// @name YouTube Automix Remover
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version 1.3
// @description Remove Automix/autoplay junk from YouTube video URLs
// @author bloxy
// @match https://www.youtube.com/*
// @match https://m.youtube.com/*
// @match https://music.youtube.com/*
// @grant none
// @compatible firefox
// @compatible chrome
// @compatible opera
// @compatible safari
// @compatible edge
// @homepage https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/539118-youtube-automix-remover
// @license MIT
// ==/UserScript==
(function () {
'use strict';
const CLEAN_FLAG = 'yt_cleaned';
function isAutomixPlaylist(url) {
const list = url.searchParams.get('list');
return list && list.startsWith('RD');
}
function cleanURL() {
const url = new URL(window.location.href);
if (url.pathname !== '/watch') return; // only act on video pages
if (isAutomixPlaylist(url) && !url.searchParams.has(CLEAN_FLAG)) {
url.searchParams.delete('list');
url.searchParams.delete('index');
url.searchParams.delete('start_radio');
url.searchParams.set(CLEAN_FLAG, '1');
const newURL = url.pathname + url.search;
// Use YouTube's internal router for smooth nav, fallback to reload
if (window.yt && window.yt.navigate) {
window.yt.navigate(newURL);
} else {
window.location.replace(url.toString());
}
}
}
function hookNavigation() {
['pushState', 'replaceState'].forEach(fn => {
const original = history[fn];
history[fn] = function () {
original.apply(this, arguments);
setTimeout(cleanURL, 100);
};
});
window.addEventListener('yt-navigate-finish', cleanURL);
}
// YouTube's internals can take a second to load, wait for them
const waitForYouTube = setInterval(() => {
if (window.yt && window.yt.config_) {
clearInterval(waitForYouTube);
cleanURL();
hookNavigation();
}
}, 250);
})();