Block specific elements of YouTube, like the Feed, Comments, Subscriptions bar and more
// ==UserScript==
// @name YouTube element blocker
// @description Block specific elements of YouTube, like the Feed, Comments, Subscriptions bar and more
//
// @version 1.5.2
// @license MIT
// @author Syndamia
//
// @source https://github.com/Syndamia/min-youtube-element-blocker
// @supportURL https://github.com/Syndamia/min-youtube-element-blocker/issues
// @homepage https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/419701-youtube-element-blocker
// @icon https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/YouTube_play_button_dark_rounded_square_%282013-2017%29.svg
//
// @namespace Syndamia
// @match *://*.youtube.com/*
// @run-at document-start
// ==/UserScript==
/* Change the word after the name of a setting (and after the column character) to
* true to enable it and to false to disable it (DO NOT REMOVE THE COMMA AFTER THE WORD)
* For example, enabled hideFeed will look like this: "hideFeed" : true,
*/
var generalSettings = {
// The feed is the collection of videos, shown on the home page
"hideFeed" : false,
// The guide drawer is the drawer (sidebar) to the left
// which is used for navigating Playlists, Subscriptions, ...
"hideGuideDrawer" : false,
"hideGuideHomeTab" : false,
"hideGuideTrendingTab" : false,
"hideGuideShortsTab" : false,
"hideGuideLibraryTab" : false,
"hideGuideMoreFromYouTube" : false,
// The last section is the part under "More from YouTube",
// where you can find the buttons for "Help", "Send Feedback", ...
"hideGuideLastSection" : false,
// The footer is the part at the very bottom of the guide drawer
// that shows links like "About", "Terms", "Contact us", ...
"hideGuideFooter" : false,
// Related videos are the recommendations at the end of a video
"hideRelated" : false,
"hideChat" : false,
// The sidebar is the section to the right of a video
// where you can find video and playlist suggestions
"hideSidebar" : false,
"hideMerch" : false,
"hideComments" : false,
// Makes comments at the top of the page visible when printing
// Note: also loses navigation button. Can hide 'skip navigation' button only.
"hideMasthead": false,
"hideSkipNavButton": false,
};
/* The whole YouTube website can also be blocked (independently of the other settings)
* depending on the time of day and the day in the week. This feature is called timeout.
*/
var timeout = {
"enabled" : false,
// Determines days, in which the timeout will be active. Each day is separated
// by a comma. Can be 0 to 6, where 0 is Sunday, 1 is Monday and 6 is Saturday.
"activeDays" : [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6],
// Determines time from which the timeout will block YouTube.
// Must be numbers, from 0 to 24 for hour and from 0 to 59 for minutes.
"startHour" : 9,
"startMinutes" : 0,
// Determines end of time from which the timeout will block YouTube.
// Must be numbers, from 0 to 24 for hour and from 0 to 59 for minutes.
"endHour" : 17,
"endMinutes" : 0,
};
/************************************/
/* END OF USER CONFIGURABLE OPTIONS */
/************************************/
/* CSS that is added to page for hiding the elements */
var css = {
"hideFeed": `
#feed, ytd-browse[page-subtype=home] {
display: none !important;
}`,
"hideGuideDrawer": `
#appbar-guide-menu {
width: 0;
}
app-drawer#guide {
display: none !important;
}
ytd-mini-guide-renderer {
display: none !important;
}
#guide-button {
display: none !important;
}`,
"hideGuideHomeTab": `
#home-guide-item {
display: none !important;
}
ytd-guide-section-renderer:first-child #items > ytd-guide-entry-renderer:first-child {
display: none !important;
}
#appbar-nav li:first-child {
display: none !important;
}
ytd-mini-guide-renderer #items ytd-mini-guide-entry-renderer:first-child {
display: none !important;
}`,
"hideGuideTrendingTab": `
#trending-guide-item {
display: none !important;
}
#appbar-nav li:nth-child(2) {
display: none !important;
}
ytd-mini-guide-renderer #items ytd-mini-guide-entry-renderer:nth-child(2) {
display: none !important;
}`,
"hideGuideShortsTab": `
ytd-guide-section-renderer:first-child #items > ytd-guide-entry-renderer:nth-child(2) {
display: none !important;
}
#appbar-nav li:nth-child(3) {
display: none !important;
}
ytd-mini-guide-renderer #items ytd-mini-guide-entry-renderer:nth-child(3) {
display: none !important;
}`,
"hideGuideLibraryTab" : `
ytd-guide-section-renderer:first-child #items > ytd-guide-collapsible-section-entry-renderer > #header {
display: none !important;
}`,
"hideGuideMoreFromYouTube": `
ytd-guide-section-renderer:nth-last-child(2) {
display: none !important;
}`,
"hideGuideLastSection": `
ytd-guide-section-renderer:last-child {
display: none !important;
}`,
"hideGuideFooter": `
#footer {
display: none !important;
}`,
"hideRelated": `
.ytp-endscreen-content {
display: none !important;
}
.ytp-ce-video {
display: none !important;
}`,
"hideChat": `
ytd-live-chat-frame {
display: none !important;
}`,
"hideSidebar": `
#watch7-sidebar-contents, #related {
display: none !important;
}`,
"hideMerch": `
.ytd-merch-shelf-renderer {
display: none !important;
}`,
"hideComments": `
#watch-discussion, #comments {
display: none !important;
}`,
"hideSkipNavButton": `
#skip-navigation.ytd-masthead {
display: none !important;
}`,
"hideMasthead": `
#container.ytd-masthead {
display: none !important;
}`,
};
// Element, that will contain CSS of activated settings
var style = document.createElement('style');
if(timeout.enabled) {
var now = new Date(),
start = new Date(),
end = new Date();
start.setHours(timeout.startHour, timeout.startMinutes, 0);
end.setHours(timeout.endHour, timeout.endMinutes, 0);
if (now >= start && now < end && timeout.activeDays.includes(now.getDay())) {
style.textContent = "body { display: none !important; }"
}
}
// Execute general settings, only if the timeout isn't active
if (style.textContent === "") {
for (var setting in generalSettings) {
if (!generalSettings[setting]) continue;
style.textContent += css[setting];
}
}
document.head.appendChild(style);