A simple script to remove the YouTube Playables section from the homepage.
// ==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);
})();