Hide video recommendations from listing and remove annoying auto-mix playlists to reduce lag and improve performance
// ==UserScript==
// @name LiteTube
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version 2.8.4
// @description Hide video recommendations from listing and remove annoying auto-mix playlists to reduce lag and improve performance
// @author Liminality Dreams
// @match https://www.youtube.com/*
// @icon https://img.icons8.com/?size=100&id=62852&format=png&color=228BE6
// @grant none
// @run-at document-start
// @license GNU 3.0
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
let reloadAttempts = new Map();
const MAX_RELOAD_ATTEMPTS = 3;
const RELOAD_DELAY = 300;
const AUTO_MIX_PATTERNS = /^RD/;
function isAutoMix(listId) {
return listId && AUTO_MIX_PATTERNS.test(listId);
}
function isWatchPage() {
return window.location.pathname === '/watch';
}
function getVideoId() {
const url = new URL(window.location.href);
return url.searchParams.get('v');
}
function checkAndReload() {
if (!isWatchPage()) return;
const url = new URL(window.location.href);
const listParam = url.searchParams.get('list');
const videoId = getVideoId();
if (!listParam || !isAutoMix(listParam)) return;
const attemptKey = videoId || 'unknown';
const attempts = reloadAttempts.get(attemptKey) || 0;
if (attempts >= MAX_RELOAD_ATTEMPTS) {
reloadAttempts.delete(attemptKey);
return;
}
reloadAttempts.set(attemptKey, attempts + 1);
url.searchParams.delete('list');
url.searchParams.delete('start_radio');
url.searchParams.delete('index');
const cleanUrl = url.toString();
if (window.location.href !== cleanUrl) {
setTimeout(() => {
window.location.replace(cleanUrl);
}, RELOAD_DELAY);
}
}
function removeElements(selectors) {
selectors.forEach(selector => {
document.querySelectorAll(selector).forEach(el => {
el.remove();
});
});
}
function removeWatchPageSidebar() {
if (!isWatchPage()) return;
removeElements([
'#secondary',
'ytd-watch-next-secondary-results-renderer'
]);
}
function removeBloat() {
removeElements([
'ytd-rich-shelf-renderer[is-gaming]',
'ytd-statement-banner-renderer',
'ytd-banner-promo-renderer',
'ytd-compact-promoted-video-renderer',
'ytd-display-ad-renderer',
'ytd-promoted-sparkles-web-renderer',
'ytd-ad-slot-renderer',
'ytd-in-feed-ad-layout-renderer',
'ytd-promoted-video-renderer',
'ytd-playlist-panel-renderer',
'.ytp-playlist-menu'
]);
}
function injectStyles() {
const style = document.createElement('style');
style.textContent = `
body[is-watch-page] #secondary,
body[is-watch-page] ytd-watch-next-secondary-results-renderer,
ytd-playlist-panel-renderer,
.ytp-playlist-menu,
ytd-ad-slot-renderer,
ytd-in-feed-ad-layout-renderer {
display: none !important;
visibility: hidden !important;
}
`;
(document.head || document.documentElement).appendChild(style);
}
function init() {
injectStyles();
checkAndReload();
const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
removeWatchPageSidebar();
removeBloat();
});
const startObserving = () => {
if (document.body) {
observer.observe(document.body, {
subtree: true,
childList: true
});
removeWatchPageSidebar();
removeBloat();
} else {
setTimeout(startObserving, 100);
}
};
if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', startObserving);
} else {
startObserving();
}
window.addEventListener('yt-navigate-start', () => {
const videoId = getVideoId();
if (videoId) {
reloadAttempts.delete(videoId);
}
});
window.addEventListener('yt-navigate-finish', () => {
checkAndReload();
setTimeout(() => {
removeWatchPageSidebar();
removeBloat();
}, 100);
});
window.addEventListener('yt-page-data-updated', () => {
checkAndReload();
removeWatchPageSidebar();
});
}
if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init);
} else {
init();
}
})();