# Unhook review (2026): is it any good? > Browser extension that hides YouTube recommendations and comments Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Unhook is a free browser extension that removes parts of YouTube's interface: the home feed, related videos, comments, end screens and more. Each element can be toggled from a popup. It runs in Chrome, Firefox and Edge, and works with mobile YouTube in Firefox for Android. - **Category:** Focus Apps - **Made by:** Unhook - **Website:** https://unhook.app - **Runs on:** Browser extension - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want to block sites other than YouTube. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Unhook is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** The extension is free. The developer asks for voluntary contributions on its Firefox add-on page. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | All options, toggled from the extension popup; no paid plan is listed. | Read from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-recommended-videos/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Unhook before buying. ## Key features - **Hide the home feed:** Removes homepage recommendations, the trending tab and the Explore section. - **Hide related videos:** Removes the sidebar suggestions and the end-screen video wall and cards. - **Hide comments:** Removes the comments section, with options for profile photos and live chat. - **Hide Shorts and more:** Options cover the Shorts tab, notification bell, top header, video description and buttons bar. - **Turn off autoplay:** Disables autoplay and annotations. ## Good for - People who open YouTube for one video and get pulled into recommendations - Anyone who wants to keep YouTube but remove its feeds ## Worth knowing - Works only on YouTube. - Settings live in the browser, so they do not carry between browsers or devices on their own. - Its privacy policy says extension data stays in the browser's local storage and nothing is transmitted. - No Safari version is listed; the site links Chrome, Firefox and Edge. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Unhook is a free browser extension that hides YouTube's home feed, related videos, comments and Shorts. It only works on YouTube, settings stay in the one browser, and there is no Safari version. - **Value for money: A.** Free with no paid plan, only a voluntary contributions request on its Firefox page. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Everything is free and toggled from the popup. - **Features: C.** Hides the home feed, related videos, comments, Shorts and other parts and turns off autoplay. It does that one job fully, but it is only YouTube. - **Ease of use: B.** No rating on record, but you install it and flip switches with nothing to set up. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Browser extension only, for Chrome, Firefox and Edge. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Unhook's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among focus apps - Unhook's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 60 of the 83 other focus apps we grade, and level with 15. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 64 of 83) and worst on features (C, above 5). - Unhook has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/focus ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Unhook is free, so making your own would save you nothing. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 60 of the 83 other focus apps we grade. - You could not: Blocking that reaches every browser and app and is hard to switch off. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Site & app blocker, Local-first ## Alternatives - [BlockSite](https://toolgpa.com/tools/blocksite): Website and app blocker for browsers and phones. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/blocksite-vs-unhook) - [LeechBlock NG](https://toolgpa.com/tools/leechblock-ng): Free browser extension that blocks time-wasting sites on a schedule. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/leechblock-ng-vs-unhook) - [StayFocusd](https://toolgpa.com/tools/stayfocusd): Free Chrome and Edge extension that limits time on distracting sites. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/stayfocusd-vs-unhook) - [Focus](https://toolgpa.com/tools/focus-app): Mac app that blocks distracting websites and apps on a schedule. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/focus-app-vs-unhook) - [Freedom](https://toolgpa.com/tools/freedom): Website and app blocker that runs across computers and phones. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/freedom-vs-unhook) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://unhook.app - https://unhook.app/privacy-policy - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-recommended-videos/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/unhook Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).