The Ultimate All-in-One YouTube Enhancement Extension
Transform your YouTube experience with the most comprehensive upgrade extension available. YouTube LevelUp combines six essential improvements into a single, lightweight browser extension that makes YouTube work the way it should have from the beginning.
Shorts Blocker
- Removes Shorts tabs from navigation
- Hides Shorts shelves from feeds and search results
- Works across desktop, mobile, and YouTube Music
Members-Only Content Blocker
- Hides members-only videos from feeds and recommendations
- Detects both legacy and new YouTube badge layouts
- Removes clutter from channels you're not subscribed to
Dislike Counter Restoration
- Shows real dislike counts using Return YouTube Dislike API
- Integrates seamlessly with existing like/dislike buttons
- Caches results locally for faster loading
Smart Sponsor Skipping
- Automatically skips sponsor segments using SponsorBlock database
- Uses hashed video IDs for privacy protection
- Sub-second accuracy with community-submitted timings
Auto-Continue Watching
- Bypasses "Are you still watching?" popups automatically
- Only works when actively using the browser
- Prevents unwanted pausing during active sessions
Anti-Translate
- Restores original audio tracks on dubbed videos
- Shows original video descriptions instead of auto-translated text
- Works on desktop and mobile YouTube
Background Playback
- Keeps videos playing when tab is in background
- Prevents automatic pausing when switching tabs or windows
- Overrides visibility detection and audio context suspension
- Works on both YouTube and YouTube Music
Chrome/Edge/Brave:
- Download or clone this repository
- Go to chrome://extensions/
- Enable Developer mode
- Click "Load unpacked" and select the extension folder
Firefox:
- Download or clone this repository
- Go to about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox
- Click "Load Temporary Add-on"
- Select manifest.json
- No tracking or analytics
- Local storage only for caches
- Minimal API usage (Return YouTube Dislike and SponsorBlock only)
- Open source - all code is auditable
- Only accesses necessary YouTube domains
The extension uses DOM selectors to hide Shorts elements, integrates with community APIs for dislikes and sponsor data, and monitors user activity to handle popups intelligently. All features work together seamlessly without conflicts.
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