YouTube Hide Watched
YouTube's algorithm loves showing you the same videos you've already watched. It clutters your homepage, pollutes search results, and makes your subscription feed a maze of repeated content. YouTube Hide Watched fixes this with a simple approach: it detects the red progress bar on watched videos and hides them from view. No account permissions needed, no data collection, no background processes — just a cleaner YouTube experience that helps you find content you haven't seen yet.
Install from Chrome Web Store
One-click install. No account, no sign-up, no permissions beyond the YouTube domain.
Browse YouTube Normally
The extension activates automatically on YouTube pages and starts detecting watched video indicators.
Watched Videos Disappear
Videos with progress bars are automatically hidden from your homepage, search results, and subscription feeds.
Automatic Detection
Detects watched videos by their red progress bar indicator. No need to manually mark videos — if YouTube shows it as watched, it gets hidden.
Homepage Cleanup
Removes watched videos from your YouTube homepage so every recommendation is something new you haven't seen.
Search & Subscriptions
Works across search results and subscription feeds too. Find unwatched content faster regardless of where you're browsing.
One-Click Toggle
Enable or disable hiding with a single click on the extension icon. Instantly show all videos when you want to rewatch something.
Zero Footprint
No account permissions, no data collection, no background processes. Uses only CSS injection and DOM observation for minimal resource usage.
Declutter Your Feed
Stop seeing the same recommended videos you've already watched. Every tile on your homepage becomes a new discovery.
Find New Content Faster
Scan subscription feeds without scrolling past dozens of watched videos to find the ones you haven't seen yet.
Research Without Noise
When searching for tutorials or reference videos, filter out ones you've already gone through to find fresh perspectives.
YouTube power users, content enthusiasts, and anyone frustrated by YouTube's tendency to resurface already-watched videos in recommendations and search results.
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