Unhook

Hide YouTube's feed, shorts, comments: a surgical tab lock — Freedom's more YouTube-native cousin for people who still need the video, not the rabbit hole.

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Overview

Unhook is Freedom if the lock should be surgical: hide the feed, keep the lecture. Cold Turkey freezes the domain; this keeps the video.

You can still search. The product is the missing rabbit hole. If YouTube should be a player, this is the lock. If the whole tab should die, Freedom.

Pros / Cons

Pros

The player without the feed
Free
Surgical, not nuclear
YouTube-native

Cons

YouTube only
You can still search
Not a desktop freeze

Who it's for

Watching a lecture without the feed

Hiding Shorts

Leaving Freedom for YouTube

A surgical tab lock

Bottom line

YouTube without the hole — Unhook if the player should stay, Freedom if the tab should die.

Key Features

Hide feed / shorts

Keep the player

Free

Extension

Surgical, not a freeze

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Frequently asked questions

What is Unhook?

Unhook is a Productivity tool developed by Unhook. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Open source. Hide YouTube's feed, shorts, comments: a surgical tab lock — Freedom's more YouTube-native cousin for people who still need the video, not the rabbit hole.