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TubeStopper
A password protected parental control extension for YouTube.
Blocks all content by default and only shows channels you've whitelisted.
Edge and Firefox coming later.
How it works
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Block by default
All YouTube content is hidden until you as a parent add it to the whitelist.
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Whitelist channels
Add safe channels with one click. Only whitelisted content appears on YouTube.
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Password protected
Settings are locked behind a password - kids can only watch what their parents allow them to watch.
Features
- ✓ Blocks videos, Shorts, search results, and sidebar recommendations
- ✓ Hides the left navigation sidebar (no browsing categories)
- ✓ Pauses video playback on blocked watch pages
- ✓ Currently works on Chrome and Chromium (Edge, Brave, Firefox to follow)
- ✓ No data collection — everything stays in your browser
Password-protected features
- ✓ Quick-whitelist button for parents looking for suitable channels to whitelist
- ✓ Whitelisting a video from one channel whitelists ALL the videos from that channel — no need to add one video at a time
- ✓ Import and export whitelist (JSON)