UnTrap for YouTube
★ 4.0What it actually doesBrowser extension for YouTube that hides distracting elements (Shorts, recommendations, ads), allows blocking channels/videos by keywords, generates AI video summaries, and provides focus mode—but has issues hiding Shorts in Safari and stability on iOS.
Actually does
- ✓Ad blocker15% of reviews
- ✓Настройка макета и скрытие элементов40% of reviews
- ✓Блокировка видео, каналов и комментариев по ключевым словам15% of reviews
- ✓Режим концентрации и отключение отвлекающих факторов25% of reviews
- ✓Импорт/экспорт и сброс настроек(bonus)5% of reviews
- ✓Поддержка Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Opera, Brave15% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Фильтрация контента (Shorts, комментарии, рекомендации)
- ⚠AI assistant
- ⚠Запланированные сессии концентрации
- ⚠Защита настроек паролем
- ⚠Пользовательские горячие клавиши
- ⚠Активация функций через сочетания клавиш
Common complaints
- ✗Shorts blocking doesn't work — they continue to display in Safari and on the home page25% of mentions
«Shorts blocking is enabled, but they keep showing up»
- ✗On iPhone, the extension stops working — setting changes are not applied15% of mentions
«On iPhone 11, the extension stopped working. I change items, toggle buttons on and off, but nothing changes»
- ✗Blocked videos and channels still appear in search results10% of mentions
«Blocked videos and channels still show up in the feed»
- ✗Scheduled focus doesn't work — YouTube still loads at the set time10% of mentions
«I configure it, but YouTube still loads at the set time»
- ✗No Russian language localization10% of mentions
«Missing Russian translation»
What people praise
- ★Very flexible and granular YouTube customization — you can customize almost everything
«Super granular customization — exactly what you need when building your workflow»
- ★Focus mode helps you concentrate on videos really well
«Completely removed the unnecessary stuff. Focus on videos!»
- ★Video centering after hiding the sidebar improves the experience
«You can center the video in the middle if you remove the bar on the right. That's awesome»
- ★Intuitive and fast setup — you can configure everything you need in a minute
«I configured everything I wanted in a minute»
- ★Developer quickly fixes bugs and responds to user requests
«They fixed it quickly, for which I express my gratitude»