Focus extension

Once installed, opening youtube.com takes you to ZenTube instead. A video link someone sends you still opens — in ZenTube, without the endless sidebar.

Need YouTube for a moment? The extension lets you pause for 10 minutes, twice a day, after a 30-second wait. It always turns itself back on.

How to install

  1. Unzip the downloaded file.
  2. Open chrome://extensions in Chrome, Edge, Brave or Arc.
  3. Turn on Developer mode (top right).
  4. Press Load unpacked and choose the unzipped folder.