Declutter YouTube: calmer home feed without autoplay

Why YouTube feels noisy

Shorts carousels, sidebar promos, and autoplay previews make YouTube's homepage busy. Trimming those elements brings focus back to channels and playlists you actually watch.

ClickRemix recipe to simplify YouTube

1. Prompt: "Hide Shorts rows, explore promos, and inline ads on the homepage; keep subscriptions and playlists visible."
2. Add: "Disable hover autoplay and mute preview videos; show static thumbnails only."
3. Ask: "Reduce gutter width, keep cards aligned, and use a calm gray background behind thumbnails."
4. Save as "YouTube Calm Home" for a focused browsing preset.

Selectors that help

• Hide #contents ytd-rich-section-renderer containing "Shorts" text and #voice-search-button if you never use it.
• Disable preview autoplay by setting ytd-rich-grid-media video { display: none; } and rely on thumbnails.
• Remove sidebar promos via ytd-banner-promo-renderer { display: none; }.

If recommendations feel random

Add "only show channels from Subscriptions feed" and ask ClickRemix to dim background colors on everything else. You can also hide the "Recommended for you" rail to keep the grid tight.

Channel-first layout tweaks

• Keep the left nav slim: hide Library and History if you rely on the Subscriptions tab.
• Lock the main grid to 3 columns on desktop for consistent thumbnail sizing and easy scanning.
• Ask ClickRemix to lighten the background behind thumbnails and darken text for better contrast in dark mode.

If autoplay still triggers

Some experiments re-enable preview video on hover. Add "remove all video tags inside ytd-rich-grid-media and keep thumbnails only" to your preset. If a mini-player appears on scroll, hide ytd-miniplayer to stop it from docking.