---
title: "Restrict The Tube: Fight back against YouTube addiction – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "45 users, no ratings yet. Version 1.0.1, updated 2025-07-24. Requests 3 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ddmcmbnmlhgbjkfmidljbcekphnjiddd"
---

# Restrict The Tube: Fight back against YouTube addiction

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 45
- Rating: no ratings yet
- Last checked: 2026-09-26 23:41 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #88,172 of 264,699 live extensions
- Rank in Well-being: #427 of 2,823

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> 'Restrict The Tube' helps you take back control of your YouTube watch habits.

- Extension ID: `ddmcmbnmlhgbjkfmidljbcekphnjiddd`
- Developer: [Lorenzo Ramirez](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u143e5d8936556723a9689b51e8a8e00c)
- Category: [Lifestyle › Well-being](https://extensiontracker.com/category/lifestyle/well_being)
- First published: 2024-04-30
- Last updated: 2025-07-24
- Version: `1.0.1`
- Size: 64.67 MiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Privacy policy: `https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/5c2cd3f6-f40a-49e9-9159-dc3e866b46bc`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/restrict-the-tube-fight-b/ddmcmbnmlhgbjkfmidljbcekphnjiddd>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Peek: <https://crxpeek.com/?id=ddmcmbnmlhgbjkfmidljbcekphnjiddd>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-26 | 45 | – | – |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-26.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

**Every website:** it can read and change your data on all the sites you visit.

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `<all_urls>`: Every website
- `https://www.youtube.com/*`: www.youtube.com

### Browser features

- `downloads`: Manage your downloads
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `unlimitedStorage`: Store more data than the usual limit

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-26 23:41 UTC; next check around 2026-10-09.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Restrict The Tube: Fight back against YouTube addiction” (ddmcmbnmlhgbjkfmidljbcekphnjiddd). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ddmcmbnmlhgbjkfmidljbcekphnjiddd. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_ddmcmbnmlhgbjkfmidljbcekphnjiddd,
  title   = {Restrict The Tube: Fight back against YouTube addiction (ddmcmbnmlhgbjkfmidljbcekphnjiddd)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ddmcmbnmlhgbjkfmidljbcekphnjiddd},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

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