---
title: "YouTube Detoxifier: Delay Shorts & Hide Recommendations – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "2,000 users, rated 4.11 by 18 people. Version 1.3, updated 2025-01-21. Requests 4 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/eecjekolchpdhmjenpbgdakkabnmhpfi"
---

# YouTube Detoxifier: Delay Shorts & Hide Recommendations

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 2,000
- Rating: 4.11 from 18 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-27 00:20 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #14,553 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Tools: #3,608 of 103,498

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Curbs YouTube addiction without blocking YouTube completely

- Extension ID: `eecjekolchpdhmjenpbgdakkabnmhpfi`
- Developer: [divij18a](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u426cd150eaaf673b8e40979baa71a3f5)
- Category: [Productivity › Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/tools)
- First published: 2023-12-05
- Last updated: 2025-01-21
- Version: `1.3`
- Size: 86.58 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English (United States)
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/youtube-detoxifier-delay/eecjekolchpdhmjenpbgdakkabnmhpfi>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Feecjekolchpdhmjenpbgdakkabnmhpfi>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-27 | 2,000 | 4.11 | 18 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `*://*.youtube.com/*`: youtube.com and its subdomains
- `https://youtube-detoxifier-server.westus2.cloudapp.azure.com:5000/*`: youtube-detoxifier-server.westus2.cloudapp.azure.com:5000

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `*://www.youtube.com/*`: www.youtube.com

### Browser features

- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `tabs`: Read the addresses and titles of your tabs

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-27 00:20 UTC; next check around 2026-09-30.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “YouTube Detoxifier: Delay Shorts & Hide Recommendations” (eecjekolchpdhmjenpbgdakkabnmhpfi). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/eecjekolchpdhmjenpbgdakkabnmhpfi. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_eecjekolchpdhmjenpbgdakkabnmhpfi,
  title   = {YouTube Detoxifier: Delay Shorts & Hide Recommendations (eecjekolchpdhmjenpbgdakkabnmhpfi)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/eecjekolchpdhmjenpbgdakkabnmhpfi},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

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