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DistraGuard
Control Shorts, channels and distractions on YouTube
DistraGuard is a free Chrome extension that makes YouTube less distracting. Block Shorts, use Focus Mode, filter videos by keywords or channels, hide individual videos and pause protections. For families, it helps protect children from videos parents do not want them to watch, with password-protected restrictions. All settings stay local in the browser. No account is required. Available in English, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.
Hi Product Hunt! 👋
I created DistraGuard because YouTube is incredibly useful for learning, but it is also designed to keep us watching Shorts, recommendations and unrelated content.
My goal was to build a simple Chrome extension that gives users more control without requiring an account or sending their settings to an external service.
DistraGuard can block Shorts, activate Focus Mode, filter videos by keywords or channels, hide individual videos and temporarily pause protections.
It also has an important family use: parents can block keywords, channels and videos they do not want their children to watch, then protect those restrictions with a password. It is not an absolute parental control system, because Chrome extensions can still be disabled or removed.
This is my first public launch, and I would really appreciate honest feedback about the interface, missing features or anything that could be improved.
Thanks for checking out DistraGuard!
Love that everything stays local and no account is needed. The keyword and channel filters feel thoughtfully built for both personal focus and parents protecting kids.
About DistraGuard on Product Hunt
“Control Shorts, channels and distractions on YouTube”
DistraGuard was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 2 upvotes and 2 comments, placing #152 on the daily leaderboard. DistraGuard is a free Chrome extension that makes YouTube less distracting. Block Shorts, use Focus Mode, filter videos by keywords or channels, hide individual videos and pause protections. For families, it helps protect children from videos parents do not want them to watch, with password-protected restrictions. All settings stay local in the browser. No account is required. Available in English, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.
DistraGuard was featured in Chrome Extensions (52.7k followers), Time Tracking (11.8k followers) and YouTube (17k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 22.1k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted DistraGuard?
DistraGuard was hunted by José Nuñez. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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