LowTube - YouTube View Filter

A browser extension that filters out low-view videos from YouTube recommendations. Set your minimum view count threshold and enjoy a cleaner YouTube experience with only popular videos in your recommendations.

Features

• Filter out videos with low view counts from YouTube recommendations
• Customizable minimum view count threshold
• Support for different view count formats (e.g., "1.2M views", "100K views")
• Real-time filtering as you scroll
• Settings persist across browser sessions
• Compatible with both Firefox and Chrome

Installation

Firefox

1. Open Firefox and navigate to about:debugging
2. Click on "This Firefox" in the left sidebar
3. Click "Load Temporary Add-on..."
4. Navigate to the extension directory and select manifest.json

Chrome

1. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions/
2. Enable "Developer mode" in the top right
3. Click "Load unpacked"
4. Select the extension directory

Usage

1. Click the extension icon in your browser toolbar
2. Enter your desired minimum view count in the input field
3. Click "Save Settings"
4. Visit YouTube and the extension will automatically filter out videos with fewer views than your specified minimum

Default Settings

• Default minimum view count: 1,000 views

Development

Project Structure

lowtube/
├── manifest.json      # Extension configuration
├── popup.html        # Settings interface
├── popup.js          # Settings logic
├── content.js        # Video filtering logic
├── background.js     # Extension initialization
└── icons/           # Extension icons
    ├── 16.png
    ├── 48.png
    └── 128.png

Building from Source

1. Clone the repository
2. Load the extension in your browser using the installation instructions above

License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.