u/Lazy_Medicine_2695

I enabled auto-publishing too.

For people who’ve published extensions on Opera Addons before:

• How long did approval usually take for you?
• Is it normally a few hours, days, or weeks?
• Does the first submission usually take longer than updates?

Would appreciate hearing your experience because Opera’s moderation timeline seems kinda unclear.”

I got tired of opening YouTube for “just one tutorial” and losing 2 hours to Shorts.

So I built an extension called LockedIn.

The idea is simple: remove the addictive garbage from YouTube and keep only what’s useful.

LockedIn can hide:
• Shorts
• Homepage feed
• Recommended videos
• Comments
• Live chat
• Autoplay
• Search recommendations
and more.

I originally made it for myself because most existing blockers either:

1. had way too many unnecessary settings,
2. weren’t maintained anymore,
3. or weren’t open source.

So I built a lightweight open source alternative focused on clean UI, speed, and actually staying updated when YouTube changes stuff.

I know extensions like Unhook and Untrap already exist, and honestly they’re good. But a lot of them aren’t open source, some aren’t actively maintained anymore, and some became bloated over time with confusing settings.

Honestly, YouTube feels way more peaceful now. You search for something, watch it, leave. No doomscrolling rabbit hole.

GitHub:
https://github.com/KartikHalkunde/LockedIn-YT

Firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/lockedin-yt/

Chrome:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/lockedin/ddpdgiidmcljefnhnfpgndbdnimbhdgh

Edge:
https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/lockedin/hibjbjgfbmhpiaapeccnfddnpabnlklj

Would appreciate the feedback <3

I got tired of opening YouTube for “just one tutorial” and losing 2 hours to Shorts.

So I built an extension called LockedIn.

The idea is simple: remove the addictive garbage from YouTube and keep only what’s useful.

LockedIn can hide:
• Shorts
• Homepage feed
• Recommended videos
• Comments
• Live chat
• Autoplay
• Search recommendations
and more.

I originally made it for myself because most existing blockers either:

1. had way too many unnecessary settings,
2. weren’t maintained anymore,
3. or weren’t open source.

So I built a lightweight open source alternative focused on clean UI, speed, and actually staying updated when YouTube changes stuff.

I know extensions like Unhook and Untrap already exist, and honestly they’re good. But a lot of them aren’t open source, some aren’t actively maintained anymore, and some became bloated over time with confusing settings.

Honestly, YouTube feels way more peaceful now. You search for something, watch it, leave. No doomscrolling rabbit hole.

GitHub:
https://github.com/KartikHalkunde/LockedIn-YT

Firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/lockedin-yt/

Chrome:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/lockedin/ddpdgiidmcljefnhnfpgndbdnimbhdgh

Edge:
https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/lockedin/hibjbjgfbmhpiaapeccnfddnpabnlklj

Would appreciate the feedback <3

Like most people, I use YouTube to learn stuff, watch tutorials, lectures, tech videos, etc. But modern YouTube is basically engineered to destroy your attention span. Shorts, infinite recommendations, homepage bait, autoplay, random distractions everywhere.

I tried extensions like Unhook and Untrap. They work, but a lot of them are either overloaded with features, abandoned, closed source, or break when YouTube changes its UI.

What surprised me most was that there weren’t many actively maintained open source alternatives focused on a clean, simple experience. So I built my own.

It’s called LockedIn.

LockedIn removes distracting parts of YouTube while keeping the useful parts intact. You can selectively hide:
• Shorts
• Homepage feed
• Recommended videos
• Comments
• Live chat
• Search recommendations
• Autoplay
• “More from YouTube”
• Members-only promos
and more.

Some features:
• Separate controls for Shorts on homepage/search
• Keep playlists while hiding recommendations
• Instant hiding without UI flicker
• “Take a Break” mode
• Zero telemetry / no data collection
• Fully open source

The project recently crossed 500+ downloads across stores and has 300+ Firefox daily users already.

GitHub Repo:
https://github.com/KartikHalkunde/LockedIn-YT

Firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/lockedin-yt/

Chrome:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/lockedin/ddpdgiidmcljefnhnfpgndbdnimbhdgh

Edge:
https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/lockedin/hibjbjgfbmhpiaapeccnfddnpabnlklj

Would genuinely appreciate feedback, feature suggestions, PRs, or stars from fellow devs.