Hi Product Hunt! 👋 I’m Sundar, the maker of YT Kids Safe Filter. As a parent, I found myself incredibly frustrated with YouTube. The "YouTube Kids" app was getting a bit too limited, but the regular YouTube algorithmic sidebar is an absolute minefield of distracting content for children. Standard "blacklist" extensions require you to manually block millions of channels—an impossible game of whack-a-mole. I wanted a strict, "default-deny" approach. Here is what I built: YT Kids Safe Filter uses a strict whitelist. You input the exact channels you approve of (like SciShow, CrashCourse, etc.), and the extension does two things: It hides all unapproved thumbnails from the homepage and sidebar. It instantly kills the video player if an unapproved video URL is loaded. Privacy First: It uses local storage to save your safe list. It is 100% self-contained, makes zero external API calls, and collects absolutely zero user data. It's completely free. I built it for my own sanity, but I'm sharing it in hopes it gives other parents a little peace of mind during screen time. I'd love to hear your feedback, especially if you have ideas for features that would make it even more helpful for homeschooling or focused learning!

YT Kids Safe Filter

A strict, parent-controlled safe list for YouTube.

A strict, parent-controlled safe list for YouTube.