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Unhook not working? What to check
Unhook hides parts of YouTube with switches in its popup: the Home feed, the sidebar, comments, the Shorts tab and more. When a switch stops doing anything, check site access, reload the tab, look at private windows and other extensions, then consider whether YouTube has changed its page. And sometimes the extension is fine, but the thing you want hidden isn’t on its list.
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FeedCut covers Unhook’s main switches and adds blocking: turn on Hide Home feed, then try Block channel in Search.
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Checklist
- Site access for Unhook is set to run on YouTube automatically.
- The YouTube tab has been reloaded since you installed, updated or changed something.
- Unhook is allowed in private windows, if you use them.
- No other extension is fighting over the same part of the page.
- What you want hidden is one of Unhook’s options.
As of November 6, 2026, Unhook’s Firefox listing shows version 1.6.9 from April 9, 2026, about 172,000 Firefox users and a 4.6-star rating. Its website reports more than a million active users across browsers.
1. Site access
Chrome and Edge let you limit where an extension runs. If Unhook’s site access is set to On click, it does nothing until you click its icon on each visit. Open the extensions page, choose Details under Unhook, and set Site access to On all sites, or to On specific sites with youtube.com added.
2. Reload the tab
A YouTube tab that was already open when you installed or updated Unhook doesn’t get its changes until it reloads. If you flip a switch and nothing changes, refresh the page before assuming it’s broken.
3. Private windows
Extensions stay off in private windows until you allow them. In Chrome, turn on Allow in Incognito in Unhook’s details; in Edge it’s Allow in InPrivate; in Firefox, set Run in Private Windows on the add-on’s page.
4. Another extension
Ad blockers with element-hiding rules, other YouTube extensions and userscripts all reach into the same page. Two of them hiding or restyling the same section can cancel each other out. Turn the others off, reload, and switch them back on one at a time.
5. YouTube changed its page
Unhook’s switches target specific parts of YouTube’s page. When YouTube redesigns one of them, or tests a new layout on some accounts, a switch can stop matching until Unhook releases an update. Two quick tests: open YouTube signed out in a private window with Unhook allowed, and see whether the switch works there. If it works signed out, your account may be in a YouTube test. If it fails everywhere, check that you’re on the latest version and send the developer a note through the feedback form linked from the listing.
6. On a phone
Unhook doesn’t work in the YouTube app; no extension does. Its listing says it works on YouTube’s mobile website through Firefox for Android.
What Unhook was never built to do
Sometimes it’s not broken; the feature just isn’t there. Unhook’s options are about removing sections of the page. These are not on its list:
| You want to | Unhook | FeedCut |
|---|---|---|
| Hide the Home feed, sidebar, comments | Yes | Yes |
| Hide the Shorts tab | Yes | YesPlus Shorts in Home, search and Subscriptions |
| Block a specific channel | No | Yes |
| Block videos with a keyword | No | Yes |
| Lock settings with a PIN | No | Yes |
| Hide the video description, likes bar, notification bell | Yes | No |
Unhook has more switches for the page itself and a long, good track record. If a channel or a topic is what keeps pulling you in, that’s the part it doesn’t cover. See the Unhook alternative page for a fuller comparison.
Questions
Does Unhook work on Edge?
Yes. Unhook has its own listing in Microsoft Edge Add-ons, alongside Chrome and Firefox.
Can Unhook block a channel or a word?
No. Its switches hide parts of the page, such as the Home feed, the sidebar or comments. Blocking a specific channel or keyword isn’t one of its options.
Can I use Unhook and FeedCut together?
Yes. They don’t conflict, though two extensions hiding the same thing makes it hard to tell which one is doing it. If something looks wrong, turn one off and reload to find out.
Is Unhook free?
Yes. Its Firefox listing asks for contributions but has no paid plan.
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