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Replace clickbait thumbnails on YouTube

Unclickbait swaps YouTube's thumbnails for a frame from the middle of each video. No shocked faces or red arrows, just a look at the video itself.

Add to Chrome

Free for Chrome and Firefox. No account.

  • The video's thumbnail
    43:17

    Lose 150 Lbs Together, Win $250,000

    MrBeast

  • The video's thumbnail
    28:21

    LAST TO LEAVE BACKROOMS!

    Stokes Twins

  • The video's thumbnail
    30:41

    New Teacher Mocks Kid's Food Stamps | Dhar Mann Studios

    Dhar Mann Studios

  • The video's thumbnail
    17:11

    I Faked A Driverless Uber

    Airrack

  • The video's thumbnail
    17:36

    Exploring Mysterious Shipping Containers Lost at Sea!

    Brent Rivera

  • The video's thumbnail
    14:46

    Test Your Makeup Products on Fruits! 💄🍏 Things to Do When You're Bored

    5-Minute Crafts

How it works

  1. Add it to your browser

    Free for Chrome and Firefox, in one click

  2. Browse YouTube as usual

    Each thumbnail shows a frame from the middle of the video instead

  3. Switch it off anytime

    Turn real frames on or off from the extension's popup

Why the middle of the video

YouTube keeps three frames of every video, from about a quarter, half and three quarters of the way through. Unclickbait shows the one from the middle, when the video is well under way.

Where YouTube has no frame yet, as with a live stream or a video still processing, you see the uploader's thumbnail.

The frame you see

What it changes, and what it doesn't

Every thumbnail on YouTube
Your home feed, search, the videos beside the one you're watching, playlists, Shorts and the player.
Nothing leaves your browser
No account, no analytics, no servers of ours. The frames come from YouTube itself, like the thumbnails did.
Titles stay as they are
It changes the pictures, not the words, so you can judge a title against what the video shows.

YouTube, without the bait

Add to Chrome

Free for Chrome and Firefox. No account.