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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

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  • The video's thumbnail
    13:14

    AGI IS HERE

    Wes Roth

  • The video's thumbnail
    9:44

    I Promise you this is NOT Stupid

    Linus Tech Tips

  • The video's thumbnail
    3:53

    Raspberry Pi 6 update: You're not gonna like this...

    Jeff Geerling

  • The video's thumbnail
    8:32

    There Is No Way This Is Real

    ThePrimeTime

  • The video's thumbnail
    53:00

    The Internet Was Weeks Away From Disaster And No One Knew

    Veritasium

  • The video's thumbnail
    43:17

    Lose 150 Lbs Together, Win $250,000

    MrBeast

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.