JevTube
A BlockTube alternative that hides videos by topic
BlockTube hides a YouTube video when its title contains a word on your list. That works well for names and exact phrases. For a subject like spoilers or politics, the list lets videos through and catches the wrong ones. Here's the difference, measured on the same videos.
We make JevTube. BlockTube is described from its Chrome Web Store listing, its GitHub repository and its source code as they read on 5 November 2026.
BlockTube and JevTube side by side
✓ means it does this; — means it doesn't.
| Compared on | BlockTube | JevTube |
|---|---|---|
| You give it | Words, phrases, channel names, regular expressions | Topics in plain words: one word, a label or a whole sentence |
| A video is hidden when | A listed word appears in its title | It's judged to be about one of your topics, from its title, channel and description |
| Channels | ✓ | — |
| Shorts | One switch for all | Judged like other videos, plus one switch for all |
| Also hides | Comments, watched videos, videos by length, Explore | — |
| Shows why a video was hidden | — | ✓ |
| Blur instead of hide | — | ✓ |
| Where it decides | On your computer; sends nothing | On JevTube's server; sends the title, channel and a few card details |
| Browsers | Chrome, Firefox | Chrome |
| Source code | Open (GPL-3.0) | Not public |
| Users | 100,000, rated 3.9 | New |
| Price | Free | Free, 2,000 videos a day |
1. Why a word list lets videos through
BlockTube's rule is simple and predictable. Each word you list is matched as a whole word, upper or lower case, against the video's title. Channel names go in a separate list. (BlockTube source)
Say you're tired of politics and list politics, election, senate, congress and trump. We ran that list over 14 political videos from a set of real YouTube results we'd labeled by hand. It hid 7. These got through:
| Video title, as shown on YouTube | Why the list missed it |
|---|---|
| Word for Word: Senators Question Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Privacy Rights (C-SPAN) | “Senators” isn't “senate” |
| 'You make me want to throw up': GOP Senator GRILLS Jack Smith, is called out by Democrat | “Senator” isn't “senate” |
| EPIC CONGRESSIONAL MELTDOWN: Pam Bondi SCREAMS, hearing descends INTO CHAOS | “Congressional” isn't “congress” |
| What to Know About Trump’s Crypto Company | The curly apostrophe in “Trump’s” isn't treated as a word break |
| Shouting Match at House Oversight Hearing | None of the words |
| Pam Bondi gets in shouting match with Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu during Epstein hearing | None of the words |
| Sen. Ossoff Questions Director of National Intelligence Nominee Jay Clayton in Nomination Hearing | None of the words |
Each miss can be fixed. BlockTube accepts regular expressions, so /senat(e|ors?)/i covers the first two. But you only learn what to add after a video has got through, and a subject like politics comes in more wordings than any list.
2. The spoiler test: same 35 videos, two approaches
Spoilers are the most common reason people keep a word list. On 26 October 2026 we collected real YouTube search results around films and TV, and marked by hand which ones give away an ending. 36 have English titles. We left out one we couldn't decide on; of the other 35, 13 spoil something and 22 don't. The 22 are trailers, spoiler-free reviews, behind-the-scenes clips, writing lessons about plot twists and Drake's song “Plot Twist”.
Word list, matched the way BlockTube matches
spoiler spoilers ending explained finale
11 of 13 spoilers hidden
6 of 22 safe videos hidden by mistake
JevTube topic, default sensitivity
Movie and TV spoilers
13 of 13 spoilers hidden
0 of 22 safe videos hidden by mistake
The six videos the list hid by mistake were all spoiler-free reviews, which are exactly the videos someone avoiding spoilers is looking for. The word spoiler is in their titles because they promise not to have any:
- Sinners - Review (No Spoilers)
- SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY REVIEW (No Spoilers)
- Is Him (2025) Worth the Hype? | Spoiler Free Review
- THE ODYSSEY (2026) | Non-Spoiler MOVIE REVIEW!
- RESIDENT EVIL (REVIEW) | Spoiler Free⚠️
- The Horror Movie We All NEEDED! | Iron Lung Review (no spoilers)
The two it missed, “Why Succession's Final Episode is so Perfect” and “Horror Movie Twists That Broke EVERYONE”, don't use any spoiler word. They're still about how something ends.
How we tested
The word list was matched with BlockTube's own rule for plain words: whole words, any case, title only. The JevTube result comes from our accuracy test on the same cards that day, at the default sensitivity. The set also had 24 Korean titles, which an English word list can't match, so they're left out here. It's a small test. It shows the kind of mistake each approach makes, not an accuracy rate to expect on every feed.
3. How hiding by topic works
In the JevTube popup you type what you'd rather not see, the way you'd say it to a friend: “Movie and TV spoilers”, “crypto”, or a sentence like “politicians arguing on TV”. For each video on the page, JevTube reads the title, channel and description and asks whether the video is about any of your topics. A screen of videos is judged in one request, in one to two seconds.
It works on the home feed and the Up next list, and on search results and the Subscriptions feed if you turn them on (where it works). Matching videos blur in place, or disappear if you choose hide. A judgment can be wrong too. When it is, hover the video to see which topic caught it and press Show to bring it back.
Try it without installing. The JevTube home page has a working copy of the popup over a sample feed. Type a topic and watch which videos blur.
4. What BlockTube does better
BlockTube has been around since 2018 and does several things JevTube doesn't. If any of these is why you use it, keep it.
- Channels. Hide a channel by name, or from a right-click menu on any video. JevTube can't hide a channel yet. YouTube's own Don't recommend channel works on Home and Up next.
- More than videos. Comments by user or word, watched videos, videos by length, YouTube Movies and the Explore page.
- Nothing leaves your computer. Its listing says it makes no requests to any outside server. JevTube sends the title, channel and a few card details to its server to judge them; the privacy policy lists every field.
- Open source, and on Firefox. The code is on GitHub under GPL-3.0.
- Full control. Regular expressions in every list, and a JavaScript rule for advanced users. Its listing warns not to paste code you don't understand.
The two don't compete for the same job. BlockTube is precise about names; JevTube is for subjects that come in many wordings. Keep BlockTube for the channels on your list, and let JevTube handle the subjects.
5. Switching from BlockTube
- Open BlockTube's options and read your title list. Most long lists are a few subjects spelled many ways:
spoiler,ending explainedandfinaleare one subject. - Add JevTube to Chrome and type each subject once, in plain words.
- Keep channel names, and anything else that is an exact name, in BlockTube.
- Start with blur. For the first few days you can see what was caught and why. Switch to hide in Settings once you trust it.
JevTube is free for up to 2,000 videos a day per install, with no account. Past that, videos show as usual until the next day.
6. Questions
Is BlockTube still available for Chrome?
Yes. On 5 November 2026 its Chrome Web Store listing showed version 0.4.8, updated 9 February 2026, with 100,000 users. There's a Firefox version too.
Can BlockTube hide videos by topic or category?
No. It matches words, channels and length. A request to hide videos by category has been open on its GitHub since June 2018. The maintainer answered then that “It's not possible to remove videos suggestions by topics” because YouTube doesn't provide that information (issue #4).
Does BlockTube send my data anywhere?
Its listing says it collects nothing, has no analytics and stores your options only on your computer. JevTube is different: it sends video details to its server to judge them, and nothing about your account.
Can JevTube hide a whole channel?
Not yet. Use BlockTube's channel list, or YouTube's Don't recommend channel on Home and Up next.
Does JevTube work in other languages?
Topics can be typed in any language, and videos in other languages are judged by meaning. It is strongest in English.
Is there a free BlockTube alternative that understands topics?
JevTube is free for up to 2,000 videos a day, with no sign-in. A few other small extensions judge by meaning too; our guide to customizing YouTube compares them with 14 other options.
Your word list keeps growing? Type the subject into JevTube once, in your own words. Free, no sign-in.
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