Chrome extension · digital diet

Diet-Youtube

Replace YouTube’s impulse Home with a queue-first reading surface. Watch later first. The algorithm stays one click away.

Watch later home Custom feeds No backend
Get the source on GitHub Install guide

How it looks

Subscriptions chronological Icons grid
Subscriptions stay chronological. List layout is one click away.
New feed sheet naming Learning Playlist and adding The Verge
Click ＋ to make a new feed — name it and add channels or playlists.
View menu with sort, posted within, and Icons density
Sort, posted-within, and Icons density apply to this tab now. Save as default is separate.

Install

  1. Clone or download artvandelay/diet-youtube.
  2. Open Chrome → chrome://extensions.
  3. Turn on Developer mode.
  4. Click Load unpacked and select the folder with manifest.json.
  5. Open youtube.com while signed in.

What you get

  • Queue-first home: Watch later (or your default playlist).
  • Feed only after an explicit tab click.
  • New feeds (＋) — name one and add channels or playlists.
  • Icons + List; Comfortable / Default / Dense.
  • Cache-first tab switches with background refresh.
  • Runs only in your browser — no Diet-Youtube backend.