FaceMask for YouTube automatically obscures faces and bodies in thumbnails so you can focus on the content, not the attention bait.
A lightweight focus layer for YouTube browsing, built to reduce visual pull without adding platform noise.
Detects people in thumbnails and overlays them before they steal your attention from the title and topic.
Tune the overlay color, opacity, and edge softness to match how strong or subtle the mask should feel.
Enable or disable masking, run a quick test, refresh the page, or temporarily remove a single mask when needed.
Processing stays in the browser and the extension is designed to stay small, stable, and dependency-light.
Installation, customization, and troubleshooting notes for a more focused YouTube workflow.
FaceMask is installed locally through Chrome's extension loader. Open chrome://extensions, enable Developer mode, load the unpacked folder, and then refresh YouTube to let masking start.
1. Open YouTube. 2. Refresh the page. 3. Click the FaceMask toolbar icon. 4. Confirm masking is enabled.
Default behavior is simple: detected people in thumbnails get a dark mask, settings are saved, and the extension keeps working quietly in the background.
Help improve FaceMask for YouTube by reporting issues, requests, and workflow gaps.
Download the latest build, review the docs, or report an edge case so the masking flow keeps improving.