CurbTube

CurbTube makes YouTube work around you. It auto-skips sponsored segments, restores dislike counts, blocks ad-network requests, tidies the home-page grid, adds an encrypted watchlist, and keeps shared playback aligned across supported media sites.

Each enhancement is a toggle, so you can turn on only what you want. Changes apply to YouTube pages immediately.

Core features

• SponsorBlock skips: skip sponsored segments and intros using public SponsorBlock data.
• Return Dislikes: restore dislike counts under videos.
• Network-level ad blocking: block ad-network requests at the network layer.
• Row fixer: a tidy four-column home grid with Shorts shelves hidden.
• Watchlist and tags: save videos, tag them, and browse them from the options page.
• Shared streams: create a private room, share its code, manage co-hosts, and keep playback and a shared queue in sync.

Moving from YouTubeExt

Use CurbTube for YouTube enhancements. YouTubeExt bookmark profiles belong in CurbPage, not CurbTube. If you already have a YouTubeExt bookmark JSON file, open the CurbPage popup and use Import profile. Password-encrypted files require the password that was used when the file was created.

YouTubeExt never had a browser-store listing, so there is no automatic update path. Its archived popup has no export control, so there is no normal UI migration. An installed development copy can export only its current profile by inspecting its service worker and running await chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ name: 'export' }). Browser extension storage is private to each extension ID and cannot be copied silently by CurbTube.