How a mechanical watch keeps time, in slow motion
Clickbait filter: hide clickbait on YouTube, Reddit and X
Smart Filter is a free Chrome extension that hides clickbait. Add the AI rule clickbait titles
, and it hides, blurs or dims every video, post and search result written only to make you click.
youtube.com
HiddenShow
Sourdough with 2 hours of active work, start to finish
HiddenShow
Riding the slowest express train in Switzerland
HiddenShow
youtube.com
3 hidden on this page
- clickbait titlesHide · this site · 2 here
- you won't believe*Hide · this site · 1 here
1,026credits left
Get moreEnter key
The clickbait filter in short
Smart Filter hides clickbait, titles that hold back the point so that you click, with the AI rule clickbait titles. It checks each video, post and search result on YouTube, Reddit, X, Google, Hacker News and other sites; clickbait titles is a suggested rule on YouTube. Clickbait changes its words all the time, so a keyword list catches little of it. The AI rule reads each title the way you would, from up to 400 characters of the item's own text. A match folds into a Hidden line with a Show button, or is blurred or dimmed. Thumbnails are not read.
Clickbait has no keyword
Clickbait is a way of writing, not a topic. A list of bait words catches a few titles and hides honest ones that use the same words.
Keyword list
Hide
shocking, you won't believe*- You won't believe what this robot vacuum did
- I tried this for 30 days and it changed everything
- They didn't think anyone would notice this...
- Shocking new data on sleep and memory, explained by the researchers
Smart Filter AI rule
Hide
clickbait titles- You won't believe what this robot vacuum did
- I tried this for 30 days and it changed everything
- They didn't think anyone would notice this...
- Shocking new data on sleep and memory, explained by the researchers
An AI rule judges what a title is trying to do. It can be wrong, which is why every hidden item keeps its Show button.
Where it hides clickbait
YouTube
Video titles on the home page, in search and next to the video you watch. More on the YouTube filter page.
Google and Hacker News
Search results and story titles, on Google and Hacker News.
Hide, blur or dim
Dim keeps clickbait in place but faded, so you see how much there is and can still open one.
Rules against clickbait
Start with clickbait titles
, then add what bothers you most. Rage bait is a close relative with its own page: the rage bait filter.
Suggested on YouTube
Offered in the popup- clickbait titles
AI rules
One credit per item checked- headlines that hide the point to make you click
- reaction videos with shocked faces in the title
- listicles with a number in the title
Close relatives
AI rules for bait of other kinds- rage bait
- engagement bait
- thin SEO listicles
Filtering clickbait: common questions
How do I block clickbait on YouTube?
Open YouTube, click the Smart Filter icon and add the suggested rule clickbait titles. Each video is checked by its title as the page loads, and the matches fold into a Hidden line with a Show button, or fade if you choose Dim.
Can a keyword list stop clickbait?
Only a little. Clickbait changes its words, so a list catches a few titles and hides honest ones. An AI rule judges what a title is trying to do instead. Keyword rules still help for fixed phrases such as you won't believe*.
Does it read thumbnails?
No. Rules read an item's text: a video's title and channel, a post's text, a result's title and snippet. A thumbnail with a shocked face and an honest title stays.
How many credits does the clickbait filter use?
Keyword rules use none. AI rules come with up to 10,000 credits to start, and one credit checks one video or post against one AI rule. Items you have seen before are not charged again. Plans and top-ups add more.
What does the extension send?
AI rules send the rule and up to 400 characters of each item's text to Smart Filter's server, and only after you agree. Your accounts and the page address are not part of it, and nothing is sent to the sites you filter. See the privacy policy.
Click on what you chose.
Free in the Chrome Web Store.
Add to ChromeSmart Filter is an independent extension, not affiliated with YouTube, Reddit, X or Google.