Dehook vs Unhook: Which YouTube Extension Do You Need?
Last updated: August 2026
Quick answer: They solve different problems. Unhook hides interface surfaces: the whole homepage, all recommendations, all comments. Dehook filters content selectively: this topic yes, that topic no, with local AI reading every title. If you want YouTube emptied, Unhook is superb. If you want YouTube curated, that is Dehook. Some people run both.
Unhook deserves its reputation: it is the cleanest interface-hider for YouTube. The comparison is not about better; it is about which problem you have.
Two philosophies
Hiding surfaces treats YouTube as the enemy: remove the homepage, remove suggestions, remove everything engineered. Filtering content treats YouTube as a mixed bag: keep the value, remove your specific poisons. The first is simpler and absolute; the second requires understanding what each video is, which is why Dehook runs a local AI and Unhook does not need one.
| Unhook | Dehook | |
|---|---|---|
| Hide whole surfaces (homepage, sidebar) | Yes, granular | Homepage redirect |
| Filter by topic or meaning | No | Yes, local AI |
| Block channels and keywords | No | Yes |
| Block languages | No | Yes, 16 |
| Video length filter | No | Yes |
| Hide Shorts and comments | Yes | Yes |
How to choose
- Want surfaces gone entirely?. Unhook's toggles hide whole sections: homepage, sidebar, comments, Shorts. All-or-nothing per surface, and very good at it.
- Want selective filtering?. Dehook decides per video: politics filtered, tutorials kept, one game blocked, others fine. Plus languages, channels, keywords, and video length.
- Want both?. They coexist: Unhook to slim the interface, Dehook to filter what remains. Overlapping features (Shorts, comments) only need enabling in one.
Dehook↑ per-video decisions, not per-surface
Dehook filters selectively rather than hiding everything.
FAQ
Is Dehook a replacement for Unhook?
Only if your goal is selective filtering. If you want your homepage completely blank, Unhook does that more directly. Dehook’s redirect-to-subscriptions achieves a similar calm with a useful page instead of an empty one.
What can Dehook do that Unhook cannot?
Understand content. Unhook cannot block politics, one game, one language, or one person across channels, because it hides page sections rather than reading titles. Dehook’s local AI does exactly that.
What does Unhook do better?
Surface removal granularity: end screens, video wall at the end, specific interface chrome. If an interface element annoys you, Unhook probably has a specific toggle for it.
Are both free and private?
Both are free. Dehook’s AI runs entirely locally in your browser, so content decisions never leave your machine.