Smart YouTube Feed — Oliver

SmartYouTubeFeed

A lightweight browser extension that helps you spend less time on distracting content and more time on videos that actually matter.

SmartYouTubeFeed intelligently filters your YouTube recommendations using a customizable scoring system designed to prioritize educational, technical, and high-value content while hiding low-signal distractions.

Whether you're trying to learn faster, stay focused, or reduce algorithm-driven doomscrolling, SmartYouTubeFeed helps reshape your feed without completely changing your interests.

What it does

Every recommended video is analyzed based on:

Video title
Channel name
Duration

Videos associated with educational, technical, scientific, analytical, or productive topics are prioritized.

Videos associated with clickbait, low-value entertainment, ragebait, gossip, or other distracting content can be hidden automatically.

The result is a feed that feels cleaner, calmer, and significantly more intentional.

Features:

Intelligent feed filtering
- Automatically hides low-value recommendations from your homepage and sidebar.
- Fully customizable

Add your own:
- Keywords
- Channels
- Positive or negative weights

Adjustable filtering strength
- Balanced
- Strict
- Highly focused
- Lightweight and fast

Runs locally in your browser with minimal overhead.

Privacy-friendly

No accounts. No tracking. No external servers required.

Great for
Students
Developers
Engineers
Researchers
Lifelong learners
Productivity-focused users
Anyone trying to reduce algorithmic distraction

Example content it can prioritize:
- Programming
- Mathematics
- Engineering
- Finance
- Science
- AI & machine learning
- Tutorials
- Lectures
- Long-form discussions
- Technical education
- Documentary content
- Take control of your recommendations

The default recommendation algorithm is optimized for engagement.

SmartYouTubeFeed is optimized for intentional viewing.

Instead of endlessly removing videos manually, shape your feed around the kind of content you actually want more of.