UI/UX Improvements + Debug Gating

Async DOM Processing with Main Thread Yielding with Batched Storage Updates to improve performance but Firefox still needs more work. The performance lag are not going to felt by you but I am working on it.

Proactive Channel Identity Architecture

• Zero-delay blocking: 3-dot menus now show correct channel names instantly—no more "Fetching..." delays—thanks to proactive XHR interception that extracts channel identity before rendering.
• Network reduction: Most channel identity comes from intercepted YouTube JSON responses (/youtubei/v1/next, /browse, /player), dramatically reducing the need for separate network fetches.
• Zero-network Kids mode: YouTube Kids works entirely without network fetches, relying only on intercepted JSON for reliable blocking.
• Instant DOM stamping: Channel info is broadcast across worlds and stamped on DOM cards immediately, enabling instant hiding and menu updates.
• Post-block enrichment: Missing metadata (handle, logo, name) is filled in the background at a controlled rate (6-hour cooldown per channel) to avoid spamming YouTube.
• Topic channel handling: Special case for auto-generated Topic channels (e.g., "Music - Topic") that don't have @handles or custom URLs.

Added Multi Profile option with child accounts and PIN protection with Encrypted Export and Import.

New Support page (Ko-fi) and auto-backups now work reliably on both Chrome and Firefox.

Added support for YouTube Kids and Automatic Backup option too.

UI/UX & Responsiveness
Added mobile-friendly tab view: hamburger nav toggle, overlay, tighter paddings, and responsive grids/inputs for smaller screens.
Refined filter/search/input rows to wrap gracefully and keep buttons aligned on mobile.
Tweaked toggle styling (lighter track, crisper borders, centered thumb) for better contrast in light/dark modes.
Content control cards now use cleaner dividers/hover states and stronger headings while preserving per-group accents.
Playlist/Mix Controls
Playlist hiding now excludes Mix/Radio items (start_radio=1) while keeping standard playlists hidden.
Mix/Radio toggle now also hides the “Mixes” chip in the filter bar when enabled.

Version 3.1.3

• Aligned popup and tab search bars to full-width row sizing; added clearer pill/tooling docs in the Help page with accurate Exact/Comment/Filter All behavior and C/E chip samples.
• Popup content controls hide descriptions for a cleaner view; tab content controls now use title-only tooltips (not row-wide) for descriptions.
• Help legend updated to document badge tints (channel/comment/collab) and pill behaviors with matching colors/shapes.

v3.1.2
Fix the video player on watch page regression which was playing hidden videos sometimes or for fraction of seconds.

v3.1.1

Watch page now able to block any video including playlist and with ZERO flash.

NEW in 3.1.0
Watch Page support for Blocking via 3 dot Menu UI and Collab content blocking is more robust and now works on all pages.

and yes a minor bug with Mix Cards 3 dot UI I know it is not good but I am fixing it.

This is still in Beta but now covers almost all YouTube. The remaining features as requested by users will be available soon :)

Version 3.0.8

404 Recovery Pipeline: Added a four-layer strategy (cache-first lookup, ytInitialData replay, Shorts helpers, DOM cache reset) so blocking always resolves a UC ID even when /@handle/about fails.

YouTube’s own handle URL was broken. Clicking it inside the Watch Page was succeeding with channel name Dynamic Deep, but opening it the normal way (or letting us fetch it) always failed with YouTube’s 404. That’s why it looked like our extension was hanging.

A more small detailed report can be found here https://github.com/varshneydevansh/FilterTube/issues/25

NEW in 3.0.7
Now you can block Collab Videos too which can have upto 5 Collaborators and you can multi select easily from the 3 dot menu UI.

A minor bug is going on is some collab videos are having side effect on other Collab video cards which will be fixed soon :)

Fixed the minor popui UI width for desktop browser.