FilterTube v3.1.7

What's New in v3.1.7

YouTube Kids & Backup support

• Added complete Channel & Keyword based blocking on YT Kids it block channels by passive listening to 3 dot menu UI in YT Kids content card i.e. "Block this video" and "Block this channel".
• Added a Settings toggle to enable/disable auto backups.
• Auto backups now save into Downloads/FilterTube Backup/.
• Manual exports now download into Downloads/FilterTube Export/.

Fixes

• Hardened 3-dot menu channel-name labeling on watch Mix cards so Mix metadata strings don't replace channel names.

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📥 Installation

🌐 Chrome, Brave, Edge (Chromium)

Download: filtertube-chrome-v3.1.7.zip

1. Download and extract the zip file.
2. Open your browser's extensions page (chrome://extensions, brave://extensions, or edge://extensions).
3. Enable Developer mode.
4. Click Load unpacked.
5. Select the extracted folder.

🦊 Firefox (Desktop & Android)

Download: filtertube-firefox-v3.1.7.zip

Desktop:

1. Download the zip file.
2. Go to about:debugging.
3. Click This Firefox on the left sidebar.
4. Click Load Temporary Add-on...
5. Select the downloaded zip file.

Android:

1. Install Firefox for Android.
2. Download the zip file to your device.
3. In Firefox, go to about:debugging.
4. Enable USB debugging and connect via adb (see Mozilla docs).

🔴 Opera

Download: filtertube-opera-v3.1.7.zip

1. Download and extract the zip file.
2. Go to opera://extensions.
3. Enable Developer mode.
4. Click Load unpacked.
5. Select the extracted folder.

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Full Changelog: v3.1.6...v3.1.7

FilterTube v3.1.6

What's New in v3.1.6

Release Notes Experience

• Added a curated “What’s New” tab in the dashboard fed by data/release_notes.json, sharing the same content as the release banner.
• Release banner CTA now routes through the background script and lands inside tab-view.html?view=whatsnew, so no chrome-extension:// links are blocked by content blockers.
• Banner + dashboard documentation now lives in /docs, including UI/UX guidance on when the CTA appears and which fields drive the cards.

Import / Export & Data Portability

• Documented the full import/export pipeline (including c/ChannelName normalization, merge rules, and adapters) with ASCII + Mermaid diagrams.
• js/io_manager.js centralizes sanitization helpers, making merge vs. replace imports reliable for UC IDs, @ handles, and /c/slug values.
• Added contextual comments throughout IO helpers so future schema changes remain self-documented.

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📥 Installation

🌐 Chrome, Brave, Edge (Chromium)

Download: filtertube-chrome-v3.1.6.zip

1. Download and extract the zip file.
2. Open your browser's extensions page (chrome://extensions, brave://extensions, or edge://extensions).
3. Enable Developer mode.
4. Click Load unpacked.
5. Select the extracted folder.

🦊 Firefox (Desktop & Android)

Download: filtertube-firefox-v3.1.6.zip

Desktop:

1. Download the zip file.
2. Go to about:debugging.
3. Click This Firefox on the left sidebar.
4. Click Load Temporary Add-on...
5. Select the downloaded zip file.

Android:

1. Install Firefox for Android.
2. Download the zip file to your device.
3. In Firefox, go to about:debugging.
4. Enable USB debugging and connect via adb (see Mozilla docs).

🔴 Opera

Download: filtertube-opera-v3.1.6.zip

1. Download and extract the zip file.
2. Go to opera://extensions.
3. Enable Developer mode.
4. Click Load unpacked.
5. Select the extracted folder.

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Full Changelog: v3.1.5...v3.1.6

FilterTube v3.1.5

What's New in v3.1.5

Fixes: Shorts + Members-only (Watch/Sidebar)

• Watch-page sidebar now hides Shorts that are rendered as normal compact videos by checking /shorts/ hrefs, SHORTS overlays, and aria-label hints before cards render.
• Members-only hiding hardened: detects via title aria-labels, badges, and UUMO membership playlists across compact/watch/sidebar/lockup renderers; shelves hide deterministically.
• Members-only toggle now persists correctly (StateManager save/broadcast path and background recompile) so UI selections stick across contexts.

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📥 Installation

🌐 Chrome, Brave, Edge (Chromium)

Download: filtertube-chrome-v3.1.5.zip

1. Download and extract the zip file.
2. Open your browser's extensions page (chrome://extensions, brave://extensions, or edge://extensions).
3. Enable Developer mode.
4. Click Load unpacked.
5. Select the extracted folder.

🦊 Firefox (Desktop & Android)

Download: filtertube-firefox-v3.1.5.zip

Desktop:

1. Download the zip file.
2. Go to about:debugging.
3. Click This Firefox on the left sidebar.
4. Click Load Temporary Add-on...
5. Select the downloaded zip file.

Android:

1. Install Firefox for Android.
2. Download the zip file to your device.
3. In Firefox, go to about:debugging.
4. Enable USB debugging and connect via adb (see Mozilla docs).

🔴 Opera

Download: filtertube-opera-v3.1.5.zip

1. Download and extract the zip file.
2. Go to opera://extensions.
3. Enable Developer mode.
4. Click Load unpacked.
5. Select the extracted folder.

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Full Changelog: v3.1.4...v3.1.5

FilterTube v3.1.4

What's New in v3.1.4

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.

Note

• UI toggle for “Hide Members-only videos” is temporarily hidden; functionality remains wired for future release.

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📥 Installation

🌐 Chrome, Brave, Edge (Chromium)

Download: filtertube-chrome-v3.1.4.zip

1. Download and extract the zip file.
2. Open your browser's extensions page (chrome://extensions, brave://extensions, or edge://extensions).
3. Enable Developer mode.
4. Click Load unpacked.
5. Select the extracted folder.

🦊 Firefox (Desktop & Android)

Download: filtertube-firefox-v3.1.4.zip

Desktop:

1. Download the zip file.
2. Go to about:debugging.
3. Click This Firefox on the left sidebar.
4. Click Load Temporary Add-on...
5. Select the downloaded zip file.

Android:

1. Install Firefox for Android.
2. Download the zip file to your device.
3. In Firefox, go to about:debugging.
4. Enable USB debugging and connect via adb (see Mozilla docs).

🔴 Opera

Download: filtertube-opera-v3.1.4.zip

1. Download and extract the zip file.
2. Go to opera://extensions.
3. Enable Developer mode.
4. Click Load unpacked.
5. Select the extracted folder.

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Full Changelog: v3.1.3...v3.1.4

FilterTube v3.1.3

What's New in v3.1.3

UI/UX

• 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.

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📥 Installation

🌐 Chrome, Brave, Edge (Chromium)

Download: filtertube-chrome-v3.1.3.zip

1. Download and extract the zip file.
2. Open your browser's extensions page (chrome://extensions, brave://extensions, or edge://extensions).
3. Enable Developer mode.
4. Click Load unpacked.
5. Select the extracted folder.

🦊 Firefox (Desktop & Android)

Download: filtertube-firefox-v3.1.3.zip

Desktop:

1. Download the zip file.
2. Go to about:debugging.
3. Click This Firefox on the left sidebar.
4. Click Load Temporary Add-on...
5. Select the downloaded zip file.

Android:

1. Install Firefox for Android.
2. Download the zip file to your device.
3. In Firefox, go to about:debugging.
4. Enable USB debugging and connect via adb (see Mozilla docs).

🔴 Opera

Download: filtertube-opera-v3.1.3.zip

1. Download and extract the zip file.
2. Go to opera://extensions.
3. Enable Developer mode.
4. Click Load unpacked.
5. Select the extracted folder.

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Full Changelog: v3.1.2...v3.1.3

FilterTube v3.0.7 - Collab Video Block Support

What's New in v3.0.7

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 :)

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📥 Installation

🌐 Chrome, Brave, Edge (Chromium)

Works on all Chromium-based browsers.

Download: filtertube-chrome-v3.0.7.zip

1. Download and extract the zip file.
2. Open your browser's extensions page (chrome://extensions, brave://extensions, or edge://extensions).
3. Enable Developer mode (usually a toggle in the top right).
4. Click Load unpacked.
5. Select the extracted folder.

🦊 Firefox (Desktop & Android)

Download: filtertube-firefox-v3.0.7.zip

Desktop:

1. Download the zip file.
2. Go to about:debugging.
3. Click This Firefox on the left sidebar.
4. Click Load Temporary Add-on...
5. Select the downloaded zip file.

Android:

1. Install Firefox for Android
2. Download the zip file to your device
3. In Firefox, go to about:debugging
4. Enable USB debugging and connect via adb (see Mozilla's guide)

🔴 Opera

Download: filtertube-opera-v3.0.7.zip

1. Download and extract the zip file.
2. Go to opera://extensions.
3. Enable Developer mode.
4. Click Load unpacked.
5. Select the extracted folder.

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Full Changelog: See CHANGELOG.md for complete version history.

Full Changelog: 3.0.5...3.0.7

FilterTube v3.0.4 - Shorts Blocking & Layout Fixes

What's New

Robust Shorts Blocking

• Zero Content Leakage: We now perform a multi-step verification (fetching the canonical ID) before blocking a channel from a Short. This ensures that blocking a Short also blocks all long-form videos and posts from that creator.
• Immediate Feedback: The video is hidden instantly from the UI while the background verification happens.

Fixes & Improvements

• No More Blank Spaces: Fixed an issue where blocking a Short would leave an awkward empty gap in the grid. The layout now reflows naturally.
• Better Handle Support: Improved extraction for channel handles containing dots (e.g., @user.name).

📥 Installation

🌐 Chrome, Brave, Edge (Chromium)

Works on all Chromium-based browsers.

Download: filtertube-chrome-v3.0.4.zip

1. Download and extract the zip file.
2. Open your browser's extensions page (chrome://extensions, brave://extensions, or edge://extensions).
3. Enable Developer mode (usually a toggle in the top right).
4. Click Load unpacked.
5. Select the extracted folder.

🦊 Firefox

Download: filtertube-firefox-v3.0.4.zip

1. Download the zip file.
2. Go to about:debugging.
3. Click This Firefox on the left sidebar.
4. Click Load Temporary Add-on...
5. Select the downloaded zip file.

🔴 Opera

Download: filtertube-opera-v3.0.4.zip

1. Download and extract the zip file.
2. Go to opera://extensions.
3. Enable Developer mode.
4. Click Load unpacked.
5. Select the extracted folder.