How to Use YouTube for Studying Without Distractions
Patrick Bushe · May 1, 2026
A lecture is hard to follow with thumbnails flashing beside it. Ultimate Adblocker can clear the space around YouTube's player: in its YouTube settings, turn on "Hide recommended videos", "Hide comments", "Hide end-screen suggestions" and "Hide Shorts", and "Turn off autoplay". That leaves the video, its title and its description. YouTube's own shortcuts help too: press C for captions, and < and > to change the speed.
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