Show HN: Video Off – a Chrome extension that blocks common online video

Category: devtools

Tags: chrome-extension, privacy, content-blocking

Score: 4.5/10 (Innovation: 3, Technical: 3, Documentation: 7, Utility: 5)

Video Off is a Chrome extension that blocks common online video playback by using Chrome's declarativeNetRequest API with a static ruleset targeting video delivery URLs and media patterns. It's interesting because it's a minimal, privacy-focused tool with no background scripts, content scripts, or analytics, making it easy to inspect and trust.

Target audience: frontend devs

Repository: https://github.com/kjnez/video-off · MIT · 1 stars

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