NoSuggest

NoSuggest is a quiet act of resistance against YouTube's algorithm — a free, distraction-free YouTube client. You follow only the channels you care about and see just their latest videos — no recommendations, no Shorts, no autoplay of anything you didn't choose, no notifications, no trending feed, no sign-in required.

Videos play through the official YouTube embedded player. NoSuggest does not download, rehost, or modify videos, and it does not block advertisements served by the YouTube player.

NoSuggest itself will never show ads and will remain free forever.

NoSuggest collects no personal data, runs no ad trackers, and builds no user profiles. We use Cloudflare's cookie-less Web Analytics for aggregate visit counts only, which can't identify individuals or track anyone across sites. Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts, and video playback uses YouTube's official player — both are Google's own services and follow Google's own data practices, the same as they would on any site.

Kids Mode gives children a homepage of their own. Tap the kid button on Home to choose their channels, from yours or by searching, and to make their playlists.

Then tap Lock and set a 6-digit PIN. The app shows only the kids' channels and playlists, with no search, no Settings and no way to change either, until Unlock and the PIN return you to your own homepage. A new PIN is set each time Kids Mode is locked.

Kids Mode does not filter, classify, or certify videos or channels as suitable for children. Sharing options are also hidden while it is on, so a child can't start a share by accident.

NoSuggest is ready for classroom use without any new features or IT setup. A teacher adds only the YouTube channels relevant to their subject — educational channels, and save documentaries, lesson videos — and exports the entire setup as a backup code from Settings.

That code is shared with students via Google Classroom, WhatsApp, email, or any messaging platform. Students open nosuggest.com, go to Settings, tap Import, paste the code, and their feed instantly shows only the teacher-approved channels and saved videos.

No accounts, no logins, and no personal data collected by NoSuggest. The 6-digit PIN lock helps stop students from casually changing the channel list. Works on phones, tablets, Chromebooks, and laptops — no installation required.

Go to Settings and tap Export Backup. NoSuggest generates a backup code containing all your channels and saved videos. Copy that code and paste it into Settings → Import Backup on your new device. Everything transfers instantly.

There is no login or account by design — NoSuggest intentionally does not ask for your name, email, or any personal information. The export and import approach keeps your data entirely on your own devices.

Because there's no account syncing channels in the background, each device keeps its own separate list by default — your phone, laptop, and your kids' iPad can each follow a completely different set of channels until you explicitly transfer a backup code between them.

Create a Pack turns your current list of channels into a single shareable link — useful when a teacher, channel owner, or friend wants to hand someone a ready-made feed. Go to Settings → Create a Pack to generate the link, then share it however you like.

Anyone who opens the link sees exactly which channels are in it and can add them all with one tap. It only adds channels — it never replaces or removes anything already on their device, and channels they already have are simply skipped. If adding would take someone past the 25-channel limit, NoSuggest adds as many as it can and tells them how many were skipped.

A pack only carries channel names and IDs — nothing personal, no saved videos, no account data of any kind.

This happens because the video plays inside the official YouTube player, which includes a YouTube logo and title link. NoSuggest cannot modify what is inside that player.

To prevent YouTube from opening on the device:

iPhone (Safari & Chrome):
Settings → Screen Time → Content & Privacy Restrictions → Content Restrictions → Web Content → Limit Adult Websites. Under Never Allow, tap Add Website and enter youtube.com. This applies across all browsers on the device.

Android:
Delete the YouTube app and use Digital Wellbeing or Family Link to block youtube.com — both are free and built into Android, no extra apps or permissions needed.

Laptops:
Use your browser's built-in parental controls or your operating system's screen time tools to restrict youtube.com. No third-party software required.

The feed intentionally does not follow a fixed channel order. When you open the app, NoSuggest fetches all your channels simultaneously rather than one by one — this is what makes the feed load so quickly. Videos appear as each channel responds, so the order varies slightly each time based on response speed.

A drag-to-reorder feature would not change this behaviour since feed order is determined by network response times, not by how channels are arranged in your list. The speed trade-off is intentional — it keeps the app fast on all devices and connections.

NoSuggest is not listed on the App Store or Google Play Store. It is a Progressive Web App (PWA), which means it installs directly from the browser with no app store needed.

iPhone / iPad: Open nosuggest.com in Safari → tap the Share button → Add to Home Screen.

Android: Open nosuggest.com in Chrome → tap Install App.

It will appear and behave like a native app on your home screen.

Yes. NoSuggest is completely free, with no ads and no premium tier, and works on iPhone, iPad, Android, and desktop through any browser. It's a Progressive Web App rather than an App Store or Play Store download, so there's nothing to install from a store — just add it to your home screen and it behaves like a native app. See "Is NoSuggest available on the App Store or Google Play?" above for exact install steps on each device.

NoSuggest strips away every distraction built into YouTube's own interface. There's no recommended videos sidebar, no autoplay of anything you didn't choose, no trending page, no comments pulled into your feed, and no push notifications trying to bring you back.

You choose which channels to follow, see only their latest uploads in a plain list, watch what you came for, and close the tab — nothing on screen is designed to keep you scrolling.

Because it's a free Progressive Web App with no sign-in, it works the same way for focused study sessions, deep work at a desk, or just watching YouTube on your own terms instead of the algorithm's.

NoSuggest never starts a video you didn't choose. Regular YouTube automatically starts a new video the moment the last one ends, based on watch history and inferred interest — that's the autoplay behaviour most people are trying to disable.

In NoSuggest, when a video finishes, playback stops and you're back at your list of channels. The only exception is one you start yourself: Play all on one of your own playlists plays that playlist's videos in order and stops after the last one. Nothing from YouTube is ever added, and there's no countdown into a video you didn't pick.

NoSuggest's feed never shows Shorts. There's no Shorts shelf, no Shorts autoplay loop, and no way for one to surface by accident — you only see the regular long-form uploads from the channels you've chosen to follow, listed in a simple feed.

Videos still play through YouTube's own official embedded player, so playback works exactly like regular YouTube; the difference is everything around it — the Shorts feed, the recommended videos, and the autoplay next-up queue — is simply not there.