youtube-filter

YouTube Video Filter

Filter YouTube videos by views, upload date, and duration. Ignores Shorts.

🚀 Install

1. Install Tampermonkey (Chrome/Edge) or Violentmonkey (Firefox)
2. Click Install Script or create new script and paste the code
3. Refresh YouTube

📖 Usage

Open Filter Panel:
Click the ⚙ FILTER button on the right edge of the page

Set Filters:

• Views: Use format like 10K, 1.5M, or 1000000
• Date Range: From = oldest, To = newest
• Duration: In minutes (e.g., 5 for 5min videos)

Apply:
Click Apply Filter → Only matching videos show
Click Disable Filter → Restore all videos
Click Reset → Clear all filters

✨ Features

• ✅ Works on Home, Search, Subscriptions pages
• ✅ Survives page reloads (saves to localStorage)
• ✅ Ignores YouTube Shorts (never filtered)
• ✅ Real-time validation with helpful error messages
• ✅ Shows filtered count (Showing X of Y videos)

🔧 What's Fixed (v3.0)

• Infinity storage bug - Filters persist correctly after reload
• Timezone issues - Dates normalized to local time (no off-by-one errors)
• Unknown metadata handling - Videos without date/duration filtered properly
• Performance - Debounced DOM scanning for smooth scrolling

🎯 Examples

Show popular recent videos:

• Min Views: 100K
• Date Range: From 2024-01-01 To (today)
• Apply

Find long-form content:

• Min Duration: 20 (minutes)
• Max Duration: (leave empty)
• Apply

Filter out old videos:

• Date Range: From 2023-01-01
• Apply

📝 Notes

• Empty fields = no limit for that filter
• Shorts are never filtered (always visible)
• Filters only apply when enabled (green button)
• Unknown dates/durations are hidden when filters are active