Easily click "Not interested" on Youtube homepage recommended videos by hovering - CTRL for "Not interested", ALT for "Don't recommend channel" and SHIFT+CTRL for "Not interested because already watched"
// ==UserScript==
// @name Youtube - Easy "Not interested" recommended videos (on hover)
// @namespace vm-youtube-quick-feedback
// @match https://www.youtube.com/*
// @run-at document-idle
// @grant none
// @version 1.1
// @author koza.dev
// @description Easily click "Not interested" on Youtube homepage recommended videos by hovering - CTRL for "Not interested", ALT for "Don't recommend channel" and SHIFT+CTRL for "Not interested because already watched"
// @license MIT
// ==/UserScript==
(function () {
'use strict'
let currentCard = null
let processedCards = new WeakSet()
let isProcessing = false
function isHome() {
return location.pathname === '/'
}
console.log('[YT] Script started - Homepage only')
document.addEventListener(
'mousemove',
e => {
if (!isHome()) {
currentCard = null
return
}
const card = e.target.closest('ytd-rich-item-renderer')
if (card && card !== currentCard) {
currentCard = card
}
},
{ passive: true }
)
document.addEventListener('keydown', e => {
if (!isHome()) return
if (isProcessing || !currentCard || processedCards.has(currentCard)) return
let action = null
if (e.shiftKey && e.ctrlKey) {
action = 'already-seen'
console.log('[YT] Shift+Ctrl: Starting already-seen flow')
} else if (e.key === 'Control' && !e.shiftKey) {
action = 'not-interested'
} else if (e.key === 'Alt') {
action = 'dont-recommend'
e.preventDefault()
}
if (action) {
processedCards.add(currentCard)
handleAction(action)
}
})
document.addEventListener('keyup', e => {
if (!isHome()) return
if (e.key === 'Control' || e.key === 'Alt' || e.key === 'Shift') {
processedCards = new WeakSet()
}
})
// Reset state when navigating away from homepage
document.addEventListener('yt-navigate-finish', () => {
if (!isHome()) {
currentCard = null
processedCards = new WeakSet()
isProcessing = false
}
})
async function handleAction(action) {
if (!isHome()) return
isProcessing = true
console.log('[YT] Starting action:', action)
try {
if (!currentCard) return
const menuButton = findMenuButton(currentCard)
if (!menuButton) return
let dropdown = null
for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 3 && !dropdown; attempt++) {
menuButton.click()
dropdown = await waitForDropdown(2000)
if (!dropdown) await sleep(300)
}
if (!dropdown) return
await processDropdown(dropdown, action)
} catch (error) {
console.error('[YT] Error:', error)
} finally {
isProcessing = false
}
}
function findMenuButton(card) {
const selectors = [
'button[aria-label*="More actions"]',
'button[aria-label*="More"]',
'.yt-lockup-metadata-view-model__menu-button button',
'button svg[viewBox="0 0 24 24"] path[d*="1.5 1.5"]'
]
for (const selector of selectors) {
const button = card.querySelector(selector)
if (button) return button
}
return null
}
async function waitForDropdown(timeout = 2000) {
const startTime = Date.now()
while (Date.now() - startTime < timeout) {
const dropdowns = document.querySelectorAll('tp-yt-iron-dropdown')
for (const dropdown of dropdowns) {
const rect = dropdown.getBoundingClientRect()
if (rect.width > 10 && rect.height > 10) {
const items = dropdown.querySelectorAll(
'yt-list-item-view-model[role="menuitem"]'
)
if (items.length > 0) {
return dropdown
}
}
}
await sleep(50)
}
return null
}
async function processDropdown(dropdown, action) {
await sleep(100)
const items = dropdown.querySelectorAll(
'yt-list-item-view-model[role="menuitem"]'
)
const targetAction = action === 'already-seen' ? 'not-interested' : action
const targetItem = findMenuItem(items, targetAction)
if (targetItem) {
const clickTarget =
targetItem.querySelector('.yt-list-item-view-model__container') ||
targetItem
clickTarget.click()
if (action === 'already-seen') {
console.log('[YT] Starting advanced flow...')
await handleAlreadySeenFlow()
}
} else {
document.dispatchEvent(
new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'Escape', bubbles: true })
)
}
}
async function handleAlreadySeenFlow() {
try {
console.log('[YT] Step 1: Looking for banner...')
const tellUsWhyButton = await waitForTellUsWhyButton(8000)
if (!tellUsWhyButton) {
console.log('[YT] Failed to find "Tell us why" button')
return
}
console.log('[YT] Step 2: Looking for reason dialog...')
const dialogSuccess = await waitAndSelectAlreadyWatched(5000)
if (!dialogSuccess) {
console.log('[YT] Failed to select "already watched"')
return
}
console.log('[YT] Step 3: Submitting...')
await submitReasonForm()
console.log('[YT] Already seen flow completed!')
} catch (error) {
console.error('[YT] Error in already seen flow:', error)
}
}
async function waitForTellUsWhyButton(timeout = 8000) {
const startTime = Date.now()
while (Date.now() - startTime < timeout) {
const banners = document.querySelectorAll(
'notification-multi-action-renderer'
)
for (const banner of banners) {
const rect = banner.getBoundingClientRect()
if (rect.width > 0 && rect.height > 0) {
const buttonContainer = banner.querySelector(
'.ytNotificationMultiActionRendererButtonContainer'
)
if (buttonContainer) {
const buttonModels =
buttonContainer.querySelectorAll('button-view-model')
for (const buttonModel of buttonModels) {
const button = buttonModel.querySelector('button')
const textSpan = button?.querySelector(
'.yt-core-attributed-string[role="text"]'
)
if (textSpan) {
const text = textSpan.textContent.trim()
if (text.toLowerCase().includes('tell us why')) {
button.focus()
await sleep(100)
button.click()
await sleep(500)
const dialog = document.querySelector(
'tp-yt-paper-dialog ytd-dismissal-follow-up-renderer'
)
if (dialog) return true
}
}
}
}
}
}
await sleep(300)
}
return false
}
async function waitAndSelectAlreadyWatched(timeout = 5000) {
const startTime = Date.now()
while (Date.now() - startTime < timeout) {
const dialog = document.querySelector(
'tp-yt-paper-dialog ytd-dismissal-follow-up-renderer'
)
if (dialog && dialog.getBoundingClientRect().width > 0) {
const checkboxContainers = dialog.querySelectorAll(
'ytd-dismissal-reason-text-renderer'
)
for (const container of checkboxContainers) {
const text = container.textContent.toLowerCase()
if (
text.includes('already watched') ||
text.includes('already seen') ||
text.includes('watched the video')
) {
const checkbox = container.querySelector(
'tp-yt-paper-checkbox'
)
if (checkbox) {
checkbox.click()
await sleep(500)
return true
}
}
}
const firstCheckbox = dialog.querySelector('tp-yt-paper-checkbox')
if (firstCheckbox) {
firstCheckbox.click()
await sleep(500)
return true
}
}
await sleep(200)
}
return false
}
async function submitReasonForm() {
await sleep(700)
const submitBtn = document.querySelector('#submit button:not([disabled])')
if (submitBtn) {
submitBtn.click()
}
}
function findMenuItem(items, action) {
for (const item of items) {
const text = item.textContent.toLowerCase().trim()
if (action === 'not-interested' && text.includes('not interested')) {
return item
}
if (
action === 'dont-recommend' &&
(text.includes("don't recommend") ||
text.includes('dont recommend') ||
(text.includes('recommend') && text.includes('channel')))
) {
return item
}
}
return null
}
function sleep(ms) {
return new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, ms))
}
})()