Changelog

The ultimate distraction-blocking release.

• New: NSFW Math Friction — Search intercepts for explicit content requiring equation resolution.
• New: Smart Notes Dictation Engine — Audio-to-text with pause/resume and specific context markers.
• New: Return YouTube Dislike Hook — Real-time dislike extraction pinned across all YouTube formats.
• New: SponsorBlock Automation — Skips intros and sponsored promotions autonomously.
• Imp: Upgraded PiP rendering to stabilize on internal page-loads.
• Imp: Robust channel and specific-word blocking blacklist directly into DOM.

Refined the core experience with AI powered summaries and deep focus enhancements.

• New: Gemini AI Summarizer — one click video summaries powered by Google Gemini AI natively in your browser.
• Imp: Mobile Experience Lockdown — disabled accidental viewport zooming for a stable app like feel.
• Imp: Privacy Scrub — audit and removal of direct developer contact info in favor of secure hub.
• Imp: Dashboard Sync — direct connectivity between extension analytics and support resources.
• Fix: Ad blocker interaction optimization for faster content loading.

Major redesign and feature expansion.

• New: Light/Dark theme toggle on Analytics and Settings
• New: Colorful bar chart in Analytics (Gtex-inspired)
• New: Hide Comments toggle
• Fix: Settings page accordions now work (CSP compliance)
• Fix: Ad blocker restores 1x speed after skipping
• Fix: Analytics uses dailyUsage for accurate watch time
• Improved: Popup redesigned with 6 toggles
• Improved: All inline styles moved to external CSS

Introduced the real-time analytics dashboard.

• New: Analytics dashboard with charts and metrics
• New: Time tracker syncs every 5 seconds
• New: Category classification system
• New: Smart Bookmarks with timestamp capture
• New: Deep Work Timer with ambient sounds
• New: Clickbait Guardian with heuristic detection

Added focus and productivity features.

• New: Focus Mode — blurs distracting elements
• New: Zen Mode — search-only homepage
• New: Settings page with data management
• Improved: Popup UI with toggle switches

Initial release of CleanTube.

• New: YouTube ad blocker (mute + skip)
• New: Shorts hider (CSS-based)
• New: Ad network URL blocking via declarativeNetRequest
• New: Extension popup with feature toggles