Changelog

Zap — Change Log

Smart YouTube Cleaner & Video Blocker — track features, fixes, and releases.

v5.3.0 Latest

October 2025

Highlights

• ⚡ Improved Dashboard performance (Monster UI redesign)
• 🧩 Added Stats Limit (up to 50 MB local storage)
• 🧠 Added keyword copy button on Keywords tab
• 🌍 Refined 16-language support (Arabic → Portuguese)
• 🔒 Optimized background service for faster YouTube reload detection

Fixes

• Fixed storage overflow crash above 30 MB
• Fixed dashboard UI freeze with large block lists
• Fixed blocked count not updating when clearing keywords
• Fixed analytics graph not rendering in Firefox
• Fixed Zap button alignment on thumbnails

v5.2.0

September 2025

Added

• 📊 Full Analytics Dashboard with 7-day trend graph
• 🎨 Monster UI theme (dark mode + smooth animations)
• 🌐 Language selector (16 languages)

Improved

• 3× faster YouTube DOM scanning
• Better detection for Shorts & Mixes

Fixed

• Dashboard not loading after browser restart
• Stats not updating after manual block/unblock

v5.1.0

August 2025

Features

• 📦 Blocked Videos tab with Export / Import (JSON)
• 🔑 Keyword Manager with Save & Auto-Block
• 📈 Dashboard stats (Today’s Zaps, Total, Trend)
• 🪄 Auto-reload detection for YouTube tabs

Fixes

• Dashboard not showing on first install
• Keywords not saving for some locales

v5.0.0

July 2025

Major Update — The Monster UI Build

• 💥 Engine rewritten for new YouTube 2025 DOM
• 🧭 Navigation redesign: Dashboard / Analytics / Keywords / Blocked / License / About / Contact
• 🧱 Added Local + Sync storage dual mode
• 📘 Language selector dropdown

v4.x.x

2024

• 🎯 “No Clickbait Pack” (blocks common buzzwords)
• 🚫 “No Shorts Pack” (hides YouTube Shorts)
• 🧑‍🎓 “Study Mode Pack” (focuses on educational channels)

v3.x.x

2023

• 🧠 Introduced core blocking logic (title-based)
• 🪶 Added popup interface and manual blocking button

v2.x.x

2022

• 🧩 Basic dashboard stats view
• 🧰 Added language & reset options
• 💾 Implemented Chrome storage persistence

v1.0.0

2021

• 🚀 Initial release (private beta)
• 🎬 Manual video blocking (click → hide)
• 🧡 Concept started as “No Clickbait” add-on

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🧑‍💻 Made by Dipto Das • Dipto Design Studio • License: MIT