Content Chef is a privacy-first, local browser extension that gives you complete control over your YouTube recommendations by filtering out AI-generated videos, clickbait, and low-quality content. Created and developed by Janis Flury (aka Frog1230).
Content Chef cooks up your YouTube feed to your liking for a cleaner, more focused viewing experience. By keeping all processing entirely on your local machine, it detects and blocks unwanted recommendations without compromising your privacy.
- Verified Human List: Includes channels verified as human-produced content creators.
- AI Callout in Comments (Shorts Only): Scans top-ranking comments on YouTube Shorts to detect viewer callouts regarding AI generation.
- AI Thumbnail Detection: Uses a small, lightweight local image-reading AI model to check thumbnails on-device (no images uploaded). Note: Aggressive scanner, may trigger occasional false positives.
- AI Topic Detection: Flags videos mentioning AI terms, model names, or autonomous agents in titles/descriptions.
- AI Tag & Badge Filter: Checks video metadata for native AI tags and platform disclosures.
- Clickbait Scanner: Detects and flags aggressive visual clickbait tropes (e.g., bright yellow/red text).
- Transcript & Script Scanner: Analyzes video transcripts to identify dragged-out, low-effort filler scripts and speculative conspiracy content.
Unlike general ad blockers, Content Chef is engineered specifically to target modern YouTube quality issues—such as slop channels, AI-generated thumbnails, and engagement bait. It helps you reclaim your recommendation feed using customized rules with a simple flick of a button.
- Download on Firefox Add-ons: Content Chef on Firefox
- Download on itch.io: frog1230.itch.io/content-chef
- Source Code: fluryjanis/Content-Chef
- Developer Portfolio: Frog1230 Portfolio
- Other Projects: MindShield
- Integrated local AI thumbnail scanner and metadata parser.
- Added Verified Human Channel list support.
- Added comment-based AI callout detection for YouTube Shorts.
- Added visual clickbait and transcript filler analysis tools.
- Privacy First: Content Chef is a privacy-first tool. All data, settings, and filtering logic are stored exclusively on your local device. This extension does not transmit, collect, store, or sell any of your personal data or browsing activity to any servers.
- Disclaimer: By using this tool you acknowledge you are the one choosing to filter videos and understand there may be false flagged content by the software. The software is provided "as is"—the developer is not liable for any issues that might be caused.