What's New

v2.1.1 Latest May 2026

Polish, Performance, and a New Home

Added

• Public welcome page at getscope.site/welcome with an animated pin-to-toolbar tutorial.
• Uninstall feedback flow so we can learn from people who leave (and hopefully bring them back).
• Dedicated feedback page at getscope.site/feedback with category routing for bugs, features, and ideas.

Improved

• Smarter content-script setting cache that avoids redundant storage reads on every YouTube SPA navigation.
• Reduced background service worker wake-ups by tuning alarm intervals.
• Tightened CSP and security headers across the marketing site.
• Cleaner toast notifications when toggling master state.

Fixed

• Fixed a race condition where the Report button could close the popup before sending the message.
• Fixed weekly report banner showing twice when both the in-popup banner and centered window were triggered.
• Resolved missing translation strings on the welcome page.
• Patched stale daily history entries not being pruned correctly past 14 days.

v2.1 April 2026

Weekly Reports and Blur Thumbnails

Added

• Weekly Reports. Every Monday, get a beautiful summary of how many distractions Scope blocked for you, with day-by-day charts and trend comparisons.
• Blur Thumbnails. Anti-clickbait blur on video thumbnails. See titles only and make conscious choices.
• Animated welcome page with a live extension popup demo and pin-to-toolbar tutorial.
• Focus streak counter on the homepage focus screen so you can see your daily consistency.

Improved

• Reordered popup so Homepage Blocker sits at the top of Focus Mode.
• Faster blocking on initial page load. Zero flicker, zero lag.
• Smoother toggle animations and updated dark theme contrast.
• New focus screen design with daily inspirational quotes.

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where /shorts/ URLs would briefly load before redirecting.
• Resolved popup state desync after toggling the master power button.
• Squashed a memory leak when YouTube tabs were left open for hours.

v2.0.2 March 2026

Stability and Polish

Improved

• Better handling of YouTube's lazy-loaded sections to catch Shorts that previously slipped through.
• Refined toggle UI with smoother transitions and clearer hover states.
• Reduced memory footprint on long YouTube sessions.
• Faster popup load time. Settings now hydrate before the UI paints.

Fixed

• Fixed Shorts tab occasionally reappearing on channel pages after rapid navigation.
• Fixed badge counter not resetting properly across day boundaries.
• Resolved schedule check firing one minute late under specific timezone conditions.
• Fixed homepage blocker overlay not appearing on YouTube Music subdomain.

v2.0.1 February 2026

First Round of User Feedback

Added

• Toggle to hide comments on video pages (one of the most-requested features in our first weeks).
• Toggle to hide recommendations sidebar on watch pages.
• Filter Shorts from search results automatically.
• Block direct /shorts/ URLs by redirecting to YouTube home.

Improved

• More reliable Shorts detection across YouTube layout changes.
• Settings now persist properly across browser sessions and sync across devices.

Fixed

• Fixed master toggle not persisting after browser restart for some users.
• Fixed Shorts on the homepage briefly flashing before being hidden.
• Patched edge case where end-card hiding didn't apply to embedded videos.
• Fixed extension breaking when YouTube was opened in incognito mode.

v2.0 Debut January 2026

Hello, World

Added

• Block YouTube Shorts from the homepage feed and sidebar.
• Master power toggle for instant on/off control.
• Scheduled Focus Mode to auto-enable blocking during set hours.
• Homepage Blocker that replaces YouTube's homepage with a clean focus screen.
• End Card hiding for cleaner video pages.
• Live Stream filtering to remove live content from feeds.
• One-click extension popup with toggle controls.
• Local-only storage. Zero data collection from day one.
• Clean dark theme designed for daily use.
• Built on Manifest V3 for future Chrome compatibility.

Mission

• Built to give people their attention back. Free, privacy-first by design, with the goal of staying that way forever.