How to Block YouTube Video "End Screens" Overlays and Subscribe Thumbnail at End of Video
May 23, 2018Web and InternetComments (142)
YouTube has recently added End Screens as an option for publishers. Similar to annotations, these overlay over the current video while it's playing, but unlike annotations they cannot be dismissed. These end screens appear in the final 10-15 seconds of the video and can contain thumbnails for videos, channels, and websites:
Many publishers create their videos with some buffer content at the end specifically designed to work well with overlay videos. However, when the publisher doesn't do this but still decides to enable end screens, it can lead to much of the content of the video being obscured. If these end screens are bothering you, you can block them using an ad blocker browser extension and a simple filter.
To block the end screen videos from showing up, you'll need an ad blocker extension or plug-in for your browser. If you don't already have one, you can get one from your browser's extension/plug-in page. I recommend µBlock Origin for either Chrome or Firefox. Any one that supports the AdBlock Plus filter syntax will work.
Once you have the ad blocker installed, you'll need to add one custom filter to remove YouTube end screen videos. You can do this in the "My filters" section of uBlock, which can be found depending on your browser at:
Chrome
More Tools > Extensions > uBlock Origin Options > My filters
Firefox
Add-ons > Extensions > uBlock Origin Options > Show Dashboard > My filters
Add this filter on its own line (copy and paste it) and then hit "Apply changes":
You shouldn't need to restart your browser.
If you want to revert back to allowing end screen videos, you'll have to remove the filter from your custom filters.
Many publishers create their videos with some buffer content at the end specifically designed to work well with overlay videos. However, when the publisher doesn't do this but still decides to enable end screens, it can lead to much of the content of the video being obscured. If these end screens are bothering you, you can block them using an ad blocker browser extension and a simple filter.
Use an Ad Blocker
To block the end screen videos from showing up, you'll need an ad blocker extension or plug-in for your browser. If you don't already have one, you can get one from your browser's extension/plug-in page. I recommend µBlock Origin for either Chrome or Firefox. Any one that supports the AdBlock Plus filter syntax will work.
Adding a Custom Filter
Once you have the ad blocker installed, you'll need to add one custom filter to remove YouTube end screen videos. You can do this in the "My filters" section of uBlock, which can be found depending on your browser at:
Chrome
More Tools > Extensions > uBlock Origin Options > My filters
Firefox
Add-ons > Extensions > uBlock Origin Options > Show Dashboard > My filters
Add this filter on its own line (copy and paste it) and then hit "Apply changes":
youtube.com##.ytp-ce-element
You shouldn't need to restart your browser.
Reverting Back
If you want to revert back to allowing end screen videos, you'll have to remove the filter from your custom filters.
@Alberto, Thanks for the two more filter lines much appreciated works like a charm thank you once again :)
Here are two more filter lines that will block those mid-video overlays that obscure the upper-right corner of the video with the name of another video and a circled-"I" button: youtube.com##.ytp-cards-teaser youtube.com##.ytp-cards-button
Thank you so much! I added a second line I found in a Reddit post, which similarly removes some channel-specific video-obscuring overlays you find on some videos: www.youtube.com##.iv-branding
Thanks a lot!
Thank you so much1
Works perfect on Firefox 111.0 Thank you.
Doesn't work, Chrome on Windows 11.
Didn't work for me, using Chrome.
Still works like a charm right at this moment!
Brilliant! Just brilliant. Thankyou.
In AdGaurd you add this under "User Rules" section, not under "Filter" - "Custom".
Thanks! I've been so tired of those ridiculous popups at the end of the videos!
Works well.. Thanks a lot!
thank you. I got so tired of those end screen links covering the last of the video. "Please note that this post is over a year old and may contain outdated information." This post is almost 4 years old, today is May 6 2022, and the information is still relevant. Ublock is still in the chrome extension store. once installed, click on the extensions icon to the right of the address bar. look for uBlock Origin, click on the 3 vertical dots. then click on options, then click on My Filters at the top. then copy the following text between the brackets [ youtube.com##.ytp-ce-element ] and then paste it on line one in uBlock. click on Apply Changes that did it for me.
This solution still works for my PC running the following: -Windows 10 Pro, Build 19044.1586 (21H2) -Google Chrome v99.0.4844.82 (Official Build) (64-bit) -AdBlock on YouTube v1.7.0
Thank you very much! I just tried it out and it works perfectly. Goodbye and good riddance.
How do we get rid of the 'Up Next' automatic countdown at the end of videos now? (YouTube adds one annoying thing after another...)
Great, thanks!
Oh thank you. Those stupid tags have annoyed me for years. Now I have unobstructed views of the end of videos.
Thank you, thank you, thank you no more annoying pop ups. Your fix works a treat.
Nick you fucking legend this shit still works like a charm
Even easier temporary solution: Just open the developer console (f12), paste this and hit enter: $$('.ytp-ce-element').forEach(element => { element.style = 'display:none'; })
YOU ROCK!!! thank you for this! i used it on Adblock Plus and it worked 12/2021
For those that are still confused: More Tools > Extensions > uBlock Origin Options >Extension Options>My Filters> paste code above
Big thank you man, works great!
Thank you!!! So helpful. Those things drive me nuts! Nice to see them gone.
Thank you so much. I absolutely hate the overlay at the end. If I wanted to watch those videos, I would look for them.
awesome, thanks a lot! I really wonder which Youtube-coder-"genius" got "green light" to introduce such a f*cking annoying "feature"!
Thanks, that helped a lot. In uBlock you can pick the element, but it did not work that way. Only pasting this line manualy like this.
Are you able to block it by using the YouTube app on my iPhone or iPad?
AWESOME THANKS. Does it make sense to cover the video when someone is trying to watch, lol? Same thing with the youtube search results giving you random videos now...lmao..there's a filter for that one too.
muBlock with filter worked perfectly in Firefox. Thank you so much!!
THANK YOU! Finally that annoyance is gone!
Works perfectly in Edge too, thanks!
Thank you so much! no more overlay popups at the end of a video.
Sweet Charm! Work like its described! Thank you so much!
Thank you! still works in 2021, Edge with uBlock Origin
Awesome. Thank you so much.
Was working until last month or so. Youtube changed something, this no longer works reliably.
Unfortunatelly NOT WORKING ANYMORE!
Thank you good sir i hate youtube nowadays i feel i am fighting it since 4 years ago but they come up with new ways of SPAM. We only allow them to exist cause no one else has the money to start a NewTube and we need the knowledge but something must be done for sure.
Works for opera as well. :-)
Still working perfectly in June 2021. Makes many videos much more enjoyable.
Works great still! Thanks!
Thank You very, very much!!! That was so freaking annoying.
Thanks!!!
Thanks!!!
Thanks so much! Works perfectly. I used to think this was something imposed by YouTube but recently discovered it's imposed by lazy uploaders who can't be bothered to pad the video out a little bit so I'm all for blocking. To Linda, who mentioned using Edge: Don't. Take it from Gorgoloth. It sends your browsing habits, search history & tons of other info back to Microsoft. It spies on you more than most spyware. I'm not a huge Chrome fan but I started using Vivaldi recently and it has more features than you can shake multiple sticks at. Really a pleasure to use with a great interface. (Built on Chromium, most, if not all Chrome extensions should work with it.) *I have no affiliation with any browser developers.*
Thank you! No more annoying pop ups that block the final moments of videos!
Yooo! Thank you, this worked like a charm!!
Thankyou sir !!!! Much Appreciated !!!!
Woked! this was really annoying so thanks!
Worked perfectly on Chrome 88 with AdBlockPlus. Thank you for sharing! :)
Seems like a lot of people are trying to use it on Microsoft Edge. Unless you're using the new Edge that's Chromium-based, then no, it won't work. If you have the new, Chromium-based, Edge, then it *should* work, but *may not*. It was designed to run on Google Chrome, so you should use the extension on Chrome for best results.
Also for me not working. I am using Edge with uBlock Origin and want to block the related videos at the end of a video.
Will this block the related preview videos on top covering most of the screen on you tube? If it does, then it didn't work for me. Am I doing something wrong?
What about for Microsoft Edge? Can I use this for that?
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!!
Thank you so much. What a simple fix to a seriously irritating problem. Thank you!
Thank you, you magnificent bastards! Seriously hate youtube more and more everyday.
Thank you!!!!!!!!!
May I be like the millionth person to thank you!
So thankful for this! I am not usually that brave to add extensions and such due to major problems in the past but I was desperate to see the end of my music videos with out all those annoying ads... thank you so much!
As of December 2020 this still works, and perfectly. Thank you!
I am very grateful for this advice, it works wonderfully! Hat's off to you!
Thank you! Nothing like getting to the end of a video only to miss it because of an overlay.
thank you
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Excellent! Even a computer dummy like me figured it out, though accessing the filters for uBlock in Firefox wasn't quite the same as indicated above to copypaste the code. In any event, it works just fine. Thanks!
Thank you, this worked very well.
Already had ublock, so I added the line of the filter Works wonderfully well on my test. I was sick of watching music videos where half the screen was covered by the end of the song. This works well!!!!!
Worked perfectly with Adblock Plus. Thank you so much, exactly what I was looking for
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Worked perfectly, thank you!
totally worked brave browser + ublock
Total B.S.
does not work
Firefox 76.0.1 with uBlock Origin 1.26.2. Worked like a charm. Thank you sir for your kind share.
New permissions required for uBlock Origin: - Read and change all your data on the websites you visit - Change your privacy-related settings I DON'T THINK SO!
In chrome you can right click on popup video,inspect element and click backspace.
Marvellous stuff, thanks
Nick, this worked -- the cheesy ads that nearly covered the whole screen at the end of my videos are gone. THANK YOU!
It didn't work for me. Firefox 75.0 & uBlock Origin 1.26.0. What did I do wrong?
Thank you so much with my heart truly
Thank you so much for this! The end overlays are just short of evil, completely destroying any musical or theatrical work of art. There's a special place in heaven waiting for you.
Thanks A Million! It worked!
If you are missing U-Block you might want to install it first. https://getublock.com/
Why does every single instruction always skip a step... After "Extensions" there is no "U-Bock" anything anywhere!
Question. I just finished a video for my mom's memorial service 3 days ago. All was well until I just now watched it and at the end there's the big subscribe thing. I blocked it fine but will the people this has been shared with also get that obnoxious thing on their screen? Most of them just want to hit the play button and view and I really don't want subscribers.
*bow* just what I needed.
Thanks A Million! It worked! I'd say it's one of Youtube's worst features :/
Worked in Firefox on Fedora. Nice one, many thanks !
thank you, it worked!!!
Worked with ABP!
It worked instantly and easily. Thank you so much!
Not working for me... :(
Wonderful, thank you!! :D
Thanks so much man.... you're a life-saver, this crap has been getting in the way of the actual content of videos, it's dumb
Cheers - works really well! Is there any way to adapt it to the actual 'YouTube' android app though??
Now I can watch my favorite videos without an ad blocking almost the entire screen. Many thanks.
While I probably shouldn't say this since the people at youtube make more money than I can even dream about having, but they are a bunch of idiots to think this feature was a good idea. Thanks a super ton for the fix!!!
lol omg it worked like a charm. Thanks man!
THANK YOU for this! Why does Youtube want to ruin their own platform?
THANKS SOOOOOO MUCH! :)
Working on Firefox 69.0 and latest AdBlock Plus! Thank you a lot!
seems to kill 3 out of 4 in chromebook managed . Much better than 4 cards blocking end content. We all seem to be doing this at a similar time? Like when it got to nuisance level... youtube.com##.ytp-ce-element .. EASY!
Works perfectly with Chrome and AdBlock . Lots of Thanks!
YouTube really thought this was a good idea? Wouldn't a user focused product team say "hey, the most important part of a video is the last 15 seconds, lets not block that"? Maybe the default for this feature should be a 10 second freeze frame of the last video frame over which the end screen cards would display unless the uploader specifically indicates to overlay over moving video? This is the kind of nonsense that happens when a company has no viable competition.
nice.
Works perfectly with Chrome and uBlock Origin. Thanks!
i'm so happy! Thank you! i use Palemoon browser with adblock latitude 5.0.1 and it's working!
works fine.. thanks for the medicin..
It works great, Thank you for sharing.
Thank you!
THANKS SO MUCH! Worked great with chrome and ABP
Works perfectly in Firefox with AdBlock Plus! ...Thanks for a GREAT tutorial!
thanks for the suggestion but when I try to add a custome filter it says "failed to fetch this filter" I used ad blocker with edge
thanks for the suggestion but when I try to add a custome filter it says "failed to fetch this filter" I used ad blocker with edge
Thank you SO MUCH! Those dumb videos completely blocked the screen when I was just trying to watch a video! Finally I can actually see the end!
Worked. Thanks so much!
Thanks so much! I'm SO happy this actually worked; I was watching a series of videos with my mom and the popups kept interrupting the most dramatic parts. This worked like a charm, though!
Thank you! There's a music video that had a specific ending for the little story they were telling but their giant ad card obscured it so it was making me nuts. Now I finally get to see the ending!
Pretty sad that I have to use an extension just to not have the end of videos obscured. These are worse than the pop-ups back in the '90s. Thanks for the guide.
Thank you ever so much! If you thought ads in TV are annoying, you should watch few on youtube, , or any given website with pop-ups. I really don't know what they are thinking; for me, if someone us advertising his product using this method, or any other that's annoying, it is for me a reason to NOT buy this, or use that. End of story.
Thanks so much for sharing this info. It worked just fine.
Thank you!
Thank you very much, it worked fine on windows. How can you do this on Safari (MAC)?
Thank you for sharing this solution. It works great.
I can't read crucial text in the last 15secs of the video because it's overlayed and there is no way in heaven to read it without me becoming a fucking hacker. This is majorly degrading our user experience. Not even our investors will like that, right?! Please don't screw this up like Facebook did. Life is not all about money.....
You are god, sir. I'm eternally in your debt!
urghhh, thanks so much for this, youtube really need a built in option for this because it is really ridiculous.
whoever idiot on the youtube/google team though this was a good idea needs to be fired, thanks for this tutorial
What about on youtube TV apps for devices? This only works for web browsers.
kudos to u.
Best Instructions . Much Thanks and appreciations
Hello mate, amazing! Thanks a lot.
My man! Thank you <3
Thank you so much for that filter dude! I was getting reeeeeeaally upset and frustrated when the final 15 seconds of my video are covered with some stupid thumbnails and ads. I am starting to hate Youtube for their ads politics :X
I can't thank you enough for posting this. That "feature" is absolutely infuriating, and all it took to fix it was one line in a script. Excellent work!
Excellent - thank u.
This worked thanKS a lot!
Thanks ... this worked perfectly for me.