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:

YouTube End Screens

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.
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Jon   Mar 19, 2024
@Alberto, Thanks for the two more filter lines much appreciated works like a charm thank you once again :)
Alberto   Mar 04, 2024
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
Alberto   Mar 03, 2024
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
R2   Jan 24, 2024
Thanks a lot!
Henry   Dec 06, 2023
Thank you so much1
Mitchel   Mar 17, 2023
Works perfect on Firefox 111.0 Thank you.
Nate   Nov 27, 2022
Doesn't work, Chrome on Windows 11.
Bob   Nov 02, 2022
Didn't work for me, using Chrome.
PowerMove   Oct 15, 2022
Still works like a charm right at this moment!
Jonn   Oct 02, 2022
Brilliant! Just brilliant. Thankyou.
Richard   Sep 07, 2022
In AdGaurd you add this under "User Rules" section, not under "Filter" - "Custom".
Scott   Aug 30, 2022
Thanks! I've been so tired of those ridiculous popups at the end of the videos!
v000v   Jun 05, 2022
Works well.. Thanks a lot!
bill   May 06, 2022
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.
Anthony D.   Mar 23, 2022
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
Patrick   Mar 19, 2022
Thank you very much! I just tried it out and it works perfectly. Goodbye and good riddance.
Max   Mar 07, 2022
How do we get rid of the 'Up Next' automatic countdown at the end of videos now? (YouTube adds one annoying thing after another...)
Max   Mar 06, 2022
Great, thanks!
merendel   Mar 05, 2022
Oh thank you. Those stupid tags have annoyed me for years. Now I have unobstructed views of the end of videos.
Jack   Feb 20, 2022
Thank you, thank you, thank you no more annoying pop ups. Your fix works a treat.
Birch   Jan 20, 2022
Nick you fucking legend this shit still works like a charm
Kaleo   Jan 14, 2022
Even easier temporary solution: Just open the developer console (f12), paste this and hit enter: $$('.ytp-ce-element').forEach(element => { element.style = 'display:none'; })
Danny   Dec 02, 2021
YOU ROCK!!! thank you for this! i used it on Adblock Plus and it worked 12/2021
Mikey   Nov 23, 2021
For those that are still confused: More Tools > Extensions > uBlock Origin Options >Extension Options>My Filters> paste code above
Anton   Nov 22, 2021
Big thank you man, works great!
Deb   Oct 10, 2021
Thank you!!! So helpful. Those things drive me nuts! Nice to see them gone.
Sua   Oct 07, 2021
Thank you so much. I absolutely hate the overlay at the end. If I wanted to watch those videos, I would look for them.
Pizza   Oct 03, 2021
awesome, thanks a lot! I really wonder which Youtube-coder-"genius" got "green light" to introduce such a f*cking annoying "feature"!
Killer   Oct 02, 2021
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.
Ak   Sep 29, 2021
Are you able to block it by using the YouTube app on my iPhone or iPad?
Happy Man   Sep 21, 2021
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.
Kars   Sep 19, 2021
muBlock with filter worked perfectly in Firefox. Thank you so much!!
Dan   Sep 18, 2021
THANK YOU! Finally that annoyance is gone!
Steve   Sep 11, 2021
Works perfectly in Edge too, thanks!
Mo   Sep 08, 2021
Thank you so much! no more overlay popups at the end of a video.
CosmicSurfer   Sep 05, 2021
Sweet Charm! Work like its described! Thank you so much!
Blackpaw   Sep 04, 2021
Thank you! still works in 2021, Edge with uBlock Origin
Bob   Aug 26, 2021
Awesome. Thank you so much.
Frustrated   Aug 17, 2021
Was working until last month or so. Youtube changed something, this no longer works reliably.
FF User   Aug 02, 2021
Unfortunatelly NOT WORKING ANYMORE!
loki   Jul 03, 2021
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.
Larry   Jun 30, 2021
Works for opera as well. :-)
Appreciation   Jun 27, 2021
Still working perfectly in June 2021. Makes many videos much more enjoyable.
User   Jun 20, 2021
Works great still! Thanks!
Just Joe   May 25, 2021
Thank You very, very much!!! That was so freaking annoying.
Alex   May 20, 2021
Thanks!!!
Wez   May 13, 2021
Thanks!!!
Gorgoloth the Harmoniously Unsanctified   Apr 28, 2021
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.*
Sargon   Apr 23, 2021
Thank you! No more annoying pop ups that block the final moments of videos!
Austin   Apr 22, 2021
Yooo! Thank you, this worked like a charm!!
Jason   Apr 16, 2021
Thankyou sir !!!! Much Appreciated !!!!
at   Mar 04, 2021
Woked! this was really annoying so thanks!
Charles   Mar 04, 2021
Worked perfectly on Chrome 88 with AdBlockPlus. Thank you for sharing! :)
Luke   Mar 01, 2021
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.
Jonas   Feb 08, 2021
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.
Linda   Jan 29, 2021
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?
Linda   Jan 29, 2021
What about for Microsoft Edge? Can I use this for that?
Ryaee   Jan 08, 2021
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!!
Mary   Dec 18, 2020
Thank you so much. What a simple fix to a seriously irritating problem. Thank you!
Comment   Dec 18, 2020
Thank you, you magnificent bastards! Seriously hate youtube more and more everyday.
Steve69   Dec 18, 2020
Thank you!!!!!!!!!
Brian G   Dec 12, 2020
May I be like the millionth person to thank you!
Laura A   Dec 10, 2020
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!
J Rouse   Nov 30, 2020
As of December 2020 this still works, and perfectly. Thank you!
Shanghai Slim   Nov 25, 2020
I am very grateful for this advice, it works wonderfully! Hat's off to you!
cosmos411   Nov 23, 2020
Thank you! Nothing like getting to the end of a video only to miss it because of an overlay.
nnzero   Nov 17, 2020
thank you
Sky   Oct 20, 2020
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Diablo Suelto   Aug 29, 2020
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!
Anonymous   Aug 15, 2020
Thank you, this worked very well.
Thanks!   Aug 10, 2020
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!!!!!
Eric   Aug 09, 2020
Worked perfectly with Adblock Plus. Thank you so much, exactly what I was looking for
keith   Jul 30, 2020
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Anon   Jul 06, 2020
Worked perfectly, thank you!
morgaine   Jun 19, 2020
totally worked brave browser + ublock
xyz1   Jun 12, 2020
Total B.S.
fakenews   May 29, 2020
does not work
1L19   May 13, 2020
Firefox 76.0.1 with uBlock Origin 1.26.2. Worked like a charm. Thank you sir for your kind share.
gwine   May 04, 2020
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!
Milenko   May 02, 2020
In chrome you can right click on popup video,inspect element and click backspace.
Jules   Apr 30, 2020
Marvellous stuff, thanks
Daniel   Apr 23, 2020
Nick, this worked -- the cheesy ads that nearly covered the whole screen at the end of my videos are gone. THANK YOU!
Jcf   Apr 19, 2020
It didn't work for me. Firefox 75.0 & uBlock Origin 1.26.0. What did I do wrong?
ZY   Apr 16, 2020
Thank you so much with my heart truly
sacsound   Apr 08, 2020
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.
Hicham   Apr 06, 2020
Thanks A Million! It worked!
Moe   Apr 03, 2020
If you are missing U-Block you might want to install it first. https://getublock.com/
KF   Mar 26, 2020
Why does every single instruction always skip a step... After "Extensions" there is no "U-Bock" anything anywhere!
Deborah   Jan 27, 2020
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.
Felidae   Jan 26, 2020
*bow* just what I needed.
EH   Dec 23, 2019
Thanks A Million! It worked! I'd say it's one of Youtube's worst features :/
Bazza   Dec 04, 2019
Worked in Firefox on Fedora. Nice one, many thanks !
alexis   Nov 21, 2019
thank you, it worked!!!
AmsterdamV   Nov 21, 2019
Worked with ABP!
Doug   Nov 20, 2019
It worked instantly and easily. Thank you so much!
Mel   Nov 18, 2019
Not working for me... :(
Tomas   Nov 15, 2019
Wonderful, thank you!! :D
Azoth   Nov 12, 2019
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
andy   Oct 16, 2019
Cheers - works really well! Is there any way to adapt it to the actual 'YouTube' android app though??
bloodwalks   Oct 15, 2019
Now I can watch my favorite videos without an ad blocking almost the entire screen. Many thanks.
allstarsniper32   Oct 13, 2019
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!!!
Foxtrot6070   Oct 11, 2019
lol omg it worked like a charm. Thanks man!
Zach   Sep 21, 2019
THANK YOU for this! Why does Youtube want to ruin their own platform?
SuperNova   Sep 16, 2019
THANKS SOOOOOO MUCH! :)
Jovan   Sep 11, 2019
Working on Firefox 69.0 and latest AdBlock Plus! Thank you a lot!
lesshim mo-ali   Jul 25, 2019
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!
Mohsin   Jul 03, 2019
Works perfectly with Chrome and AdBlock . Lots of Thanks!
Okim Selim   Jul 02, 2019
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.
aztram   Jun 20, 2019
nice.
Sebastian   Jun 15, 2019
Works perfectly with Chrome and uBlock Origin. Thanks!
Fantastic   May 13, 2019
i'm so happy! Thank you! i use Palemoon browser with adblock latitude 5.0.1 and it's working!
Filipe   May 03, 2019
works fine.. thanks for the medicin..
Sinik   Apr 23, 2019
It works great, Thank you for sharing.
Stefan   Apr 18, 2019
Thank you!
James   Apr 16, 2019
THANKS SO MUCH! Worked great with chrome and ABP
CHJ   Apr 08, 2019
Works perfectly in Firefox with AdBlock Plus! ...Thanks for a GREAT tutorial!
MAX   Apr 06, 2019
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
MAX   Apr 06, 2019
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
Anony   Mar 31, 2019
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!
Orko   Mar 24, 2019
Worked. Thanks so much!
Candaru   Mar 15, 2019
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!
mo   Feb 11, 2019
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!
DJ_Zephyr   Feb 10, 2019
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.
Pissed   Feb 03, 2019
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.
Jack R   Jan 22, 2019
Thanks so much for sharing this info. It worked just fine.
GeorgiaRide   Jan 21, 2019
Thank you!
Angelo Mascaro   Jan 16, 2019
Thank you very much, it worked fine on windows. How can you do this on Safari (MAC)?
Shocked   Jan 10, 2019
Thank you for sharing this solution. It works great.
Shocked   Jan 10, 2019
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.....
Guderheinz   Jan 06, 2019
You are god, sir. I'm eternally in your debt!
Masamune   Dec 18, 2018
urghhh, thanks so much for this, youtube really need a built in option for this because it is really ridiculous.
vort   Nov 28, 2018
whoever idiot on the youtube/google team though this was a good idea needs to be fired, thanks for this tutorial
FBoe   Nov 28, 2018
What about on youtube TV apps for devices? This only works for web browsers.
gursi   Oct 29, 2018
kudos to u.
Shakeel Babar   Oct 18, 2018
Best Instructions . Much Thanks and appreciations
Aspendos.   Oct 14, 2018
Hello mate, amazing! Thanks a lot.
Phx   Oct 14, 2018
My man! Thank you <3
Zerkoto   Oct 14, 2018
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
Nate   Sep 29, 2018
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!
DF   Sep 26, 2018
Excellent - thank u.
Ano   Sep 03, 2018
This worked thanKS a lot!
Ann Onymous   May 25, 2018
Thanks ... this worked perfectly for me.