A new Safari extension called Weedout removes videos YouTube itself labels “Made with AI” from your home feed, search results, related videos, playlists, and Shorts. It costs $1.99 as a one-time purchase on the Mac App Store and runs entirely on your Mac. [1][2]
How Weedout filters AI content on YouTube
Installation and setup
After purchasing from the Mac App Store, the extension appears in Safari’s Extensions preferences. Enable it once; no account creation or sign‑in is required. The first load injects a lightweight script into every youtube.com page. [2]
Filter behavior across surfaces
Weedout does not run its own AI detection. It reads the disclosure badge YouTube attaches when creators or the platform mark a video as AI‑generated. That badge becomes the filter signal. The extension then hides those videos before you click them across every surface: the home feed, search results, related‑video sidebars, playlists, and Shorts. [1][2]
Two display modes let you choose strictness. Remove mode makes labeled videos disappear entirely. Dim mode fades them and adds a tag so you can verify what was caught before deciding to watch. For Shorts, an optional auto‑skip feature jumps past labeled clips automatically. [1][2]
Why the label‑based approach matters
Most AI‑content filters try to guess whether a video is synthetic. Weedout avoids that guesswork by trusting YouTube’s own labeling system. The developer notes this prevents false accusations — human‑made videos won’t be hidden because a detector hallucinated. [1][2]
The tradeoff is explicit: Weedout can only catch videos YouTube chooses to label. Unlabeled AI content will still appear in your feed. As YouTube expands its labeling coverage, the extension catches more automatically. But today, any AI video without the badge slips through. [2][5]
Privacy architecture and pricing
On‑device processing details
The extension operates on‑device with no accounts, analytics, tracking, or data collection. It only communicates with youtube.com to read the page and apply its filters. Filtering verdicts stay cached locally on your Mac. [1][2]
Business model
The business model is a straight $1.99 one‑time purchase — no subscriptions, no in‑app upgrades. The Mac App Store handles payment and updates, so the developer never sees your Apple ID or payment details. [2][5]
Context among YouTube Safari tools
Another Safari extension, Focus for YouTube, takes a different angle: it strips away UI distractions like recommendations, comments, and end screens to speed up browsing and reduce clutter. Weedout does not modify the YouTube interface itself; it only removes specific videos based on the AI label. The two tools address different problems and could run together without conflict. [3]
Practical decision: who this is for
Ideal user profile
Weedout makes sense if you want fewer AI‑labeled videos in your YouTube experience, you trust YouTube’s labeling as a good‑enough signal, and you prefer a private, on‑device tool with a single upfront cost. [1][2]
Limitations and workarounds
It does not run on iOS — only macOS Safari. It will not catch unlabeled AI content. If you need broader content filtering or work on iPhone and iPad, you’ll need a different approach, such as network‑level blockers or alternative browsers. [2][5]
Future‑proofing
Because the extension relies on YouTube’s own badge, any expansion of YouTube’s AI‑labeling program automatically improves Weedout’s coverage without requiring an update. Keep the extension enabled to benefit from those incremental gains. [2]
