Show HN: NoSuggest – Watch YouTube without the recommendation algorithm

A tiny new app called NoSuggest just walked into the internet’s messiest room and announced: what if YouTube didn’t constantly try to drag you into another video? No autoplay, no recommendations, no notifications — just the channels you personally pick, on the device you’re using, and then you leave. For a surprising number of commenters, this was less “neat project” and more finally, someone did it. One fan basically screamed in relief that YouTube makes it “way too easy to get lost,” while another celebrated ditching account sign-ups entirely. The vibe? Half productivity breakthrough, half digital detox fantasy.

But of course, the comments didn’t stay peaceful for long. The second people loved it, they immediately started asking for everything. One user wants live streams but not regular videos. Another wants all videos, not just the last five. Another begged for accounts because their browser wipes everything on shutdown, which would make their carefully chosen channel list vanish into the void. Yet another is already dreaming of turning select YouTube videos into a podcast feed and wants thumbnail-free mode too. So the drama here isn’t people hating the idea — it’s the classic internet plot twist: “This is perfect, now please rebuild all of YouTube, but calmer.” The funniest part is how universal the mood feels: everyone seems exhausted by being manipulated by endless suggestions, and deeply ready for a version of video watching that doesn’t behave like a slot machine.