An open-source Chrome Extension that transforms YouTube into a distraction-free and productivity-focused learning environment.
YouTube is great for learning, but it is not designed for focus.
- 📺 Recommended videos keep pulling attention away
- 💬 Comments create distraction and clutter
- ⏳ Users spend more time than intended
- 🎯 It becomes hard to stay focused on one goal
Because of this, users lose productivity and control over their time.
Orbit turns YouTube into a focused and productive learning space.
- ✨ Removes distracting elements like recommendations and comments
- ✨ Helps users stay in control with a focus timer and notes
- ✨ Provides a clean and distraction-free interface
Orbit includes a Video Analyzer that helps users quickly understand the quality of a video.
- Extracts comments from the video
- Classifies them into:
- Positive
- Negative
- Neutral
- Gives an overall idea of audience opinion
- Generates a simple rating based on sentiment and engagement
This allows users to decide whether a video is worth their time - instantly.
- 🚫 Hide Recommendations
- 💬 Hide Comments
- 📝 Notes System
- ⏱ Focus Timer
- 🌗 Dark Mode
- 📸 Snapshot to PDF
- 🧹 Clear Storage
- 🔍 Video Analyzer
- 📊 Sentiment Classification
- ⭐ Video Rating
- ✅ No unnecessary data collection
- ✅ Local-first design
- ✅ User data stays under user control
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- YouTube DOM interaction
- FastAPI backend
- Handles comment processing
- DistilBERT (trained on 150k+ comments)
- PyTorch, Transformers
- AWS EC2 deployment
- Open YouTube
- Orbit removes distractions
- Use tools like notes and timer
- Video Analyzer processes comments
- Results are displayed instantly
1) Home Dashboard |
2) Focus Timer |
3) Notes Manager |
4) Add Notes and Snap button just below the video  |
5) Sentiment Summary |
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- Clone this repository to your local machine.
git clone https://github.com/Rajat-Soni1058/ORBIT.git
cd orbit- Open Google Chrome and go to
chrome://extensions/. - Turn on Developer mode (top-right corner).
- Click Load unpacked.
- Select the folder that contains
manifest.json:
JSWORK/
- Once loaded, go to YouTube and open the Orbit extension from the Chrome extensions toolbar.
- Start using Orbit features like Dark Mode, Focus Timer, Notes, PDF generation, and Video Analyzer.
In future releases, Orbit will also be available through the Chrome Web Store. The publishing process takes time because Chrome Web Store listing requires detailed review and multiple permissions.