Vidward is a YouTube parental control for families: a desktop-browser extension paired with a private dashboard for managing child profiles. Block channels, hide Shorts and turn off autoplay from your own device.
7 days freeNo card required
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Safari
Opera
BraveSet Vidward up once and it quietly enforces your rules every time your child opens YouTube.
Add Vidward to the browser profile your child uses. No account needed to start.
Open the dashboard and block channels, keywords and whole YouTube features with simple switches.
Rules apply instantly and stay locked. Update them from any device and they sync automatically.
Block the exact channels, videos and keywords you don’t want, and switch off whole parts of YouTube in one click.
Choose exactly what stays out
Block a channel once and remove it from feeds, search and up-next
Hide exact videos or anything with a title that matches your rules
Only show videos from channels you approve
Stop one video becoming an hour
Hide the shelf and stop direct Shorts playback
Allow only videos within the length you set
Stop the next video and generated playlists from taking over
Remove distractions around each video
Hide them all or filter the words you choose
Remove trending and unpredictable discovery
Hide the live conversation beside a stream
Install Vidward in each browser profile you want to protect and manage every linked device from the same private dashboard.
Google's browser
Built into Windows
Independent and open
Built for Apple
Flexible and fast
Privacy focused
Vidward also works on other Chromium-based browsers.
“I set the rules once and stopped worrying. No more Shorts rabbit holes, no more channels I’d never approve. My daughter still loves YouTube, just the good parts.”
Try everything free for 7 days, no credit card required.
Both plans include everything
The free trial is the full product. Nothing is locked.
ChromeEdgeFirefoxSafariOperaBraveInstall it in the browser on the device your child uses.
Sign in once to save rules and manage multiple child profiles.
Block channels, videos and keywords, then hide Shorts, comments or live chat.
Vidward enforces every rule quietly in the background, all the time.
Everything you need to know about setting up and using Vidward.
Vidward is a YouTube parental control for families: a desktop-browser extension paired with a private dashboard for managing child profiles. Parents block channels, videos and title words, hide Shorts, comments and live chat, turn off autoplay, and review watch history.
Add the Vidward extension to the browser profile you want to protect, create a parent account, and link the device with a short activation code. The 7-day trial starts when you link the first device.
Vidward supports Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Brave and other Chromium-based browsers. You manage everything from the web dashboard on any device, and your rules sync to each linked browser profile automatically.
Everything. The trial is the full product for 7 days with no credit card required. Unlimited child profiles and browsers, channel and keyword blocking, the Shorts blocker and watch history. The clock starts when you link your first device, not when you sign up.
Yes. Create as many child profiles as you need, each with its own rules and linked devices, and switch between them in the dashboard.
Vidward enforces your rules quietly in the background. Blocked content simply doesn’t appear, and there’s no separate app for your child to open or dismiss.
Not if you run the tamper-proof setup. It uses Chrome's own administrator policies, so the extension shows as “Installed by your administrator” with no disable or remove option, and Incognito, Guest mode and new profiles are switched off too. It takes a couple of minutes on your child's computer.
You can change or cancel your plan anytime from your account. Paid plans stay active until the end of the current billing period.