PureGlance

PureGlance is a browser extension that helps you avoid clickbait by scanning video thumbnails for close-up faces. If a face takes up a significant portion of the thumbnail, the video is automatically hidden from your feed.

How it works

The extension uses a lightweight, locally-run face detection model to analyze thumbnails on supported websites. The detection happens in the background and is optimized for performance to not slow down your browsing experience.

You can configure the sensitivity threshold in the extension's popup menu.

Supported Websites

• YouTube
• VKVideo

Installation

From source (for development)

1. Clone this repository: git clone <repository_url>
2. Install the dependencies: npm install
3. Build the extension: npm run build
4. This will create a dist directory with two subdirectories: chrome and firefox.
5. Load the extension into your browser:
   • Chrome/Brave: Go to chrome://extensions, enable "Developer mode", and click "Load unpacked". Select the dist/chrome directory.
   • Firefox: Go to about:debugging, click "This Firefox", click "Load Temporary Add-on...", and select the manifest.json file inside the dist/firefox directory.