Open Narro
instead of YouTube.
Narro shows uploads from the YouTube channels you add, in the order they published them. No sidebar, no autoplay queue, no Shorts pulling you off what you came for.
No algorithm. No ads. No tracking.
Free for 14 days. No card required.
Is there a YouTube alternative without the recommendation algorithm?
Narro lets you add YouTube channels and shows their uploads in chronological order. No recommendation sidebar, no autoplay queue, no Shorts feed. The channels you chose, in the order they published, with no algorithm extending the session.
Three surfaces YouTube built to keep you off your subscriptions.
Every one was designed after the fact, to extend the time you spend beyond what you came to watch.
- Recommended sidebar
- On every video page, a column of recommended videos fills the right side of the screen. Each one is an exit from your intent. YouTube has no interest in you watching the one video you came for.
- Autoplay queue
- When a video ends, YouTube plays the next recommended one automatically. The interval is short enough that passive acceptance is the default. Opting out requires a deliberate action each time.
- Shorts
- A short-form video surface embedded throughout YouTube, in the subscriptions tab, on the home page, and between long-form videos. Shorts from channels you do not follow are surfaced alongside the ones you do.
Just the channels you chose.
Narro fetches new uploads from the YouTube channels you add and puts them in a single chronological feed. When you see a video you want to watch, you click through to YouTube. There is no sidebar waiting for you in Narro.
You don't have to delete YouTube. Keep it for long-form viewing. Open Narro when you would have opened YouTube to browse for something to watch.
Keep YouTube for
- Watching the video you came for
- Channels you discovered there
- Long-form viewing sessions
- Live streams and premieres
Open Narro for
- The channels you follow
- In the order they published
- With no sidebar beside them
- Until the feed ends
Common questions
- Is there a YouTube alternative without the recommendation algorithm?
- Narro lets you add YouTube channels and shows their uploads in chronological order. No recommendation sidebar, no autoplay queue, no Shorts feed pulling you off what you came to watch. Just the channels you chose, in the order they published.
- Why does YouTube keep pulling me away from what I came to watch?
- YouTube's sidebar and autoplay are designed to maximize watch time, not to deliver what you came for. Every recommended video is an exit from your original intent. Narro shows only channels you added, in the order they published, with no sidebar and no queue.
- Can I still watch YouTube for long-form videos?
- Yes. Narro does not block YouTube. When you find a video you want to watch, you click through to YouTube. The idea is to open Narro when you would have opened YouTube to browse, not as a replacement for the act of watching.
- Does Narro replace my YouTube subscriptions?
- Narro is a parallel surface for channels you already follow. You add the channels you care about, and Narro fetches their new uploads in order. For finding new channels, you still do that on YouTube. For a chronological view of channels you follow, Narro is the cleaner surface.
- Does Narro support YouTube Shorts?
- Narro reads channel post feeds. Shorts published as channel posts will appear. Narro does not replicate the YouTube Shorts discovery feed.
- How many YouTube channels can I follow in Narro?
- Standard ($8/month) supports 100 profiles total across all platforms. More ($19/month) supports 300. Max ($99/month) supports 1,800. A profile is one channel added once, regardless of how many feeds it appears in.