YouTube Blocker

YouTube Blocker is a lightweight software application whose purpose is to help you block the video-sharing website, YouTube.

It can be used as a parental control measure for parents who are concerned that their children spend too much watching videos or listening to music on YouTube. It can be also used for preventing other users from downloading music illegally from the Internet.

Simplistic layout and basic functionality

You are welcomed by a minimalistic panel that offers only a few configuration settings to tinker with. Everything is kept as simple and clear as possible, so even though there is no support for a help manual, you can easily get an idea about how to configure the dedicated parameters.

When you run the utility for the first time, you are required to set up a master password which is used for blocking or unblocking the website. In order to access the programs’ functions and permit other users to access YouTube, you are required to provide the right password.

During our testing we have noticed that YouTube Blocker carries out a task very quickly. Since there aren’t many configuration settings, even less experienced users can set up the dedicated parameters with minimum effort. As it would be expected from such a small utility, it remains light on the system resources, so it doesn’t burden the overall performance of the computer, nor interfere with other programs’ functionality.

To sum things up, YouTube Blocker offers a simple software solution when it comes to blocking access to YouTube on the fly with the aid of a master password. However, it would have been useful to see support for scheduling options and hotkeys, for improving the application’s functionality.