# DeArrow for YouTube — Better Titles and Thumbnails

> Browser extension for crowdsourced YouTube titles and thumbnails, reducing clickbait. (iPhone/iPad app by Ajay Ramachandran.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dearrow-for-youtube/id6451469297 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ajay Ramachandran](https://appshunter.io/developer/1573461919)
- Category: Productivity, Entertainment
- Price: $1.99
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 17 App Store ratings · 23 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 19 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2023-07-20
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dearrow-for-youtube/id6451469297/reviews.md

## What is DeArrow for YouTube?

DeArrow is a browser extension for crowdsourcing better titles and thumbnails on YouTube.

The goal of DeArrow is to make titles accurate and reduce sensationalism.

Titles can be any arbitrary text. Thumbnails are screenshots from specific timestamps in the video. These are user submitted and voted on.

By default, if there are no submissions, it will format the original title to the user-specified format, and set a screenshot from a random timestamp as the thumbnail. This can be configured in the options to disable formatting, or show the original thumbnail by default.

If the original thumbnail is actually good, you can still vote for it in the submission menu, and then it will act like a submission.

No more dealing with clickbait, arrows, or annoying faces.

Users can submit better titles and thumbnails for each video and vote on them.

How does DeArrow differ from Clickbait Remover for YouTube?
- Unlike Clickbait Remover, DeArrow's main purpose is for crowdsourcing better titles and thumbnails

- When a crowdsourced title is not available, DeArrow will auto-format it according to your setting, but does it in a more sophisticated way than Clickbait Remover. Instead of only setting all words to lower case, or capitalizing every word, DeArrow supports casing systems such as "Title Case" and "Sentence case". These will still allow acronyms and proper names to remain capitalized.

- When a crowdsourced thumbnail is not available, DeArrow by default shows a screenshot at a random timestamp in the video. Clickbait Remover's thumbnails use YouTube auto-generated thumbnails, and while they are seemingly random, they are chosen by a machine learning algorithm to favor faces with expressions, and other overstimulating features. DeArrow uses truly random timestamps generated by its own server. DeArrow will also check the SponsorBlock database to ensure the randomized thumbnail is not inside of a sponsor segment.

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Source code: https://github.com/ajayyy/DeArrow

Permissions:

Access your data for youtube.com, www.youtube-nocookie.com:
- Used to modify the YouTube webpage

This add-on may also **ask*" to access data for any website:
- You can add your own instances of 3rd party YouTube front-ends, and it will ask for permission to modify each site you add
- It will never ask for permission for all sites, only the sites you request
- Invidious support is not finished at the moment

## Key features

- Crowdsourced titles and thumbnails
- Customizable title formatting
- Random thumbnail selection
- Avoids clickbait and sensationalism
- Supports third-party YouTube front-ends
- Configurable options

## Recent user reviews (10 of 23)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dearrow-for-youtube/id6451469297/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Fonctionne pas

*2026-06-03*

Fonctionne pas.

### 5/5 — Works well

*2026-05-31, version 2.3.8*

Gets rid of those hideous thumbnails.

### 1/5 — No longer works

*2026-05-23*

DeArrow no longer works in Safari for iOS. Clickbait thumbnails appear regardless of extension being on or off, even with all other extensions disabled. Can’t recommend.

### 5/5 — Wouldn’t want to miss it

*2025-11-10*

DeArrow and Sponsorblock made me switch from the Youtube App to exclusively using Youtube in Safari with these two Apps.

### 3/5 — When it works, it works but not lately

*2025-11-01, version 2.1.11*

So this app has been getting worse and worse lately over the past few months, even after updating my app, it is becoming increasingly harder to use with my personal settings of having a button to toggle the updated video titles over the clickbait ones.

I will press multiple times, and the text will not show. It just opens up the description for the video instead and doesn’t allow me to see the non clickbait title.

### 5/5 — Works as it should

*2025-01-20, version 1.10*

It makes YouTube better, and it’s nice to contribute towards making the platform more tolerable and less inflammatory.

### 5/5 — Fantastic App

*2024-09-19, version 1.7.1*

This is such a useful tool. I watch a lot of YouTube and I get sick of all of the clickbait and want to stop doomscrolling - this definitely helps.

A suggestion for an added featured (not sure if it’s possible) would be to remove all YouTube Shorts, as YouTube is really pushing those now.

### 5/5 — Not perfect, but pretty good!

*2024-09-01, version 1.6.3*

Great, but not perfect for all videos. I.e., "Why I no longer [x]" titles typically stay the same, but are still clickbaity. Would be nice to integrate some basic AI rewriting to make all titles third person (as opposed to first/second) and just summarize the core argument of the video, perhaps based on transcripts. Would happily pay more for that!

### 5/5 — Well, look at you go!

*2024-07-23*

Well, look at you go!

### 5/5 — godlike extension

*2024-03-24, version 1.5.11*

i dont know how i lived before this! No clickbaint, clean interface, no cringe bloger faces and etc.  THANK YOU!!

## Frequently asked questions about DeArrow for YouTube

### What is DeArrow's primary function?

DeArrow's main purpose is to crowdsource better titles and thumbnails for YouTube videos. Users can submit and vote on these improvements to combat clickbait and sensationalism.

### How does DeArrow handle titles when no crowdsourced option is available?

When no crowdsourced title is available, DeArrow can auto-format the original title according to your settings. It supports sophisticated casing systems like 'Title Case' and 'Sentence case' while preserving acronyms and proper names.

### What kind of thumbnails does DeArrow use by default?

By default, DeArrow shows a screenshot from a random timestamp in the video as the thumbnail. It checks the SponsorBlock database to ensure the randomized thumbnail is not within a sponsor segment.

### How is DeArrow different from Clickbait Remover for YouTube?

Unlike Clickbait Remover, DeArrow's core focus is on crowdsourcing titles and thumbnails. Its title formatting is more advanced, and its thumbnail selection is truly random, avoiding algorithmically chosen thumbnails that might favor overstimulating features.

### What devices does DeArrow support?

DeArrow is available for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It functions as a browser extension, primarily used on desktop browsers.

### What is the price of DeArrow?

DeArrow is a paid application, priced at $1.99. This one-time purchase grants access to its features.

### How often is DeArrow updated?

The latest version of DeArrow is 2.3.2, last updated on March 20, 2026. This indicates a recent update, suggesting ongoing development and support.

### What is the age rating for DeArrow?

DeArrow has an age rating of 4+. This indicates it is suitable for a wide audience, including children.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.3.9 — 2026-06-10

- Fix thumbnail replacements on /live/ pages
- Fix thumbnail replacements when resizing the page
- Add compatibility with mr beastify and similar extensions

### 2.3.8 — 2026-05-29

- Support homepage on latest mobile YouTube
- Fix "Capitalize words" format in some cases not capitalizing

### 2.3.7 — 2026-05-25

- Fix swap on hover swapping in the wrong direction with certain channel override settings
- Fix title and thumbnail replacements for changes in on mobile YouTube
- Fix wrong colour for submission menu text in light mode sometimes

### 2.3.6 — 2026-05-18

- Fix text colour in submission menu
- Support new embeds

### 2.3.5 — 2026-04-11

Another YouTube change... It seems they decided to change one class at a time when switching formats, but I think this is the last one they can change for this update...

Also fixes replacements on the mobile site

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## More apps by Ajay Ramachandran

- [SponsorBlock for Safari](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sponsorblock-for-safari/id1573461917)

All apps by Ajay Ramachandran: https://appshunter.io/developer/1573461919

## Related topics

[ajay ramachandran](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/ajay-ramachandran)

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