A custom Stylus theme that transforms YouTube into its classic 2010 look — flat, simple, and nostalgia-packed.
YouTube Retro 2010 is a lightweight userstyle that visually reverts modern YouTube to its early 2010 aesthetic:
- Flat layout with square edges
- Classic white & gray background
- No Material Design shadows or icons
- Basic system fonts (Arial, Helvetica, etc.)
- Cleaner sidebar and video grid
- Optional retro logo
Built for the Stylus browser extension. No JavaScript, just pure CSS.
👉 Install via UserStyles.world
- Install the Stylus extension
- Open Stylus and create a new style
- Paste the contents of
youtube-retro-2010.user.css - Save and reload YouTube
- Mimics YouTube’s 2010 visual style
- Light gray sidebar and white backgrounds
- Simplified typography and layout
- Removes rounded corners, shadows, and icon clutter
- Optional retro logo (2011 style)
Replace the modern YouTube logo with an old-school one:
#logo-icon-container::before {
content: url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/YouTube_icon_2011.svg");
display: block;
width: 100%;
height: auto;
}
#logo-icon {
display: none !important;
}
- YouTube.com (Desktop)
- Chrome + Stylus
- Firefox + Stylus
- Opera + Stylus
- Last tested: September 2025
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├── youtube-retro-2010.user.css # The Stylus-compatible userstyle
├── README.md # This file
└── LICENSE # MIT license
MIT License
See LICENSE for full terms.
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