YT Spammer Purge 2.18.0

Allows you to filter and search for spammer comments on your channel and other's channel(s) in many different ways AND delete/report them all at once

  • By ThioJoe
  • Open Source
  • Updated May 27, 2025
Download for Windows

About YT Spammer Purge

Allows you to filter and search for spammer comments on your channel and other's channel(s) in many different ways AND delete/report them all at once

What's new in 2.18.0

😤 [2.18] MAJOR New Feature: Much faster filter loading before scans
- Now instead of compiling all the regex filters before every scan, the program will save cached files of the longest lists
- This eliminates nearly all of the loading time before every scan
- The compiling will only need to be done once whenever new filter files are downloaded
🎉 [2.18] New Features:
- Encrypted Token File
- Adds new encrypt_token_file option in config, which is False by default. If True, next time the program is run, or whenever the user logs in, the token file will be replaced by an encrypted version. The user will enter the password for this.
- If False, it will not have the user enter a password to encrypt the file. But if an encrypted token file already exists, it will still prompt the user for the password.
- Dynamic Sample Text Length From Window Size
- The printing of the comment samples list after a scan will now automatically adapt to the window size, so you can expand the window to see more of each comment sample
- Highlighted Spam List Matches in Samples
- Text in the samples list that matches a known spam list will be highlighted so they are easier to identify
⚠️ [2.18] Other Notable Changes
- Disabled 'possible false positive' check because it was not reliable at all
- Changed moderator mode check to allow moderators fully automated holding of comments (#935)
🛠️Fixes Since 2.18.0-Beta3:
- Fixed updated downloaded filter variables list not being used when running .exe version
- Fixed community post scanning

Full release notes »

Technical details

PublisherThioJoe
Version2.18.0
Release date2025-05-27
LicenseGPL-3.0
Installer typeportable
Architecturex64
Package IDThioJoe.YTSpammerPurge

Install YT Spammer Purge from the command line

Install with Windows Package Manager
winget install --id=ThioJoe.YTSpammerPurge -e
Update to the latest version
winget upgrade --id=ThioJoe.YTSpammerPurge -e
Uninstall
winget uninstall --id=ThioJoe.YTSpammerPurge -e

YT Spammer Purge adds this command to the command line: YTSpammerPurge.

spam-filteringyoutube

YT Spammer Purge version history

2.17.1 Jan 1, 2024

😤 [2.17] MAJOR New Feature: Remote filter Update Without Needing Update
- The program will now automatically go and check the GitHub repo to see if there is a new version of filter_variables.py
- A full program update is no longer required to update the filters, which will make it much easier to make small and/or faster filter improvements
🎉 [2.17] New Features:
- Multi-Variable Spam Checking

  • The program now has new filtering functions that can check more complex spam patterns
  • New Fuzzy Duplicate Detection
  • The program now uses the "RapidFuzz" module which can be many times faster than the previous method, meaning duplicate comments will be scanned MUCH faster
  • Channel ID Lookup Tool
  • There is a new main menu option for "helpful tools". The only one right now allows you to retrieve the Channel ID for a channel by providing a YouTube video URL for that channel.
  • 📈 [2.17] Other Improvements
  • Improved update checking method should allow you to still be notified of the latest beta version, even if there was a stable release of the previous version after it
  • Add support for YouTube @ handles
  • Added automatic retry of downloads (program or list updates) on fail, using alternative download method

⚠️ [2.17] Other Notable Changes

  • Updated requirements.txt because a package was renamed and was causing errors. If using python version, you may need to do pip uninstall python-levenshtein then pip install --upgrade levenshtein

🟢 2.17.0 → 2.17.1: …

2.17.0

Frequently asked questions

Is YT Spammer Purge free?

Yes. YT Spammer Purge is free and open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license.

What is the latest version of YT Spammer Purge?

The latest version is 2.18.0, released on May 27, 2025.

Is it safe to download YT Spammer Purge?

The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with b480fba80a021429dfcb58ee2b40402135d64cc32a15b35a9e8586323358079a.

Which Windows versions does YT Spammer Purge support?

YT Spammer Purge runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.

How do I uninstall YT Spammer Purge?

Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find YT Spammer Purge and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=ThioJoe.YTSpammerPurge -e.