Hide YouTube Shorts

Hide YouTube Shorts

Disable YouTube Shorts effortlessly with this powerful browser extension

What is Hide YouTube Shorts?
'Hide YouTube Shorts' is a comprehensive browser extension to manage the visibility of YouTube Shorts. It is designed for users to control where YouTube Shorts appear, effortlessly disable them in different sections like the Home feed, Trending portion, Subscription feeds, Search results, and Notifications menu. It further handles the disabling of the Shorts tab and Shorts videos on Channel pages. Key features include a custom block list, support for the mobile browser version of YouTube with Kiwi Browser or another compatible browser, and auto-play of Shorts videos in a regular format.
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Stats
Users: 70,000+
Version: 1.7.4.0 (Last updated: 2023-11-07)
Creation date: 2022-10-11
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • scripting
  • tabs
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 301.06K
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With Hide YouTube Shorts you can;

• Disable YouTube Shorts on the Home, Trending, and Subscription feeds • Disable YouTube Shorts in the Recommended list, Search results, and Notifications menu • Disable the Shorts tab and Shorts videos on Channel pages • Disable Lives and Premieres on the Home and Subscription pages • Custom block list allows users to block content from specific channels • Automatically play Shorts videos in a regular video format ..and much more

Customizable options that allow you to control where you want to show or hide Shorts videos

Also works on the mobile browser version of YouTube when installed with Kiwi Browser or another compatible browser

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Blocks YouTube Shorts from appearing on the homepage and search results
  • Helps improve attention span and reduce distractions
  • Works well and effectively removes shorts from YouTube
Cons
  • Some users reported occasional issues with the extension interfering with live webcams on YouTube
Most mentioned
  • Blocks YouTube Shorts from appearing
  • Helps improve attention span
  • Works well
Recent reviews
Could not be happier on the results. Big thanks for this as I was getting kind of tired of seeing the YouTube Shorts all the time on my Home/Subscription page. *tips hat*
by Timmy T Timmy T, 2024-04-26

Great, works
by al justiet al justiet, 2024-04-24

Thank you
by Romain Fleury Romain Fleury, 2024-04-24
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Safety
Risk impact

Hide YouTube Shorts is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Hide YouTube Shorts if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Hide YouTube Shorts has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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