By: Marcos
Reads the URL, if it's a youtube short it changes the word "short" to "watch" on the URL and now you don't have to deal with the shorts UI
Features & Capabilities
User Growth & Download Statistics
Manifest V2 Add-on
- By:
- Marcos
- Daily users:
- 3 1
- Version:
- 1.3 Last updated: 2025-12-16
- Version code:
- 6099488
- Creation date:
- 2025-12-12
- Risk:
- High risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
- Permissions:
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- <all_urls>
- storage
- webRequest
- Content scripts matches:
- www.youtube.com
- www.youtube.com
- Size:
- 100.95KB
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Firefox Add-ons Store
- Data ingested on:
- 2026-06-18
- Compare stats and ranking:
- avoid youtube shorts UI vs YT shorts redirector
- avoid youtube shorts UI vs Remove Youtube Shorts UI (When opening in new tab)
- avoid youtube shorts UI vs Redirect YouTube Shorts to YouTube
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Permission Change History
2025-12-16: Version 1.2 → 1.3
Add Permissions: storage
Is avoid youtube shorts UI Safe?
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avoid youtube shorts UI requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
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