# Hide YouTube Short

> Have you ever meant to watch one video… and ended up scrolling Shorts for hours? This extension removes YouTube Shorts from the homepage, sidebar, and Shorts video pages by deleting relevant DOM elements and redirecting Shorts pages to the homepage.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/hide-youtube-short](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hide-youtube-short)

## Overview

- **ID:** `hide-youtube-short`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jiru Gutema
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,social-communication,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 511
- **Weekly downloads:** 12
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (7 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-06
- **First published:** 2025-07-02
- **Size:** 270 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hide-youtube-short/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/JiruGutema/Hide-Youtube-Shorts](https://github.com/JiruGutema/Hide-Youtube-Shorts)

## Description

Clean Up Your Web Experience

This extension helps you take control of your browsing by removing youtube shorts from <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/577585700e711c66b2f847e9c2ba66f07706960fe129e88008d23cb2a93a014c/http%3A//youtube.com" rel="nofollow">youtube.com</a>

Key Features

YouTube Shorts Blocker
    Removes Shorts sections from the homepage and sidebar.
    Redirects Shorts video pages to the main YouTube homepage.
    Works instantly and continuously, even as new content loads.

How It Works

<code>Uses lightweight DOM manipulation and a MutationObserver to remove elements in real time.
No reloads needed — content is removed as soon as it appears.
Fully client-side: no data collection, no analytics, no tracking.
</code>

Privacy Friendly
    100% local processing
    No external scripts or network activity
    Open, transparent code with no dependencies or build tools

Perfect for users who want a minimalist, focused browsing experience without distractions from Shorts or ads.

## Rankings

- #4,979 — Overall
- #280 — Feeds, News & Blogging
- #18 — youtube shorts
- #34 — shoot
- #99 — homepage
- #227 — continue

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `activeTab`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hide-youtube-short)