YouTube Shorts to Normal Video Extension

Automatically Converts YouTube Shorts to Regular Video User Interface

YouTube Shorts to Regular Video UI Chrome Extension

'YouTube Shorts to Normal Video Extension' is a Chrome extension designed to automatically convert the user interface of YouTube Shorts into the standard interface of regular YouTube videos. The update to version 1.2 fixed the issue of double-clicking when navigating away from the Shorts page, improved seamless navigation to the previous page without any redundant redirection and also included minor code clean-up for better performance.

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-09-19 due to Chrome Web Store policy violation

By: 0dgkim

Users: 3,896+

Rating: 4.55

Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2023-06-13)

Creation date: 2022-10-15

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very high risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Size: 5.47K

Email: 0d*****@gmail.com

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Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

This extension automatically converts YouTube Shorts interface to regular YouTube video UI.

Update: version 1.2

Fixed double-click issue when navigating back from Shorts page.
Seamless navigation to previous page without unnecessary redirection.
Minor code clean-up

User reviews

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Pros

Extension works as expected
Allows to save shorts to playlists
Can watch videos horizontally on desktop

Cons

Stopped working for some users
Page reloads if clicked back to the previous page
Requires getting used to double clicking back from every watched short

Most mentioned

Makes YouTube shorts watchable in normal format
Helpful for those disliking the shorts format
Appreciation for the developer

User reviews

didnt work at all so 1 star from me

by

Elijah Upton (DEMON King1593), 2023-09-15

Works like a charm!

by

Nathan Howe, 2023-08-19

Great. I was going to make one myself then i found this. Thank you.

by

Bilal Said Duman, 2023-08-05

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Extension safety

Risk impact

YouTube Shorts to Normal Video Extension requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

YouTube Shorts to Normal Video Extension is very likely to contain malware and should not be trusted. Avoid installing.

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