ShortsBlocker - Remove Shorts from YouTube

Remove Shorts videos from Youtube
What is ShortsBlocker - Remove Shorts from YouTube?
ShortsBlocker - Remove Shorts from YouTube is a Chrome extension designed to eliminate Shorts videos from your YouTube experience. It effectively removes Shorts from the homepage, search results, explore tabs, and subscriptions, providing users with a more streamlined viewing experience. With frequent updates to address platform changes, ShortsBlocker ensures that Shorts are quickly identified and removed, letting you enjoy longer content without distractions. Stay connected and send feedback via Twitter or support the developer with a donation.

Extension stats

By: SageMod
Users: 100,000+
Version: 2.1.3 (Last updated: 2024-09-16)
Creation date: 2022-08-16
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Size: 425.98K

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Extension summary

Remove All Shorts Videos from YouTube.

This extension removes all the shorts videos from the YouTube homepage, tabs, search, explore and also subscriptions.

Update 2.1.3 - Sept 13, 2024

  • Once again, YouTube keeps breaking the extension with their constant platform changes, causing issues with detecting and removing Shorts from feeds. But not to worry—I’ve fixed it! so Shorts will now be removed more quickly after being identified, even with YouTube's frequent updates.

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Effectively blocks YouTube Shorts
  • Easy to use
  • Helps users avoid distractions from Shorts
Cons
  • Can block all videos, not just Shorts
  • May still show the Shorts tray heading occasionally
  • Opens an extra tab upon startup
Most mentioned
  • Works as expected
  • Users appreciate the functionality
  • Desire to selectively block specific Shorts
Recent reviews
by MINDS, 2024-10-29

by Alberto Vitoriano, 2024-10-25

This does not do what I need. I cannot find a single extension to block specific shorts, not ALL of them. I block all my videos out with this too, which may be disruptive in the future.
by Marvyn G, 2024-10-24
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Extension safety

Risk impact

ShortsBlocker - Remove Shorts from YouTube requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

ShortsBlocker - Remove Shorts from YouTube is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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