# Shortless YT

> Blocks YouTube Shorts by redirecting Shorts URLs and hiding Shorts-related UI

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/shortless-yt](https://chrome-stats.com/d/shortless-yt)

## Overview

- **ID:** `shortless-yt`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** theguy
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 7
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-21
- **First published:** 2026-04-18
- **Size:** 15 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/shortless-yt/)

## Description

YouTube Shorts Blocker removes Shorts from the regular YouTube experience.

Features:
- Redirects <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/7da81a984e73cf21c51a9755f5029f42b4de3a10bc78d0071b13915493c8ff18/http%3A//youtube.com/shorts/" rel="nofollow">youtube.com/shorts/</a>... links to the standard watch page
- Hides Shorts-related shelves, entries, and links on YouTube
- Works on both <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/878cc656c62a85726943ba46ea8d584d2cbb306e2464cf7d7faf95de12c9baae/http%3A//www.youtube.com" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com</a> and <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/bcfe0fcdd43b03e843bf764d8dd4015f15ce1784ccd2357be8cf5b23d3e6ecce/http%3A//m.youtube.com" rel="nofollow">m.youtube.com</a>
- Lightweight and local-only: no analytics, no tracking, no external services

This is a small project created for personal use because I did not fully trust other available extensions. It was developed with AI assistance.

This add-on does not collect, store, or transmit user data

## Rankings

- #38,472 — Overall
- #195 — relate

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`
- `m.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/shortless-yt)