ShortsBlocker - Remove Shorts from YouTube

Name: ShortsBlocker - Remove Shorts from YouTube
Rating: 2.7561 (41 reviews)
Author: SageMod

By: SageMod Add-on

Remove Shorts videos from Youtube

Overview

Firefox Add-ons Store

Daily users

1,407 ▲ 33

Data as of 2026-09-01

Rating:

2.76

(41)

Version:

1.1.1

Last updated: 2023-02-26

Features & Capabilities

Overview

ShortsBlocker is a user-friendly Chrome extension designed to remove all Shorts videos from YouTube. It blocks Shorts content across the homepage, tabs, search results, explore page, subscriptions, and even the recommendation sidebar, providing a cleaner YouTube browsing experience.

Features

Removes Shorts videos from all YouTube sections including homepage, search, tabs, and explore.
Eliminates Shorts from the recommendation sidebar for distraction-free viewing.
Fast and efficient removal with regular updates to fix bugs and improve performance.
Does not collect any personal data, ensuring user privacy.
Support and feedback available via Twitter.

ShortsBlocker is perfect for users who prefer traditional YouTube videos over Shorts, enhancing overall user experience with minimal interference.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on Privacy & Security

By:

SageMod

Daily users:

1,407 33

Rating:

2.76

(41)

Version:

1.1.1 Last updated: 2023-02-26

Version code:

5531784

Creation date:

2022-09-17

Firefox add-on GUID:

{c503b11d-18da-4ebf-825d-f1fc47f4dc75}

Firefox add-on numeric ID:

2766986

Weekly download count:

Firefox on Android:

Risk:

Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

413.18KB

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-01

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 2,696 ▲ 9

Other rankings

#16 in youtube shorts keyword 48

#27 in remove keyword 30

#47 in adblock for youtube keyword 65 ▼ 1

#134 in sheets keyword 13

#146 in subscriptions keyword 29 ▼ 15

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Other platforms

ShortsBlocker - Remove Shorts from YouTube (v3.6.4)

100,000 4.46

(884)

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Developed by:

SageMod

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/shortsblocker-remove-shorts/

User Reviews

Users largely see ShortsBlocker as a targeted fix for YouTube Shorts, with some praising it as one of the few working options. However, many report major performance slowdowns and privacy concerns from broad permissions and data collection. Reliability is mixed, as Shorts removal is not consistent across pages or contexts. Overall, the tool is valued by some but criticized for impact on speed, privacy risk, and inconsistent effectiveness.

Pros

Removes YouTube Shorts in many contexts, fulfilling its core goal.
Among the few extensions that actually block Shorts; described as the only working option as of July 2023.
Positive sentiment across reviews, with appreciation for the tool (e.g., "nice add-on", "extension is good", "thank you for releasing this").

Cons

Causes significant browser slowdown and degrades page performance over time.
Privacy concerns due to broad permissions and data collection/affiliate usage (data mining, need to access all websites).
Reliability is inconsistent: Shorts are not removed on all pages or contexts (works on some pages but not others; reports of not removing at times).

Recent reviews

Only blocks shorts on home page, not subs feed. Also, as stated by another user, " It injects `tag=amzfinder-20` into Amazon links, pages, and searches, which claims affiliate revenue for this author whenever you buy things." I tested by disabling/enabling the extension and turns out it really does do that.

by Fi*****, 2026-08-18

Extension is malware. It injects `tag=amzfinder-20` into Amazon links, pages, and searches, which claims affiliate revenue for this author whenever you buy things. Additionally, this author is not the real developer of the original Chrome extension that this one is impersonating.

by Bi*****, 2026-07-14

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Is ShortsBlocker - Remove Shorts from YouTube Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

ShortsBlocker - Remove Shorts from YouTube requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

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

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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