# YouTube Classic

> Reverts YouTube to its classic design (before all the rounded corners and hidden dislikes) + redirects YouTube Shorts + blocks thumbnail ads

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `yt-classic`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Adam Lui
- **Category:** appearance,photos-music-videos,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 37
- **Weekly downloads:** 17
- **Version:** 2026.8.30.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-31
- **First published:** 2026-05-27
- **Size:** 311 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/yt-classic/)
- **Website:** [https://support.ytclassic.com](https://support.ytclassic.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/yt-classic/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/yt-classic/privacy/)

## Description

What it does
- Removes rounded corners that seemingly abound for the sake of being round (evolved from magma_craft's Non-Rounded YouTube Design)
- Redirects YouTube Shorts to classic player for increased usability
- Hides sneaky recommendations from search for more accurate results
- Reduces excessive animations for faster navigation thus enjoyment of videos
- Prevents idling to keep tabs from falling asleep for infinite auto-play
- Blocks thumbnail ads for less clutter when browsing videos

## Rankings

- #18,530 — Overall
- #71 — class
- #231 — increase
- #244 — ad-blocking

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/yt-classic)