YT Shorts Blocker

Name: YT Shorts Blocker
Rating: 4.3158 (19 reviews)
Author: greg-bt

By: greg-bt

Hide Youtube shorts and filter videos by length from your recommended section. For desktop and mobile!

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Features & Capabilities

YT Shorts Blocker is a handy Chrome extension designed to help users hide YouTube Shorts and filter video recommendations by length. Ideal for those wanting to focus while working or studying, it removes short videos from your YouTube feed, including hiding the Shorts button and redirecting Shorts URLs to regular videos. The extension works seamlessly on both desktop and mobile YouTube sites without collecting personal data or using heavy background scripts. All settings are customizable, allowing you to tailor your viewing experience for longer, more meaningful content. Keep distractions at bay and improve productivity with YT Shorts Blocker.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

greg-bt

Daily users:

2,554 1

Rating:

4.32

(19)

Version:

1.3 Last updated: 2024-09-03

Version code:

5802601

Creation date:

2023-12-28

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Content scripts matches:

www.youtube.com
m.youtube.com

Size:

197.91KB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-12

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 1,863 ▼ 4

Other rankings

#99 in Feeds, News & Blogging ▲ 1

#208 in Social & Communication ▼ 1

#295 in Appearance ▲ 1

#33 in ad blocker keyword 95

#38 in recommend keyword 33 ▼ 1

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Developed by:

greg-bt

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/yt-shorts-blocker/

Website:

https://github.com/greg-bt/YT-Shorts-Blocker#yt-shorts-blocker

Permission Change History

2024-09-03: Version 1.1 → 1.3

Add Permissions: storage

User Reviews

Users praise its effectiveness and mobile support, noting it reduces doom scrolling and blocks Shorts on the homepage and recommendations, with adjustable hiding length. Common drawbacks include Shorts appearing in search results, not hiding the Shorts tab in some areas, Android limitations with history/search/subscriptions, and some videos becoming unclickable or only dimmed. Many requests focus on adding toggles, such as disabling 4-minute hides or fully hiding Shorts.

Pros

Works as intended and does what it promises.
Helps reduce doom scrolling.
Blocks or hides Shorts on the homepage/recommendations and works on mobile.
Offers adjustable length for videos to hide.
Reliable on Android/mobile devices.

Cons

Shorts still appear in search results, particularly on mobile.
Doesn't hide the Shorts tab.
Doesn't work consistently with history, search results, and subscriptions on Android.
Some videos become unclickable or are dimmed/darkened.
Not fully hiding Shorts; users want a complete hide and toggles for 4-minute videos.

Recent reviews

by Fo*****, 2026-05-04

Thank for helping me stop doom scrolling!. This addon is very good and work as intended. But is would be better if you add short blocking while searching,I mean shorts still appear when I search something.

by Fi*****, 2026-03-06

by Fi*****, 2026-02-22

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Is YT Shorts Blocker 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.

YT Shorts Blocker requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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YT Shorts Blocker has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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