Shorts Blocker for YouTube by BlackSpectre512
Hides YouTube Shorts everywhere: home shelves, sidebar, search and channel tabs. Shorts links open the normal player.
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About this extension
Shorts Blocker removes YouTube Shorts from the site so you only see regular videos.
No data is collected and nothing leaves your browser. The only permission is storage, used to remember the toggle.
Source code and issue tracker: https://github.com/BlacksGit/shorts-blocker
- Hides Shorts shelves on the home page, subscriptions and search results
- Removes the Shorts entry from the sidebar and Shorts tab on channels
- Opens Shorts links in the normal video player
- Toggle on or off from the toolbar popup
No data is collected and nothing leaves your browser. The only permission is storage, used to remember the toggle.
Source code and issue tracker: https://github.com/BlacksGit/shorts-blocker
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Permissions and data
Required permissions:
- Access your data for www.youtube.com
- Access your data for m.youtube.com
Data collection:
- The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.
More information
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- Version
- 1.0.0
- Size
- 12.03 KB
- Last updated
- a month ago (Oct 5, 2026)
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- License
- MIT License
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