Youtube-shorts block
Extension Actions
- Extension status: Featured
Play the Youtube shorts video as if it were a normal video.
A extension allows youtube shorts videos to play on a regular page.
Features
- Redirect shorts
- Hide "shorts" tab
- Hide shorts
- Extended GUI for shorts player
*** "Hide shorts video" is now enabled by default!!!!
If you don't want to do that, please disable in option page! ***
The UI of Youtube-shorts is not very well optimized for PCs and has poor functionality.
This extension aims to improve the user experience by displaying short videos in the regular video player.
...utube.com/shorts/"video-id"
↓↓
...utube.com/watch?v="video-id"
Change the URL to something like.
v1.5.3 features
# Changed
- Fix falsely matching video-id if channel-id ends in "shorts" by @Thorben-D
v1.5.2 features
# Changed
- Fix block the entire News(and other) page
v1.5.1 features
# Changed
- Fix where opening in a new tab redirected to the wrong video
v1.5.0 features
# Changed
- refactoring codebase
- Fixed an issue where the hide shorts feature might not work depending on the environment (specifications).
- Fixed the "open in new tab" feature on the shorts screen.
- Updated to comply with YouTube's latest specifications (blocking ytd-rich-shelf-renderer).
v1.4.2 features
# Added
- Russian translation from @jooblex
# Changed
- Support for Youtube specification changes
v1.4.1 features
# Added
- German translation from @golgorath
# Changed
- Support new subscription page(Hide shorts video)
v1.4.0 features
# Added
- Support mobile (m.youtube.com)
- Enable "Hide shorts video" by default
v1.3.4 features
# Added
- Block shorts reels (if Hide shorts video is enabled)
v1.3.3 features
# Added
- French translation from @Rathmox
v1.3.2 features
# Added
- Italian translation from @gioxx
v1.3.1 features
# Changed
- Fixed a bug that redirected links that were not short videos containing the string "shorts"
v1.3.0 features
# Added
- Added "Open in regular player" button in the Shorts player
- Block Shorts-related feeds (if Hide shorts video is enabled)
- Add a Release notes
# Changed
- Fixed the problem that the load spinner does not disappear when "Hide Shorts video" is selected
- Optimize "hide shorts video"
v1.5.4 features
- Additional selector for Shorts shelf elements by @HardyHeron2008 in #62
- Fix timing issue for richShelfFilter by @seporterfield in #63
Latest reviews
- Soarse
- Awesome extension
- Hajime
- Thank you <3
- Zachary R
- Thanks. I hate youtube shorts, so this extension is one of my favorites.
- Kayla
- Hey so recently i've been sucked into the vortex that is youtube shorts. ever since I started using it, its been harder to go to sleep and my I can no longer have just nothing in my brain its always some song from there. But ive been using this for about a week and its already helping. Highly recommend
- Tobias
- perfect!
- Noyan Y T
- doesn't work
- Guilherme
- perfect
- John Staples
- This is what you need Thanks developer!
- Ra-Ra
- Such a very well extention, to bring video player in the design pre-shorts era. I love it!
- Jaimin Detroja
- Very very help full
- Taran457
- Extremely good app. It makes my time spent at youtube way, way better and I watch more sophisticated content on this platform. Definitely 5/5
- Sh
- awesome app, works as advertised. however these days shorts are plenty, my request would be to add option to 'show shorts on search page' Thank you!
- Lauri Kara
- 5/5: it works. Let's pray for the internet gods to keep YouTube usable by allowing apps like these. Shorts are from the depths of hell.
- Thomas Bombadillio
- Does not block shorts at all. If anything there were more shorts. Description doesn't even mention blocking. It says this is for playing shorts in the normal video player. A complete lie in name. It's actually a shorts enhancer, not blocker.
- Aayra
- doesnt work for blocking shorts
- Dd Promto
- I kept wondering why i saw shorts all the time and forgot i had this activated.
- ian reiser
- Thank you thank you thank you. Youtube removed "not interested" for shorts. I really needed this
- Abdulvaliy Bahodirov
- HERO
- BRAYAN CMT
- Thank god for this extension shorts suck , the algorithen just throws random bs at you an expects you to watch it.
- Igor Kozarchuk
- Does not block Shorts in search results.
- Łukasz M
- At least 1 headache less in terms of YouTube with this add-on...
- Lukasz Rewerenda
- Does work for me as of Aug 3, 2025.
- Mimi N
- No longer seems to be working anymore.
- Bunster
- does not work anymore
- Josh Douglas
- Installed it and it works, ill wait and see if it continues to keep my brain un-rotted
- MurderChickenXL
- Doesn't work at all. Last updated a year ago. No Hope! No Hope!
- Safa M
- it used to work what the issue now :( ?? pls tried 3 for now and tired others all bad nothing beats this one like it used to hide shorts maybe 1 or 5 will come out occasionaly but when clicked turned to video now only second feature is there , all shorts back
- Trent Isaacson
- Doesn't work at all. Steps: 1. Navigate to youtube.com 2. Perform a search 3. Shorts appear in results 4. Uninstall Youtube-shorts block extension in frustration.
- Man Pig
- 1.5.3 not work anymore?
- Ignatius Zen
- Must have for YouTube. It misses some shorts in search results, but it's better than nothing.
- Robert Gaines
- Oh, God, I love this extension so much! I realized I hadn't installed it yet after I reinstalled my OS when that abomination of a YouTube Shorts browser that YouTube has made itself known. I can't consume content by mindlessly flipping through shorts like that, and you can't even make them full screen.
- Phoenix
- This is the best thing I have ever added to my devices.
- Romi
- "Hide shorts" stopped working
- Fruity Printlabs
- It does not work. Uninstalled it immediately. I don't know if its changed recently, else I do not see why it should have a 4.6 rating where as it should have 1 or less.... I think the developer is sleeping with a full tummy and least bothered even to check these comments
- Serhii Nedilia
- Doesn't work
- Jonathan Booth
- you can do this yourself by just typing watch where it says shorts in the url does not block shorts misleading extension name
- ALVIN
- shorts make your attention span worse and worse day by day , so i added this extension to my chrome and i cant watch shorts now which is good for everyone
- Taylor
- I usually don't review anything, but this extension works exactly as intended for me. Thanks for making this!
- girl in red
- thank you. tired of short showing up when i search for something. youtube is a video search engine, not tiktok bis
- Cinnabon Dräscher
- I have been using this for as long as I can remember shorts being a thing and it does exactly what it is supposed to
- Eric Ketzer
- Thanks. That is what I was looking for and it works as advertised.
- Andy Scull
- It just works. Thank you!
- Aaron Bell
- You have made my life better. No more doomscrolling!
- Shujat Hassan
- very very Nice for time saver.. Thank you!
- Bảo Nguyễn
- nice!
- Mohamed Elidrissi
- THE BEST
- Achim !
- Awesome
- Toothpork _
- Never wanted YT shorts and very much disliked being caught in them. This is a blessing lol
- Burak Dilşen
- messes with infinite scroll. should be improved
- D B
- Ahhhh.......the relief. Thanks!