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Description from extension meta
Seamlessly play YouTube Shorts with the normal desktop interface
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Why does clicking on a YouTube Short on a desktop bring up the mobile-optimized interface? With no video scrubbing, harder to access comments, less accessible view count, and more, it makes no sense to use on a desktop.
Shorts Deflector is an extension that allows you to seamlessly watch YouTube Shorts with the normal desktop interface. By using several techniques, this extension is super fast; you will barely notice the switch to the desktop viewer. Install now and try it out for yourself!
Upon install, the "Read your browsing history" permission may seem alarming, but this permission is only used to detect page updates.
Open source at https://github.com/evenevan/shorts-deflector
Read more at https://evenevan.github.io/shorts-deflector
Latest reviews
- (2024-11-08) Andrew “Nintyuk” Taylor: There are a whole load of extensions who claim to stop shorts from doing the infinite scroll thing. Many do nothing, some just block access to shorts entirely. This one does actually do exactly what it says it does and puts all shorts as regular videos so you can avoid "just 1 more short" burning hours.
- (2024-10-17) Mohid Rashid: In my opinion, this is simply, irrefutably, the greatest extension on the entire Chrome web store. After I downloaded it, I instantly dropped Youtube Shorts as my shameful addiction. I started leaving the house again, finished my degree, met my now wife and had kids. I opened a business and now make 6 figures annually, and I have this extension to acknowledge for all of my success. I highly recommend this to anyone.
- (2024-09-20) Peter N: Perfect, thank you very much
- (2024-04-09) Dennis: Does exactly what it's supposed to do.
- (2024-03-04) 33 NPT: something so simple yet important especially in today's discretely manipulative web design, not being handed a chain of dopamine hits after scrolling down a bit makes a huge difference for remaining focused on living life
- (2023-12-18) James Arnott: Great extension! Nothing extra that's not needed
- (2023-10-04) k: Every time I watched a SHORT video, "The sound is loud ！！！！" I was tormented by this, so I was saved. Thank you.
- (2023-10-04) k: Every time I watched a SHORT video, "The sound is loud ！！！！" I was tormented by this, so I was saved. Thank you.
- (2023-08-30) Owen Ganson: Will update when fixed
- (2023-08-30) Owen Ganson: Will update when fixed
- (2023-08-21) literally doesn't work. just triggers and infinite reloading loop
- (2023-06-15) Nic: thank you! :3
- (2023-06-15) Nic: thank you! :3
- (2023-06-09) Will Ashley: Stopped working. Tried clicking on the google doodle today which links to a short, and it just triggers an infinite loading loop.
- (2023-06-09) Will Ashley: Stopped working. Tried clicking on the google doodle today which links to a short, and it just triggers an infinite loading loop.
- (2023-04-26) Anhad Sodhi: Developer stuck a "kick me" note on my back :(
- (2023-03-02) Seraph: Used to work flawlessly, now doesn't switch automatically. I'll change my review to 5 star when they update to make it work again.
- (2023-03-02) Seraph: Used to work flawlessly, now doesn't switch automatically. I'll change my review to 5 star when they update to make it work again.
- (2023-01-28) Isaiah Smith: PEAK!!
- (2023-01-28) Isaiah Smith: PEAK!!
- (2022-12-26) Александр Божимов: best
- (2022-12-26) Александр Божимов: best
- (2022-11-15) TNS: Useful 👍
- (2022-11-15) TNS: Useful 👍
- (2022-10-01) Mariano Larreteguy: Thank you! Who would have thought that people actually wanted to be able to pause and rewind videos, and not have them automatically loop?
- (2022-10-01) Mariano Larreteguy: Thank you! Who would have thought that people actually wanted to be able to pause and rewind videos, and not have them automatically loop?
- (2022-09-18) Yarin: I was looking for an extension like this for a long time! Thank you so much, I really hate the desktop Shorts and now you fixed it.
- (2022-09-18) Yarin: I was looking for an extension like this for a long time! Thank you so much, I really hate the desktop Shorts and now you fixed it.
- (2022-08-28) Yul Alex Merino Contreras: Thank god, works perfectly
- (2022-08-28) Yul Alex Merino Contreras: Thank god, works perfectly
- (2022-08-27) Kuba: A must have
- (2022-08-27) Kuba: A must have
- (2022-08-03) Zack L.: Just gave it a shot and it works, great job. YouTube's insistence on forcing this awful mobile UI on desktop is just baffling.
- (2022-08-03) Zack L.: Just gave it a shot and it works, great job. YouTube's insistence on forcing this awful mobile UI on desktop is just baffling.
- (2022-06-26) David Bradbury: Works perfectly at showing shorts in a normal youtube interface with all the normal controls. Thank you!
- (2022-06-26) David Bradbury: Works perfectly at showing shorts in a normal youtube interface with all the normal controls. Thank you!
- (2022-06-18) Catinthebag: Works great!
- (2022-06-18) Catinthebag: Works great!
- (2022-05-23) STANiK: Life saver
- (2022-05-23) STANiK: Life saver
- (2022-04-22) Luke: This is a great feature and one that is crazy that its needed in the first place. Thanks, seems to be doing the job. You're a bloody legend.
- (2022-04-22) Luke: This is a great feature and one that is crazy that its needed in the first place. Thanks, seems to be doing the job. You're a bloody legend.
- (2022-04-18) _s: oh wow nice i was searching for this
- (2022-04-18) _s: oh wow nice i was searching for this