YouTube Hide Shorts

Hide Shorts from YouTube — remove short videos from home, search, subscriptions & sidebar

🔥 Tired of YouTube Shorts hijacking your feed? YouTube Hide Shorts removes every trace of Shorts from YouTube — your home feed, search results, subscriptions, sidebar, channel pages, and even those annoying filter chips. One click to install, zero configuration needed. Take back control of your YouTube experience and focus on the long-form content you actually came to watch. If you accidentally land on a /shorts/ URL from an external link, the extension displays a clean interstitial screen giving you the choice to watch the video in YouTube's standard player instead — no more getting trapped in the endless vertical scroll. ✨ KEY FEATURES 🚫 Complete Shorts Removal — Hides Shorts shelves, Shorts grid items, Shorts suggestions, and every other Shorts element across all YouTube pages. Not a single Short slips through. 🏠 Home Feed Cleanup — Removes the "Shorts" shelf and all inline Shorts content from your YouTube home page, leaving only the videos and creators you subscribe to. 🔍 Clean Search Results — Shorts are stripped from YouTube search results so you only see full-length videos, playlists, and channels when searching. 📺 Subscriptions Without Clutter — Your subscriptions feed shows only regular uploads from your favorite creators — no Shorts mixed in. 📌 Sidebar & Navigation — The "Shorts" link in YouTube's left sidebar is hidden, keeping navigation focused on what matters. 👤 Channel Page Filtering — When browsing a creator's channel, the Shorts tab and Shorts grid sections are removed from view. 🏷️ Filter Chip Removal — The "Shorts" filter chip that appears above feeds is hidden, preventing accidental filtering into Shorts-only views. 🔀 Smart Interstitial Redirect — When you open a /shorts/ URL (from a shared link, bookmark, or external site), a sleek overlay appears with two options: watch the video in YouTube's standard player (/watch?v= format) with full controls, or go back to where you were. You never get stuck in the Shorts player. ⚡ One-Click Toggle — The extension popup features a single power button to enable or disable Shorts hiding instantly. No page reload required on most pages. 🔄 Cross-Device Sync — Your toggle preference is saved via Chrome's sync storage, so your setting follows you across every computer where you're signed into Chrome. 🌍 55 Languages Supported — Full localization in 55 languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, and many more. The extension adapts to your browser's language automatically. 🎨 Dark Theme Popup — The extension popup matches YouTube's dark aesthetic perfectly. Clean, minimal, and beautiful — it feels like a native part of the browser. 🎯 HOW IT WORKS Step 1 — Click "Add to Chrome" and confirm the installation. That's it. YouTube Hide Shorts is active immediately. Step 2 — Visit YouTube. You'll notice Shorts content is already gone from your home feed, search results, subscriptions, sidebar, and channel pages. Step 3 — If someone sends you a /shorts/ link, the extension intercepts it and shows an interstitial with the option to watch in YouTube's standard video player with full playback controls, progress bar, and keyboard shortcuts. Step 4 — Want to temporarily see Shorts again? Click the extension icon in your toolbar and tap the power button to toggle hiding off. Click again to re-enable. Your preference syncs across devices. Step 5 — There is no step 5. No settings to configure, no accounts to create, no tutorials to watch. It just works. 🔒 PRIVACY & SECURITY YouTube Hide Shorts was built with a privacy-first philosophy. Here is exactly what the extension does and does not do: ✅ What it does: Adds a CSS class to the page to hide Shorts elements, and displays an interstitial overlay on /shorts/ URLs. ❌ No data collection — The extension collects zero personal data. None. Not your browsing history, not your watch habits, not your search queries, nothing. ❌ No analytics or tracking — There are no analytics scripts, no telemetry, no usage tracking, no crash reporting. We have no idea how many times you use the extension or what you watch. ❌ No external requests — Every asset the extension uses (fonts, icons, stylesheets, scripts) is bundled locally inside the extension package. It never phones home, never loads remote resources, never contacts any server. ❌ No ads — The extension contains no advertisements and never will. Permissions explained: • "storage" — Used solely to save your on/off toggle preference and sync it across your Chrome devices. This is the only data the extension stores: a single boolean value. • "Host permission for youtube.com" — Required to inject the content script and stylesheet that hide Shorts elements on YouTube pages. The extension only runs on youtube.com and cannot access any other website. The extension uses Chrome's Manifest V3, the latest and most secure extension platform, which enforces strict security policies including a content security policy that prevents inline script execution and remote code loading. 💡 USE CASES 🎓 Students and Researchers — You're trying to find educational content or tutorials on YouTube, but Shorts keep cluttering your search results with 60-second clips that lack depth. YouTube Hide Shorts ensures your search results only show full-length videos with the substance you need. 💼 Professionals — You use YouTube for work-related content like conference talks, product demos, or training videos. Shorts are a distraction that breaks your workflow. This extension keeps your YouTube experience professional and focused. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parents Managing Screen Time — You want your family to use YouTube for educational and entertainment content without getting sucked into the infinite Shorts scroll. Installing YouTube Hide Shorts removes the most addictive part of the platform. 🧘 Digital Wellness — You're intentionally reducing short-form content consumption to improve your attention span and reduce mindless scrolling. This extension is a practical tool for building healthier digital habits without giving up YouTube entirely. 🔗 Link Protection — Friends and social media constantly share /shorts/ links. Instead of getting trapped in the Shorts player with its limited controls, the extension lets you watch the same video in YouTube's full player with proper controls, speed adjustment, and progress seeking. ⭐ WHY CHOOSE YOUTUBE HIDE SHORTS Comprehensive Coverage — Many Shorts-blocking extensions only hide the sidebar link or the home feed shelf. YouTube Hide Shorts targets every single location where Shorts appear: home feed, search, subscriptions, sidebar, channel pages, filter chips, and /shorts/ URLs. Nothing is missed. Lightweight Performance — The extension uses CSS-based hiding rather than heavy DOM manipulation. Elements are hidden via a single class toggle on the HTML element, meaning near-zero CPU overhead and no page load delays. Your YouTube experience stays fast. Interstitial Redirect — Most alternatives simply block /shorts/ URLs or redirect silently. YouTube Hide Shorts gives you a choice with a clean interstitial: watch in the standard player or go back. You stay in control. Instant Toggle — Switching the extension on or off takes one click and applies immediately. No need to reload the page, restart the browser, or dig through settings menus. Actively Maintained — Built by PYROCTAL with attention to detail and a commitment to keeping the extension working as YouTube updates its interface. When YouTube changes its layout, we update the extension. No Bloat — The extension does one thing and does it well. No feature creep, no unnecessary options, no premium tiers, no account requirements. Just clean, effective Shorts removal. Sync That Works — Your preference syncs via Chrome's built-in sync storage. Switch computers, open YouTube, and your setting is already there. No accounts, no cloud services, just Chrome doing what Chrome does. 📋 TECHNICAL DETAILS • Platform: Chrome Manifest V3 (latest extension standard) • Compatible with: Google Chrome, Chromium-based browsers (Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, Arc) • Content script injection: Runs on *://www.youtube.com/* only • Hiding mechanism: CSS class toggle (html.yhs-enabled) with pure CSS selectors • Storage: chrome.storage.sync (single boolean value for toggle state) • External connections: None — fully self-contained • Performance impact: Negligible — CSS-only approach with no continuous DOM polling • Languages: 55 fully localized translations • Icon states: Distinct on/off icon variants so you always know the extension's state at a glance 🚀 GET STARTED Click "Add to Chrome" and you're done. YouTube Hide Shorts starts working immediately — no setup, no configuration, no account creation. Open YouTube and enjoy a Shorts-free experience in seconds. Your distraction-free YouTube is one click away. Built with care by PYROCTAL.