YouTube without the Shorts.
A free Chrome extension that hides Shorts from your homepage, sidebar, search results, and subscriptions — and redirects Shorts links to the regular video player.
Install freeWhat it hides
The homepage shelf
That big row of vertical Shorts thumbnails on youtube.com? Gone.
The sidebar link
The Shorts entry in the left navigation menu disappears.
The channel tab
The Shorts tab on every creator's channel page is hidden.
Search results
Shorts mixed into your search results stop showing up.
Subscriptions feed
Your Subscriptions tab shows only regular videos from the people you follow.
Direct Shorts URLs
If you click or paste a Shorts link, it opens in the standard YouTube player.
How it works
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Install from the Chrome Web Store
Click "Add to Chrome." Takes about 5 seconds.
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Open YouTube
Shorts are already hidden. No setup, no configuration needed.
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Adjust if you want
Click the extension icon to toggle individual rules on or off. Maybe you want the channel tab hidden but the homepage shelf visible — your call.
Questions people ask
Does this work on mobile?
This is a Chrome desktop extension, so it only works in Chrome on desktop and laptop computers. The mobile YouTube app and mobile browser don't support extensions.
Does it slow down YouTube?
No. The extension only adds a small set of CSS rules to hide elements and watches for one type of URL to redirect. It does not load any external scripts or make any network requests.
Do you collect any data?
No. The extension stores your preferences locally in your browser, and that's it. No analytics, no tracking, no servers. Full details on the privacy page.
Will it still work if YouTube changes their layout?
Sometimes YouTube updates the page structure and a hiding rule needs to be adjusted. When that happens, an update is pushed through the Chrome Web Store and your extension auto-updates within a day.
Is it really free?
Yes. No trial, no premium tier, no upsell. Built because the maker wanted it and figured other people would too.