Hide Youtube-Shorts

Hides YouTube-shorts videos from home page, subscriptions, search results.

Hide YouTube Shorts - Firefox Add-on

"Hide Youtube-Shorts" is a Firefox add-on that removes YouTube Shorts from your homepage, subscriptions, and search results. Enjoy more control over your YouTube experience by hiding the Shorts tab, managing notifications, and reducing page load with customizable settings. Includes options for experimental features like hiding live and upcoming videos.

Add-on stats

By: Vulpelo
Daily users: 37,860
813
Rating: 4.69
(199)
Version: 1.8.3 (Last updated: 2024-10-14)
Creation date: 2022-11-01
Weekly download count: 811
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 51.03K

Other platforms

Hide shorts for Youtube™ (v1.8.3)
5.00 (7) 1,000
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

Hides shorts on YouTube™ from homepage, subscriptions, search results. It can also hide "Shorts" tab.

Additional options:

  • hide videos only on specific pages (home/subscription/channel/search page)
  • hide Shorts tab
  • setting a timeout to not allow checking for shorts more often than a specified time (to reduce calling hiding shorts function to reduce page load)
  • A button to close a section with shorts located on the subscriptions page
  • hiding shorts in notifications menu
  • hiding live videos (experimental)
  • hiding 'upcoming' videos (experimental)

Source code can be found here: https://github.com/Vulpelo/hide-youtube-shorts

YouTube™ and YouTube Shorts™ are trademark of Google Inc.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Effectively removes YouTube shorts
  • Improves user experience by preventing doomscrolling
  • Available on Android
  • Customizable visibility of shorts based on the view context
  • Life-changing and sanity-preserving for many users
Cons
  • Causes lag and memory leaks
  • Shorts reappearing after YouTube updates
  • Bugs present in usage
  • Limited effectiveness on homepage shorts
Most mentioned
  • The ability to hide YouTube shorts
  • Performance issues like lag and memory leaks
  • Shorts returning after being hidden due to YouTube updates
  • Positive impact on user experience and sanity
User reviews

removes shorts, 'short' and sweet!
by Mobtai, 2025-01-26

Nareszcie dzięki temu rozszerzeniu znikają filmy shorts
by Miłosz, 2025-01-22
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Hide Youtube-Shorts requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood

Hide Youtube-Shorts is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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