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Remove Youtube Shorts
Remove Youtube Shorts tab in navigation tab, and redirect Youtube Shorts Videos to original Youtube video player, for better experience on desktop.
What is Remove Youtube Shorts?
'Remove Youtube Shorts' is a Firefox add-on developed to enhance desktop user experience by eliminating the mobile-oriented Youtube Shorts tab. It integral functions include redirecting Shorts videos to the original Youtube video player, and removing the Shorts tab from the navigation tab, channel page, and subscription page.
Stats
By:
Raven Liu
Rating:
3.98
(55)
Creation date:
2022-05-29
Weekly download count:
240
Firefox on Android:
No
Risk impact:
High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Permissions:
- tabs
- storage
- menus
Size:
27.63K
Stats date:
Chrome-Stats Rank
#
912
▲ 6
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Not available on Chrome
Not available on Edge
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Summary
This add-on is just a personal project. Updates are not guaranteed. Please use with caution.
Currently, Youtube Shorts video player design is completely mobile oriented, and it's annoying to some users on desktop. This add-on try to solve problems by:
- Remove Shorts tab in navigation tab
- Redirect Shorts videos to original Youtube Video player
- Remove Shorts Tab in channel page
- Remove Shorts in subscription page (Subscription page might be loading slower with this feature)
User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
- Works on home screen and subscription feed
- Works as advertised
- Helps remove garbage from YouTube
Cons
- Doesn't remove shorts in new YouTube suggestion bar
- May utilize CPU
- May break subscription feed
Most mentioned
- Works on home screen and subscription feed
- Doesn't remove shorts in new YouTube suggestion bar
- Utilizes CPU even when nothing is happening
- Doesn't work on subscription feed
- Great extension for removing garbage from YouTube
Recent reviews
Works on home screen and subscription feed. However, there's a new feature that puts shorts into the suggestion bar next to the video you're watching. This add-on doesn't remove those yet, likely because this is a new feature of Youtube.
by
Jenthura, 2024-03-28
by
Firefox user 15312813, 2024-03-02
Safety
Risk impact
Remove Youtube Shorts is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Remove Youtube Shorts if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Remove Youtube Shorts has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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