Block YouTube Shorts & Recommendations

Hide Shorts, recommendations, comments, and other distracting elements on YouTube.

As of June 2026, Block YouTube Shorts & Recommendations has 7 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 2 reviews in the Productivity category.

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Ratingno change0%
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2 reviews
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Version
0.2.4
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 2 version updates, changed permissions.

History

5 snapshots

Tracking since May 15, 2026.

7.44.51.5999999999999996May 15, 2026Jun 9, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
May 15, 20260.1.0
May 21, 20260.1.0
May 27, 202620.2.2
Jun 3, 202665.0010.2.4
Jun 9, 202665.0020.2.4
Now75.0020.2.4

Changelog

  • May 27, 2026
    permissions
    storage, tabs
    storage
  • May 21, 2026
    short_description
    Hide Shorts, recommendations, and comments with simple toggles. Take control of YouTube and stay focused.
    Hide Shorts, recommendations, comments, and other distracting elements on YouTube.
  • May 21, 2026
    name
    Distraction Free YouTube
    Block YouTube Shorts & Recommendations

Permissions & access

Permissions
storage
Host access
https://www.youtube.com/*, https://youtube.com/*

Screenshots

Block YouTube Shorts & Recommendations screenshot 1Block YouTube Shorts & Recommendations screenshot 2

About

YouTube is designed to keep you watching. Autoplay, Shorts, endless recommendations, comment sections — it's all engineered to steal your time.
Distraction Free YouTube puts you back in control. Choose exactly what to hide with simple toggles, and use YouTube on your own terms.
What you can hide:
• Shorts
• Home feed recommendations
• Comments
• Related/suggested videos
No accounts. No tracking. No data collection. Just a cleaner YouTube.

Technical

Version
0.2.4
Manifest
V3
Size
24.04KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
u38d4dc53d4a43d1ea3e23601e5165a87
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
May 14, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
May 25, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 9, 2026
Website
Support URL
Privacy Policy

Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 9, 2026.