Short Form Hater

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Short Form Hater — Detailed Description (English)

Short Form Hater is a lightweight browser extension that reduces short-form video distractions on YouTube by automatically hiding Shorts-related UI elements as pages load and dynamically update.

YouTube is a highly dynamic, single-page application (SPA). This extension continuously watches for new content being inserted into the page and removes Shorts components in real time—so they don’t reappear while you scroll or navigate.

What it does

1) Hides Shorts shelves on the YouTube Home page

Detects Shorts shelf sections and removes them from the Home feed so your recommended page stays focused on long-form videos.

2) Removes the “Shorts” navigation entry

Removes the Shorts entry from the YouTube sidebar/menu (for example, the “Shorts” button that takes you to Shorts).

3) Removes the “Shorts” tab on channel pages

Removes the Shorts tab (where available) so channel navigation stays centered on videos, playlists, and other long-form content.

4) Works continuously on dynamic pages

Uses a DOM observer so that when YouTube loads additional content in the background (infinite scroll, live UI updates, SPA navigation), Shorts elements are removed again automatically without requiring a refresh.

Where it runs

The extension is designed to run only on specific YouTube pages to avoid unnecessary interference:

Home page (https://www.youtube.com/)

Channel pages (handle-based URLs) (e.g. https://www.youtube.com/@channelname)

Video watch pages (https://www.youtube.com/watch)

(Other YouTube sections such as /feed are intentionally excluded to reduce side effects.)