Shorts Deflector

Name: Shorts Deflector
Rating: 4.63 (35 reviews)
Author: Evan F

Seamlessly play YouTube Shorts with the normal desktop interface

As of June 2026, Shorts Deflector has 8,000 users and a 4.63/5 rating from 35 reviews in the Productivity category.

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4.63

35 reviews

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Version

1.17.0

Manifest V3

90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension gained 1.0K users.

History

2 snapshots

Tracking since May 3, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
May 3, 2026	7.0K	4.63	35	1.17.0
Jun 3, 2026	7.0K	4.63	35	1.17.0
Now	8.0K	4.63	35	1.17.0

Permissions & access

Permissions: declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccessscriptingstoragewebNavigation
Host access: https://www.youtube.com/*

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About

Why does clicking on a YouTube Short on a desktop bring up the mobile-optimized interface? With no video scrubbing, harder to access comments, less accessible view count, and more, it makes no sense to use on a desktop.

Shorts Deflector is an extension that allows you to seamlessly watch YouTube Shorts with the normal desktop interface. By using several techniques, this extension is super fast; you will barely notice the switch to the desktop viewer. Install now and try it out for yourself!

Upon install, the "Read your browsing history" permission may seem alarming, but this permission is only used to detect page updates.

Open source at https://github.com/evenevan/shorts-deflector

Read more at https://evenevan.github.io/shorts-deflector