Cut the Shorts
Blocks YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok with a custom blocked page to help you stay focused
As of June 2026, Cut the Shorts has — users in the Workflow & Planning category.
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Version
2.0
Manifest V3
History
1 snapshotsTracking since Apr 20, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2026 | 1 | — | — | 2.0 |
| Now | — | — | — | 2.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- declarativeNetRequest
- Host access
- *://www.youtube.com/*, *://youtube.com/*, *://m.youtube.com/*, *://www.instagram.com/*, *://instagram.com/*, *://www.tiktok.com/*, *://tiktok.com/*
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About
Cut the Shorts helps you maintain focus and productivity by automatically redirecting distracting short-form video content. ✅ Blocks YouTube Shorts ✅ Blocks Instagram Reels ✅ Blocks TikTok ✅ Works on internal navigation (clicking shorts while browsing) ✅ Privacy-focused (no data collection) Perfect for students, professionals, or anyone trying to reduce time spent on addictive short-form content.
Technical
- Version
- 2.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 19.16KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- hmildnmbpjhamjloohhiehiddobfbiba
- Developer ID
- u9d1af97e72428ae1772f1a88179b393e
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Jun 10, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- Jun 16, 2025
- Last Scraped
- Jun 9, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- x.com/chillsoftware
- Privacy Policy
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