YouTube Shorts Normal Player

Plays YouTube Shorts in the normal YouTube player so you can rewind the videos.

As of June 2026, YouTube Shorts Normal Player has 1,000 users and a 4.90/5 rating from 10 reviews in the Productivity category.

Usersno change0%
1.0K
1,000
Ratingup 0.8 percent+0.8%
4.90
10 reviews
Reviewsup 42.9 percent+42.9%
10
Version
1.5.0
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 2 version updates, changed permissions.

History

7 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 21, 2026.

2.1K1.5K920Apr 21, 2026Jun 18, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 21, 20261.0K4.8671.3.0
Apr 26, 20261.0K4.8671.4.2
May 14, 20261.0K4.8671.4.2
May 27, 20261.0K4.8881.4.2
Jun 1, 20262.0K4.8881.4.2
Jun 9, 20262.0K4.8991.4.2
Jun 18, 20262.0K4.8991.5.0
Now1.0K4.90101.5.0

Changelog

  • Jun 9, 2026
    description
    This free add-on for Google Chrome loads all videos from YouTube Shorts in the normal YouTube player for a better user experience.
    
    The simple browser extension allows you to rewind videos and view the YouTube Shorts like they were normal YouTube videos. This Chrome extension also lets you block the AI dubbing on YouTube Shorts. It's very simple and there aren't any distracting features -- it just does one thing: lets you watch YouTube Shorts in the normal video player.
    
    Give it a try!
    
    To manually view a YouTube Short in the regular YouTube player, take the video ID and change the URL from a path like `/shorts/1234` to a path like `/watch?v=1234`. This extension does the URL redirect for you automatically so you don't have to think about it.
    This free add-on for Google Chrome loads all videos from YouTube Shorts in the normal YouTube player for a better user experience.
    
    The simple browser extension allows you to rewind videos and view the YouTube Shorts like they were normal YouTube videos. This Chrome extension also lets you block the AI dubbing on YouTube Shorts. It's very simple and there aren't any distracting features -- it just does one thing: lets you watch YouTube Shorts in the normal video player.
    
    This extension uses special techniques to make the redirects faster than most other similar extensions.
    
    Give it a try!
    
    To manually view a YouTube Short in the regular YouTube player, take the video ID and change the URL from a path like `/shorts/1234` to a path like `/watch?v=1234`. This extension does the URL redirect for you automatically so you don't have to think about it.
  • Jun 9, 2026
    permissions
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    declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess

Permissions & access

Permissions
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
Host access
*://*.youtube.com/*

Screenshots

YouTube Shorts Normal Player screenshot 1YouTube Shorts Normal Player screenshot 2

About

This free add-on for Google Chrome loads all videos from YouTube Shorts in the normal YouTube player for a better user experience.

The simple browser extension allows you to rewind videos and view the YouTube Shorts like they were normal YouTube videos. This Chrome extension also lets you block the AI dubbing on YouTube Shorts. It's very simple and there aren't any distracting features -- it just does one thing: lets you watch YouTube Shorts in the normal video player.

This extension uses special techniques to make the redirects faster than most other similar extensions.

Give it a try!

To manually view a YouTube Short in the regular YouTube player, take the video ID and change the URL from a path like `/shorts/1234` to a path like `/watch?v=1234`. This extension does the URL redirect for you automatically so you don't have to think about it.

Technical

Version
1.5.0
Manifest
V3
Size
9.82KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
u404acfb25df894fc3ef518c49ab6b4e1
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Oct 21, 2023
Last Updated (Store)
Jun 8, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 18, 2026
Website
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 18, 2026.