YouTube Shorts Blocker

About

YouTube Shorts Blocker gives you full control over your YouTube experience by letting you hide or show Shorts with a single click. Whether you find Shorts distracting, want a cleaner homepage, or simply prefer long‑form videos, this extension helps you stay focused and enjoy YouTube the way you want.

✨ What this extension does
Hides all YouTube Shorts sections, shelves, and links

Removes Shorts from the homepage, sidebar, search results, and channel pages

Keeps Shorts hidden even as new content loads (thanks to automatic DOM monitoring)

Lets you toggle Shorts visibility at any time through a simple popup

Remembers your preference automatically

Updates the extension icon to reflect your current state

🎯 Why people use it
YouTube Shorts can be fun, but they’re also designed to be addictive. Many users prefer a calmer, distraction‑free YouTube experience. This extension helps you:

Stay focused

Reduce time spent scrolling

Keep your homepage clean

Avoid accidental Shorts clicks

Improve productivity

🧠 How it works
The extension uses a lightweight content script that hides Shorts elements on YouTube pages. When you toggle the setting, the extension reloads the current tab and applies your preference instantly. Your choice is saved automatically, so you don’t need to set it again.

🔒 Privacy‑friendly
This extension does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data.
All settings are stored locally in your browser using Chrome’s built‑in storage.

⚙️ Features
One‑click toggle

Persistent state

Clean, minimal popup UI

No ads, no tracking, no analytics

Works on all YouTube pages

Lightweight and fast

💡 Notes
This extension does not modify your YouTube account or settings.

It only affects what you see in your own browser.

You can disable or remove it at any time.