Simpler YouTube
QoL improvements for YouTube. Hides shorts and obtrusive shelves while searching and browsing YouTube.
As of May 2026, Simpler YouTube has 4 users in the Functionality & UI category.
Usersdown 33.3 percent−33.3%
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Version
1.4.3
Manifest V3
History
1 snapshotsTracking since May 22, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | 6 | — | — | 1.4.3 |
| Now | 4 | — | — | 1.4.3 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- None declared
- Host access
- None declared
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About
Improves the experience of browsing YouTube by hiding Shorts and shelves from YouTube. This results in less bloated searches filled with videos irrelevant to your search. Main features: -Hides shorts from appearing on the Home Page, Subscription Feed, searches, and channel pages. -Hides various shelves from searches, such as: 'For You', 'Latest From', 'People Also Watched', 'Keep Watching', etc.
Technical
- Version
- 1.4.3
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 10.38KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- pehbhepdbpiininkgfdcgpgmlafjiagk
- Developer ID
- u1e0d84aae98c0da9e730904671f15a16
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Jan 19, 2024
- Last Updated (Store)
- Jan 19, 2024
- Last Scraped
- May 22, 2026
- Website
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 22, 2026.