This Chrome extension is designed to enhance your browsing experience on YouTube by blocking the display and loading of YouTube Shorts content. YouTube Shorts, while popular, may not always align with your preferences or browsing intentions. This extension provides a solution by effectively preventing Shorts suggestions, buttons, and the content itself from appearing on your YouTube feed.
- Block YouTube Shorts Suggestions: Say goodbye to Shorts suggestions cluttering your YouTube homepage and recommended videos sidebar.
- Remove Shorts Button: Eliminate the Shorts button/link, ensuring you're not tempted to explore Shorts content inadvertently.
- Prevent Shorts from Loading: By intercepting Shorts requests, this extension prevents Shorts content from loading altogether, providing a seamless browsing experience without interruptions.
This extension is developed using JavaScript and utilizes Chrome's extension APIs to modify the behavior of YouTube's interface. It targets specific elements related to YouTube Shorts, such as suggestions, buttons, and content containers, and applies blocking mechanisms to prevent their display.
- Clone or download the repository to your local machine.
- Navigate to
chrome://extensionsin your Chrome browser. - Enable "Developer mode" in the top right corner.
- Click on "Load unpacked" and select the directory where the extension files are located.
- The extension should now be installed and active.
Once installed, simply browse YouTube as usual. The extension will automatically block YouTube Shorts content from appearing on your feed, recommendations, and search results. Enjoy a cleaner browsing experience tailored to your preferences.
Contributions are welcome! If you encounter any issues, have suggestions for improvements, or would like to contribute to the development of this extension, feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue on GitHub.
This extension is provided as-is and without warranty. It is developed independently and is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or Google.
This project is licensed under the MIT License. Feel free to modify and distribute the code according to the terms of the license.
For any questions or inquiries, please contact [email protected]