YouTube Hide Shorts

Free extension for Chrome

Hide YouTube Shorts

YouTube Hide Shorts takes Shorts off the home page, search results, subscriptions and the sidebar, so you see regular videos again. A Shorts link opens in the normal player. It is on from the first second; one key in the popup turns the Shorts blocker off.

Add to Chrome — free

Also works in Edge, Brave, Opera and other Chromium browsers on desktop.

The YouTube Hide Shorts popup with the status YouTube Shorts hidden, and the screen a Shorts link opens: Watch as Regular Video or Go Back

At a glance

What it does
Hides Shorts on YouTube: on the home page, in search, subscriptions and the recommendations next to a video, in the sidebar, on channel pages and in filter chips.
Who it is for
Viewers who come for full-length videos, people cutting down on short-form scrolling, students searching for lessons, families sharing a computer.
Price
Free. No account, no paid version.
Data
Stores two settings, on/off and the language, in Chrome sync. No analytics, no network requests.
Works in
www.youtube.com in Chrome and other Chromium browsers on desktop. Not in the YouTube apps, on m.youtube.com, in Firefox or Safari.
Limits
Hides Shorts on the page; your YouTube account, history and recommendations stay as they are. Anyone using the same Chrome profile can switch it off.
Version
2.2.0, updated October 23, 2026

Three steps to YouTube without Shorts

  1. 1

    Add it to Chrome

    One click on the Chrome Web Store. Hiding is on from the first second.

  2. 2

    Open YouTube

    The home page, search and subscriptions show regular videos, playlists and channels, with no Shorts mixed in.

  3. 3

    Want them back?

    Click the toolbar icon and press the key. Shorts return at once, no reload. Press it again to hide them.

Why people turn off Shorts

Feed

Less scrolling

No vertical feed on the home page, so you open YouTube for the video you came for and not for twenty clips.

Search

Lessons, not clips

Search for a tutorial, a lecture or a review and get full-length videos, playlists and channels.

Link

Shared Shorts, normal player

A friend sends a Shorts link? Watch it in the regular player, with rewind, speed and the progress bar.

What it hides, and how

  • places cleaned up

    The home page, search results, subscriptions, the list next to a video, the sidebar (full and narrow), the channel tab and the filter chip.

  • Regular player for links

    A /shorts/ link opens a small screen: Watch as Regular Video, or Go Back to where you were.

  • key to switch it

    The big key in the popup strikes the Shorts card when they are hidden. Pages react at once, and the toolbar icon shows the state.

  • Synced

    Your on/off choice and language are saved with Chrome sync, so they follow you to your other computers.

  • languages

    The popup and the link screen are translated, and the popup follows your system's light or dark theme.

  • network requests

    Hiding is plain page styling inside your browser. It adds no delay when pages load and never talks to a server.

Can you turn off Shorts in YouTube's settings?

Not for good. On the home page you can dismiss the Shorts shelf, but it comes back after a while, and search results, subscriptions, the sidebar and channel pages keep showing Shorts. There is no switch that removes them everywhere.

YouTube Hide Shorts adds that switch. It hides the Shorts elements on the page as YouTube draws them, so they don't flash in and out. Nothing is deleted from your account: turn the extension off and everything is back where it was.

Private by design

  • No account

    Nothing to sign up for, nothing to log in to.

  • No tracking

    No analytics, no ads, no servers of its own. It knows nothing about your history or what you watch.

  • Two permissions

    Storage, to remember on/off and your language. www.youtube.com, to hide Shorts and show the link screen. It cannot read or change any other site.

YouTube's own options vs YouTube Hide Shorts

YouTube's own options vs YouTube Hide ShortsYouTube on its ownYouTube Hide Shorts
Shorts shelf on the home pageCan be dismissed; comes back after a whileHidden every time
Search results and subscriptionsShorts mixed in with videosRegular videos, playlists and channels only
Sidebar entry, channel tab, filter chipAlways shownHidden
A /shorts/ linkOpens the vertical Shorts playerOffers the regular player, or Go Back
Getting Shorts backNothing to undoOne key in the popup, no reload

Questions

How do I turn off YouTube Shorts on my computer?

Add YouTube Hide Shorts to Chrome. Shorts disappear from the home page, search, subscriptions and the sidebar right away; there is nothing to set up.

How do I hide Shorts from the YouTube home page?

With the extension on, the Shorts shelf and the single Shorts thumbnails between regular videos are hidden every time the home page loads.

Can I remove Shorts from search results and subscriptions?

Yes. Both show only regular videos, playlists and channels while the extension is on. The recommendations next to a video lose their Shorts too.

How do I watch a Short as a normal video?

Open the /shorts/ link and choose Watch as Regular Video. The same video plays in the standard player, with rewind, speed and the progress bar.

Does it work in the YouTube app or on my phone?

No. It works on www.youtube.com in a desktop browser. The YouTube apps and the mobile site m.youtube.com are not covered.

Does it change my YouTube account or recommendations?

No. It only hides elements on the page. Your history, subscriptions and settings stay as they are, and it does not change what YouTube recommends.

How do I see Shorts again?

Click the extension icon and press the key, or flip the switch under it. Shorts come back at once; press again to hide them.

Is it free? Does it collect data?

It is free. No account, no analytics and no network requests; it stores only your on/off choice and language.

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