Show HN: [Open-Source] No More YouTube Shorts in Browser

4 months ago 7

A minimalist Chrome extension that hides YouTube Shorts from:

  • Homepage
  • Sidebar
  • Search results
  • Video feed
  • Tabs and nav

YouTube is slowly turning into TikTok. This extension blocks all shorts/ content so you stay focused.

  • ✅ Hides all Shorts tiles
  • ✅ Removes Shorts nav/tab/links
  • ✅ Toggle ON/OFF from popup
  • ✅ Persistent state
  • ✅ Lightweight, fast, no trackers

💡 Method 1: Manual Install

  1. Download this repo as .zip
  2. Unzip it
  3. Go to chrome://extensions
  4. Enable Developer Mode
  5. Click Load Unpacked and select the folder

💡 Method 2: Chrome Web Store (coming soon)


No build tools required. Pure HTML/CSS/JS. Works out of the box.

  • Chrome (latest)
  • Brave
  • Edge

MIT

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