NoShorts

NoShorts removes YouTube Shorts elements across YouTube, including shelves, tiles, tabs, search filters, and Shorts player pages. Customize what gets removed from the extension popup.

Table of Contents

• About
• How It Works
• Install
• Usage
• Privacy
• Store Description (Short)
• Store Description (Long)
• Bug Reports
• Contributing
• Build
• Makefile
• Notes

About

NoShorts is a lightweight, configurable browser extension that hides YouTube Shorts so you can focus on regular videos. It works on the YouTube homepage, search results, channels, and Shorts player pages.

Privacy

NoShorts does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. All settings are stored locally in your browser.

Store Description (Short)

Hide YouTube Shorts across YouTube. Remove Shorts shelves, tiles, tabs, search filters, and Shorts player pages. Fully configurable with simple toggles.

Store Description (Long)

NoShorts is a lightweight extension that removes YouTube Shorts elements so you can focus on regular videos. It deletes Shorts content from:

• Home shelves and carousels
• Shorts tiles and links
• Shorts tabs and sidebar entry
• Search filter chips
• Shorts player pages

Everything is configurable from the extension popup, and changes apply immediately.

How It Works

The extension injects a content script into www.youtube.com and m.youtube.com, then removes Shorts-related DOM nodes as pages load. A MutationObserver keeps the page clean as more content appears. You can enable/disable each category from the popup, and changes apply immediately.

Install

Chrome Web Store

Coming soon.

Firefox Add-ons

Coming soon.

Manual Install (Releases)

1. Download the latest release from GitHub Releases.
2. Unzip the archive.
3. Follow the local install steps below for your browser.

Manual Install (Packaged Files)

Chrome / Edge (ZIP)

1. Download the Chrome zip from GitHub Releases.
2. Unzip it to a folder.
3. Open chrome://extensions/.
4. Enable Developer mode.
5. Click Load unpacked and select the unzipped folder.

Firefox (XPI)

1. Download the Firefox signed .xpi from GitHub Releases.
2. Open about:addons.
3. Click the gear icon and choose Install Add-on From File....
4. Select the .xpi file.

Local Install (Unpacked)

Chrome / Edge (Chromium)

1. Open chrome://extensions/.
2. Enable Developer mode.
3. Click Load unpacked and select this folder.

Firefox (Temporary Add-on)

1. Open about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox.
2. Click Load Temporary Add-on....
3. Select manifest.json from this folder.

Usage

1. Click the NoShorts extension icon.
2. Toggle the areas you want to hide.
3. Refresh YouTube tabs if needed.

Bug Reports

If you find a bug, please open an issue on GitHub and include:

• A clear title and description
• Steps to reproduce
• Expected vs. actual behavior
• Your browser and version
• Screenshots or console errors if available

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. The fastest way to get a change merged:

• Fork the repo and create a feature branch
• Run make test before submitting
• Open a PR with a clear summary and screenshots if UI changes are involved

Build

Makefile

• make install: install dependencies.
• make test: run unit, smoke, and Firefox lint tests with dividers.
• make test-unit: run Jest unit tests.
• make test-smoke: run Playwright smoke tests (installs Chromium).
• make test-firefox: lint the extension with web-ext.
• make firefox-run: launch Firefox with the extension loaded.
• make build: generate a dev versioned zip in dist/.
• make build-release: build Chrome + Firefox unsigned + Firefox signed packages.
• make build-release-chrome: build the Chrome package only.
• make firefox-unsigned: build the unsigned Firefox XPI.
• make firefox-signed: build the signed Firefox XPI (requires AMO credentials).
• make playwright-install: install Playwright Chromium (CI installs deps too).
• make clean: remove dist/.

Notes

• If YouTube changes markup, selectors may need updates in content.js.