Compact Grid Browser - For YouTube™

by Síol Digital Solutions · Tools

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 18 Oct 2026

Make YouTube cleaner and easier to browse: compact grid, smaller thumbnails, hide Shorts, cut visual clutter.

Users

116

+3 in 30 days

Rating

4.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#80K

#67K among extensions

Version

1.0

updated 1 Oct 2025

Users

monthly, 13 months

Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 116 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 13 months

Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 4 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Compact Grid Browser - For YouTube™

Tired of oversized thumbnails and distracting Shorts on YouTube? Compact Grid Browser transforms your Home and Subscriptions pages into a clean, compact grid — making it faster and easier to focus on the videos you actually want to watch. 🚀Features: 🔳 Shrinks YouTube thumbnails for a tighter grid view 🙈 Hides Shorts rows and “Shorts” shelf sections 🏠 Works on Home and Subscriptions pages ⚡ Lightweight, fast, and simple — no settings required 🔒 100% private: no tracking, no data collection 🎯 Why use it? YouTube’s default layout often wastes space with large thumbnails and distracting Shorts. Compact Grid Browser helps you: 🔎 Scan content faster 🌿 Reduce visual noise ⭐ Focus on videos that matter to you Privacy: Runs only on youtube.com. No data is collected, transmitted, or stored.