Short Video Blocker — YouTube, Instagram & TikTok

by kerim.dauren@gmail.com · Workflow & Planning

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 18 Oct 2026

Hides YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels, and blocks TikTok while preserving access to regular videos.

Users

+23 in 30 days

Rating

0.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#135K

#112K among extensions

Version

0.0.3

updated 14 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 1 months

Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 29 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 1 months

Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Short Video Blocker — YouTube, Instagram & TikTok

Short Video Blocker reduces access to swipe-based short-video feeds while keeping regular YouTube videos available. Key features: - Hides YouTube Shorts navigation and shelves. - Opens direct Shorts links in the regular YouTube player or redirects them to YouTube Home. - Hides Instagram Reels navigation and redirects Reels pages to Instagram Home. - Blocks TikTok with a local information page. - Lets you enable or disable each filter from the extension popup. How to use: 1. Install the extension in Chrome. 2. The YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok filters are enabled by default. 3. Click the extension icon to change the filters or YouTube behavior. Privacy: Short Video Blocker does not collect browsing history or personal data. Preferences are stored with the Chrome Storage API and may sync through Chrome Sync when enabled in the browser.