ShortsGone - YouTube Shorts Blocker icon

ShortsGone - YouTube Shorts Blocker

by Yash Mathur · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 21 Oct 2026

Removes YouTube Shorts from home feed, sidebar navigation, search results, and subscriptions with distraction-free blocking.

Users
24
+12 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#144K
#120K among extensions
Version
1.0.0
updated 18 Aug 2026

Users

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Latest, 21 Oct 2026: 24 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

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Latest, 21 Oct 2026: 2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About ShortsGone - YouTube Shorts Blocker

# No Shorts. Just YouTube. YouTube is an incredible tool for learning, researching, creating, and getting things done. But then there are Shorts. You open YouTube to watch one tutorial. You see a Short. “Just five minutes.” And suddenly, an hour is gone. ShortsGone removes YouTube Shorts at the source — so you don't have to rely on willpower every time you open YouTube. Why block Shorts completely? The problem isn't always that you choose to watch Shorts. It's that they're constantly placed in front of you. Shorts can appear in your YouTube feed, recommendations, search results, and other parts of the platform. When you're already looking for something else, that tiny bit of temptation can be enough to start a scrolling session. Short-form video is specifically designed to keep your attention moving from one video to the next. So instead of trying to resist the temptation, ShortsGone removes the temptation. 🧠 Tackle the problem at the root Other blockers can work — until you find a way around them. Maybe you can disable the blocker. Maybe you can open an incognito window. Maybe you tell yourself you'll only watch one. I've done it too. The problem with relying entirely on willpower is that the distraction is still there. ShortsGone takes a different approach: Don't see Shorts → Don't get tempted → Don't start scrolling. What ShortsGone does ✓ Blocks YouTube Shorts ✓ Removes Shorts from your YouTube experience ✓ Hides Shorts from feeds and recommendations ✓ Prevents Shorts from becoming the next video rabbit hole ✓ Lets you keep using normal YouTube You can still watch the long-form videos you came to YouTube for — tutorials, lectures, reviews, documentaries, music, programming content, and everything else. Just without Shorts constantly competing for your attention. YouTube for what you actually came for. You don't need to quit YouTube. You don't need to block the entire website. You don't need another complicated productivity system. Just remove the part that keeps pulling you into endless scrolling. Install ShortsGone and make YouTube a place you go to watch what you intended to watch — not whatever the algorithm puts in front of you.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days+12+100.0%00.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
1.0.018 Aug 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
18 Aug 2026
Size
2.0 MB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
yashmathur.com
Extension ID
jhekgeokmjokkoefepkealbikbmdcebj

Permissions and risk

Elevated riskimpact 3, likelihood 3
Permissions
storagewebNavigation
Site access
https://www.youtube.com/*

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