The UnShortening icon

The UnShortening

by Kaiserbald0 · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Remove Shorts from YouTube.

Users
3
−1 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#306K
#248K among extensions
Version
1.3
updated 27 Mar 2025

Users

monthly, 2 years
023Mar 2025Jan 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 3 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
001Mar 2025Jan 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About The UnShortening

The UnShortening is a Chrome extension designed to disable YouTube Shorts, removing them from the homepage, sidebar, and other parts of the YouTube interface. Its purpose is to provide users with a traditional YouTube experience by blocking Shorts content.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−1−25.0%00.00
30 days−1−25.0%00.00
6 months+3–00.00
1 year+2+200.0%00.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
1.327 Mar 2025

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
27 Mar 2025
Size
21 KB
Languages
en-GB
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
codeberg.org
Extension ID
embdghmbmoaoeebceinpocmpmeiiplhg

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
storage
Site access
*://www.youtube.com/*

Alternatives to The UnShortening

Extensions that rank for the same store searches or share the Tools category, ordered by users
迅雷下载支持84M users · 4.1 ★ · 1,441 ratings Claude18M users · 3.6 ★ · 1,818 ratings Zotero Connector9M users · 4.0 ★ · 2,488 ratings Browsec VPN - Free VPN for Chrome8M users · 4.7 ★ · 40,765 ratings ChatGPT7M users · 2.4 ★ · 915 ratings WPS PDF - Read, Edit, Fill, Convert, and AI Chat PDF with Ease7M users · 4.5 ★ · 194 ratings Microsoft Bing Search for Chrome7M users · 2.6 ★ · 137 ratings Video Download Helper6M users · 4.7 ★ · 35,839 ratings