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YouTube Grid Simple

by parkyo245 · Functionality & UI
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Adjust YouTube home grid columns, hide Shorts shelves, and clean up ads and news shelves.

Users
107
+30 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#82K
#68K among extensions
Version
0.2.1
updated 3 Aug 2026

Users

monthly, 7 months
054107Mar 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 107 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 7 months
001Mar 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1 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 YouTube Grid Simple

YouTube Grid Columns Controller helps you customize how videos are displayed on YouTube Home and Subscriptions feeds. # Features: - Adjust video grid columns from 2 to 8 - Hide Shorts shelves for a cleaner feed - Hide in-feed ad sections - Hide localized news and posts shelves - Hide brand video and membership recommendation shelves - Hide YouTube Playables game shelves - Save preferences locally in your browser Fixed: - Added language-independent detection for YouTube Playables game shelves - Added a direct CSS fallback so Playables shelves remain hidden during YouTube SPA navigation

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−2−1.8%00.00
30 days+30+39.0%00.00
6 months+102+2040.0%+1+5.00

Version history

7 versions recorded
0.2.12 Aug 2026
0.2.011 Jul 2026
0.1.910 Jul 2026
0.1.81 Apr 2026
0.1.729 Mar 2026
0.1.619 Mar 2026
0.1.59 Mar 2026

Details

Category
Functionality & UI
First seen
9 Mar 2026
Size
17 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Support
github.com
Extension ID
bheggmbfnnjmipipechikgbdhdhajblc

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
storagetabs
Site access
*://www.youtube.com/*

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