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YouTube Shorts Stopper

by tutattack · Well-being
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Set a timer. When it goes off, all open YouTube Shorts tabs are closed. Optionally hides all Shorts links and buttons on YouTube.

Users
4
−15 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#272K
#226K among extensions
Version
1.2
updated 15 Aug 2026

Users

monthly, 2 months
0714Aug 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 4 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 months
001Aug 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 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 YouTube Shorts Stopper

Hey guys lets stop the doomscrolling. I am making this to try and help stop scrolling, its an addiction and so I am trying to help myself ween off them. Set a timer: You can set a timer for a certain amount of minutes, it will close all Youtube Shorts tabs and stop you from watching them for the allocated time you set. Hide all Shorts: This mode will disable shorts from opening and hide any links to them when scrolling through youtube.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+1+33.3%00.00
30 days−15−78.9%00.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
1.215 Aug 2026

Details

Category
Well-being
First seen
15 Aug 2026
Size
13 KB
Languages
en-GB
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
gist.github.com
Extension ID
beaakjdnjcdmhnhlommhmajdehhjlocn

Permissions and risk

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

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