Description
Removes YouTube Shorts and prevents you from wasting your precious time.
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Review Summary
Remove YouTube Shorts extension successfully removes Shorts videos, helping users control their viewing preferences and reduce shorts addiction. Many users appreciate its effectiveness and simplicity. However, the frequent and unavoidable pop-ups requesting donations have frustrated a significant portion of users, who find them ironic and annoying, especially given the extension's aim to remove annoyances. Partial failure to remove all Shorts and perceived unprofessional developer responses to criticism are also issues noted.
Pros
- Effectively removes YouTube Shorts, helping users avoid those videos.
- Highly appreciated by users who wanted to reduce shorts addiction.
- Simple and works as intended without major bugs for most users.
- Helps restore the YouTube experience to a state before Shorts were introduced.
- Users find it useful and productive for managing their YouTube viewing.
Cons
- Annoying pop-ups repeatedly appear asking for support or donations, sometimes multiple times per session.
- No option to permanently disable or opt out of the support pop-ups, only "remind me later."
- Some users still see Shorts occasionally, indicating incomplete removal.
- Pop-ups are considered highly ironic and frustrating given the extension's purpose to remove annoyances.
- Developers' responses to criticism have been viewed as unprofessional by some users.
Permissions
This extension can:
- storage
This extension can access:
- *://*.youtube.com/*
Additional Information
2.1.2
May 13, 2025
0.62 MB
en
Developer Information
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