YouTube Extension To Hide Shorts? Detoxify

Introducing Detoxify – Take Control of Your YouTube Experience!

Hey everyone!

Ever get tired of scrolling through unrelated videos or endless YouTube Shorts that don’t match the content you actually enjoy? Or maybe, like me, you find yourself getting sidetracked by Shorts when you're trying to find something specific. I know the struggle—it happens to me all the time.

That’s exactly why I created Detoxify, an extension designed to give you full control over your YouTube experience.

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What is Detoxify?

Detoxify is a browser extension that allows you to hide or unhide YouTube Shorts from your home feed, search results, and other areas. Whether you’re looking to declutter your recommendations or focus only on the content that matters to you, Detoxify has you covered.

The extension works seamlessly on Chromium-based browsers (like Chrome, Edge) and Firefox, with support for Manifest V3 on Chrome for enhanced security.

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Key Features

• Hide YouTube Shorts: Remove Shorts from your YouTube home feed, search results, and everywhere else on the platform.
• Custom Feed Control (Coming Soon): Decide what appears in your recommendations by filtering content based on selected tags or preferences.
• Privacy-Focused: Detoxify operates entirely within your browser, ensuring your browsing activity stays private.

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Current Status

• The Firefox version is live and available on the Firefox Add-ons Store.
• The Chrome version is now live! Check it out on the Chrome Web Store.

Here’s a sneak peek of Detoxify in action:

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What’s Next?

Here’s the roadmap for upcoming updates:

1. Bug Fixes: Improve toggling functionality to ensure Shorts reappear correctly after being unhidden.
2. Extended Functionality: Apply Shorts-hiding options to search results and other areas.
3. Advanced Filtering: Add features to filter recommendations based on tags or content categories.
4. UI/UX Enhancements: Refine the interface for a smoother, more intuitive experience.
5. Premium Features: Introduce options to hide playables (for YouTube Premium users).

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How You Can Help

Your feedback means everything to me. Please give Detoxify a try and leave a review on the store with your honest thoughts. Whether it’s a feature suggestion or constructive criticism, I’m listening!

• Try Detoxify for Firefox: Download here
• Try Detoxify for Chrome: Download here
• Open Source: Star or contribute to the project on GitHub: GitHub Repository
• Support Me: You can buy me a coffee to keep this project alive: Buy Me a Coffee

Let’s make YouTube browsing distraction-free and enjoyable—together!

Comments

[Jakub T. Jankiewicz]

Wow whole extension, I have 3 lines of custom CSS to do the same thing. I hate shorts. They are the worst thing that happen to social media, thanks to TikTok.

ytd-rich-section-renderer:has(yt-icon path[fill="red"]), ytd-statement-banner-renderer, ytd-reel-shelf-renderer, ytd-rich-shelf-renderer  {
    display: none !important;
}

[Grenish rai]

Yeah but this extension keep it in sync so you don't have to do it every time you visit the site! It will be hidden as long as you unhide it.

[Jakub T. Jankiewicz]

Same as my CSS snippet if you use extension that allow to manipulate CSS on different pages. Those extensions exist for ages. I don't need to apply anything.

[Grenish rai]

Your choice, can't force you to use it.

[Grenish rai]

Just wanted to let you know that Detoxify is now live on chrome browsers as well

• Try Detoxify for Firefox: Download here
• Try Detoxify for Chrome: Download here