Shorts Blocker
Shares rank 62 of 70 browser extensions by recommenders
People recommend it for hiding YouTube Shorts, so videos show in the normal layout without infinite scrolling. Critics say a simple addon could do the same job.
People recommend it for hiding YouTube Shorts, so videos show in the normal layout without infinite scrolling. Critics say a simple addon could do the same job.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Hides Shorts and they stay forgotten
“I installed it a long time ago and immediately forgot that shorts existed. Worth whatever I paid for it.”
Comment from 16 Apr 2026 in “YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts” Keeps YouTube from becoming TikTok-like
“this one extension has protected my YouTube experience from being TikTok-ified”
Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “Cognitive and mental health correlates of short-form video use” Shows videos without infinite scrolling
“it will just display them in the normal video UI without infinite scrolling”
Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month” Works as a Firefox add-on
“I use this addon for Firefox”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Paying for a simple CSS filter seems excessive
“why pay for something like that when you can just write an extremely simple addon”
Comment from 16 Apr 2026 in “YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts” “Paying for an app that is a single CSS filter is top notch Apple.”
Comment from 16 Apr 2026 in “YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts”
Other browser extensions people recommend
The four most recommended other browser extensions, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SponsorBlock | 137 | 4 | 97% | 13 | — | Approved |
| Firefox Multi-Account Containers | 76 | 13 | 85% | 10 | 7.5 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| NoScript | 61 | 11 | 85% | 12 | 10 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Claude in Chrome | 53 | 42 | 56% | 9 | — | — |
| Shorts BlockerThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Paying for an app that is a single CSS filter is top notch Apple.”
“why pay for something like that when you can just write an extremely simple addon”
“I installed it a long time ago and immediately forgot that shorts existed. Worth whatever I paid for it.”
“I use this addon for Firefox”
“it will just display them in the normal video UI without infinite scrolling”
“this one extension has protected my YouTube experience from being TikTok-ified”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.