uBlock Origin YouTube Shorts filter list
Hacker ApprovedThe most recommended of 5 filter lists
Hides YouTube Shorts for uBlock Origin users on browsers and devices, making YouTube less distracting. It does not help people who browse YouTube anonymously.
Hides YouTube Shorts for uBlock Origin users on browsers and devices, making YouTube less distracting. It does not help people who browse YouTube anonymously.
20 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 20
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: 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: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 20 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Works on many browsers and devices
“tired of creating this custom filter in all my devices lol”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts” “Even works on safari iPhone, nice”
Comment from 15 Feb 2026 in “uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts” “I can confirm this works great”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts” - Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Dull – Instagram Without Reels, YouTube Without Shorts (iOS)”
Improves the YouTube experience
“extremely helpful uBlock Origin scripts to hide Shorts”
Comment from 2 Oct 2026 in “Everyone's Packing Up” “This uBlock filter is therefore much appreciated”
Comment from 15 Feb 2026 in “uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts” “HEAVILY improves the experience on youtube”
Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “YouTube now world's largest media company, topping Disney” Simple to install and use
“the easiest way is to always use it in Firefox and use the following uBlock filters”
Comment from 16 Apr 2026 in “YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts” “Just use uBlock origin and this filter”
Comment from 16 Apr 2026 in “YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts” Makes Shorts less annoying
“For the purposes it fills, that blocks them enough for me.”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts” “It makes them less annoying.”
Comment from 15 Feb 2026 in “uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts”
Other filter lists people recommend
The four most recommended other filter lists, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| uBlock Origin YouTube Shorts filter listThis page | 20 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Hagezi DNS blocklists | 9 | 0 | 100% | 12 | — | — |
| AI uBlock Blacklist | 9 | 10 | 47% | 4 | — | — |
| StevenBlack hosts | 7 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
| EasyList | 6 | 3 | 67% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
14 of the 21 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“extremely helpful uBlock Origin scripts to hide Shorts”
“the easiest way is to always use it in Firefox and use the following uBlock filters”
“Just use uBlock origin and this filter”
“HEAVILY improves the experience on youtube”
“a uBlock origin filter works”
“This uBlock filter is therefore much appreciated”
“Oh this is amazing, thank you!”
“Even works on safari iPhone, nice”
“It makes them less annoying.”
“It is good to see the filter list here.”
“I can confirm this works great”
“For the purposes it fills, that blocks them enough for me.”
“Clearly that is useless for people who browse YT anonymously, hence the usefulness of the list.”
“tired of creating this custom filter in all my devices lol”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.