No Youtube Shorts w/ Desktop UI

Automatically disables the Youtube shorts from the home page and play the shorts with Desktop UI

No YouTube Shorts w/ Desktop UI - Edge Extension

No YouTube Shorts w/ Desktop UI is an Edge extension that allows users to block YouTube shorts from homepage. It also offers the ability to display these shorts in Desktop view, transforming their aspect ratio from 9:16 to a regular 16:9. The extension features simple usage and is completely free, offering one-click process to enable or disable shorts. Furthermore, it provides an excellent solution for those who prefer watching YouTube videos in regular format rather than shorts.

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Add-on stats

By: Youtube shorts

Users: 2,256

Rating: 3.50

(8)

Version: 1.1.0 (Last updated: 2023-03-28)

Creation date: 2023-03-28

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
storage
notifications

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 241.46K

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 3,371 ▲ 22

Other rankings

#13 in youtube shorts keyword 39 #18 in desktop keyword 58 ▼ 2 #190 in disable keyword 36 ▼ 6

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

User reviews

Doesn't remove the shorts

by Esteban, 2025-01-19

Exactly what i wanted I can click on interesting short without having the reflexe to scroll into braindead video

by Émeric, 2025-01-04

Does not remove all Shorts from the homepage.

by Andreas, 2024-01-07

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

No Youtube Shorts w/ Desktop UI requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

No Youtube Shorts w/ Desktop UI has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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