Best alternatives to No YouTube Shorts (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to No YouTube Shorts, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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No YouTube Shorts alternatives, compared
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Hide YouTube Shorts
Hides YouTube Shorts elements from the homepage and blocks Shorts pages.
≈1K users5.0★ from 6 ratings1 permissions- About 100× fewer users than No YouTube Shorts
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
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YouTube No Cast
Removing YouTube cast button.
≈3K users5.0★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago1 permissions- About 33× fewer users than No YouTube Shorts
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
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YouTube Zoom
Zoom system for YouTube
≈10K users4.0★ from 22 ratingsNot updated for 4+ yearsNo special permissions- About 10× fewer users than No YouTube Shorts
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
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YouTube Fix
Загружает аватарки на YouTube
≈40K users4.6★ from 341 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions- About 2.5× fewer users than No YouTube Shorts
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
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YouTube Redux
Replicate old YouTube look and features within the modern layout!
≈100K users4.2★ from 1.1K ratingsUpdated 5 months ago3 permissions- A similar number of users to No YouTube Shorts
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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Redirect Shorts
Redirects youtube shorts to the normal player
≈6K users4.5★ from 41 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago1 permissions- About 17× fewer users than No YouTube Shorts
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
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Youtube dislike extension
Shows number of dislikes on youtube videos
≈20K users3.4★ from 153 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago448 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than No YouTube Shorts
- Rated 1.2 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (448 vs 4)
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YouTube SubSound
Automatic subtitle dubbing on YouTube.
≈5K users2.5★ from 160 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- About 20× fewer users than No YouTube Shorts
- Rated 2.1 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
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YouTube Unrounded Thumbnails
Removes round corners from YouTube thumbnails.
≈2K users4.8★ from 19 ratingsUpdated 14 months agoNo special permissions- About 50× fewer users than No YouTube Shorts
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
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YouTube Sampler
Create customized queue points of numeric keys (0~9) for YouTube video.
≈5K users4.3★ from 12 ratingsNot updated for 5+ years3 permissions- About 20× fewer users than No YouTube Shorts
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
No YouTube Shorts alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to No YouTube Shorts?
By users, the most popular alternative is YouTube Redux with ≈100K users and a 4.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Hide YouTube Shorts.
Which No YouTube Shorts alternative has the best rating?
YouTube Fix has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 341 ratings.
Is there a No YouTube Shorts alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
YouTube Zoom asks for 0 permissions, against 4 for No YouTube Shorts.
How many alternatives to No YouTube Shorts are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to No YouTube Shorts on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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