📝 This add-on directly redirects you to /watch?v= instead of other similar add-ons going through /shorts/ first then /watch?v=.
🎯 Since so much informative content on YouTube is in the form of shorts, and most of extensions I use only work on videos, I made this add-on. Think of it as a way to curb mindless scrolling.
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NOTE: • I know you can convert shorts into videos by saving them to Liked Videos, Watch Later, clicking the date next to the handle of a comment, adding to queue, or simply rewriting /shorts/ to /watch?v= in search bar, but it would mean extra steps. Too cumbersome! • Other add-ons either automatically converts shorts into videos in the current/new tab, which has a noticeable delay and going back to previous page can be a hassle, or outright don't work. • I highly recommend checking out addons.mozilla.org/addon/brainrotblock, another similar add-on. • For now, this add-on works by using window (like window.location.href as an example), but it is disruptive because it refreshes the current tab, unlike YouTube's approach with History API events (yt-navigate-start for instance). YouTube's SPA router is notoriously opaque, so it's a tall order.
• I know you can convert shorts into videos by saving them to Liked Videos, Watch Later, clicking the date next to the handle of a comment, adding to queue, or simply rewriting /shorts/ to /watch?v= in search bar, but it would mean extra steps. Too cumbersome!
• Other add-ons either automatically converts shorts into videos in the current/new tab, which has a noticeable delay and going back to previous page can be a hassle, or outright don't work.
• I highly recommend checking out addons.mozilla.org/addon/brainrotblock, another similar add-on.
• For now, this add-on works by using
window(likewindow.location.hrefas an example), but it is disruptive because it refreshes the current tab, unlike YouTube's approach with History API events (yt-navigate-startfor instance). YouTube's SPA router is notoriously opaque, so it's a tall order.