35 lines of code. That's it. A brutally minimal browser extension that hides YouTube Shorts everywhere. View on GitHub Why This Extension

35 lines of code – You can read and verify everything in 30 seconds
22 CSS rules – Maximum efficiency, minimal footprint
Zero complexity – No settings, no UI, no bloat
Completely secure – No permissions beyond YouTube, no external connections

What It Does Hides Shorts navigation tabs, shelves, and videos across all YouTube pages. Security & Privacy This is the entire extension – 35 lines of actual code: function hide() { document .querySelectorAll(

ytd-guide-entry-renderer a[title="Shorts"],
        ytd-mini-guide-entry-renderer a[title="Shorts"],
        ytm-pivot-bar-item-renderer a[href="/shorts"],
        ytm-pivot-bar-item-renderer:has(.pivot-shorts),
        ytd-reel-shelf-renderer,
        ytd-rich-shelf-renderer:has([href*="/shorts/"]),
        ytm-reel-shelf-renderer,
        ytm-rich-section-renderer:has([href^="/shorts/"]),
        grid-shelf-view-model:has([href^="/shorts/"]),
        ytd-rich-grid-group:has([href^="/shorts/"]),
        [href^="/shorts/"],
        ytd-reel-item-renderer,
        ytm-reel-item-renderer,
        ytm-shorts-lockup-view-model,
        ytd-rich-item-renderer:has([href^="/shorts/"]),
        ytd-video-renderer:has([href^="/shorts/"]),
        ytd-grid-video-renderer:has([href^="/shorts/"]),
        ytd-compact-video-renderer:has([href^="/shorts/"]),
        ytm-rich-item-renderer:has([href^="/shorts/"]),
        ytm-video-with-context-renderer:has([href^="/shorts/"]),
        ytm-grid-video-renderer:has([href^="/shorts/"]),
        ytd-notification-renderer:has([href^="/shorts/"])

) .forEach((el) => (el.style.display = 'none')); } hide(); new MutationObserver(hide).observe(document.body || document.documentElement, { childList: true, subtree: true, }); That's it. No tracking. No data collection. No external servers. License Copyright 2025 TN3W Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.