Hides Shorts surfaces
Sidebar links, shelves, search cards, and recommendation blocks that point into Shorts are removed from the page.
Free Chrome extension
YouTube without the Shorts trap.
Unshort removes Shorts from the places they pull you in, then opens Shorts links as regular videos so one clip does not become a scroll session.
No browsing history
No account
Free
youtube.com/shorts/clip
Regular video
Most focus extensions turn YouTube into a settings project. Unshort does one job: it removes the Shorts trap and leaves the rest of YouTube alone.
How it works
YouTube stays useful. Shorts stop being a doorway.
Opens links as videos
A Shorts link becomes a regular watch page, so you can view the clip without entering the endless Shorts feed.
Stays out of the way
There is no dashboard to maintain. Turn it on once and keep using YouTube for learning, music, tutorials, and research.
Privacy
No browsing history. No ads. Minimal analytics.
Unshort sends anonymous product events to Amplitude: an installation ID, version, language, setting changes, and whether Shorts were hidden or redirected. It never sends URLs, video IDs, searches, page content, or YouTube account data.
FAQ
Plain answers before install.
Does Unshort block all of YouTube?
No. It removes Shorts surfaces and redirects Shorts links while normal videos, search, subscriptions, and watch pages keep working.
Is it really free?
Yes. The MVP is completely free. If paid features are added later, the core remove-Shorts behavior should stay free.
Why not use a full focus extension?
If you want to redesign every YouTube page, a broader focus tool may fit. Unshort is for people who like YouTube but do not want Shorts.