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No Shorts Mode for YouTube™ icon

No Shorts Mode for YouTube™ Chrome Extension Analysis

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Chrome extension ID: ilkcgpioigbhepilmhljihldmpgldpme

No Shorts Mode for YouTube is a browser extension that modifies the YouTube interface to prevent endless scrolling of Shorts. Users can choose to hide Shorts entirely or force them to open in the standard video player interface to maintain focus.

Developer:Thunderarea
Version:1.1.8
Size:137KiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web Store

Overview

Installs

1K+

Rating

★ 4.7

10 reviews

Languages

17 locales

Includes Deutsch, English, Indonesia, Tiếng Việt...

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Low review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

The extension positions itself as a productivity tool designed to eliminate distractions on YouTube by managing Shorts. It offers users granular control via three modes: blocking, redirecting to the standard player, or standard browsing.

Inferred product pattern

Single-purpose utility for UI modification and content filtering.

Review-backed pain points

No negative review-backed data available; existing reviews are exclusively positive.

Observed feature gaps

No feature gaps identified from available reviews.

Tags
YouTubeProductivityContent BlockerFocus Tool
Target users

- Remote workers

- Students

- Professionals seeking focus

Primary use cases

- Blocking YouTube Shorts feed

- Redirecting Shorts to standard video player

- Improving study or work focus

Positive themes

- Clean UI without layout gaps

- Effective productivity improvement

- Seamless functionality

Negative themes

- Review-backed data is not available

Observed friction

- No pricing friction identified; the product appears to be free.

Evidence boundary: Evidence is derived from public store listing functionality claims and a small set of high-rating user reviews confirming performance and layout quality. Evidence is limited to a small sample of high-rating reviews, which may not represent the full user experience across all browser versions.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No support complaints identified.

Reliability

No reliability complaints identified.

Privacy

No privacy complaints identified.

Access & pricing

- Free usage observed

- No account requirement observed

- Free plan or free usage claimed

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 5

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 17

Trust signals

- Developer contact

Store metadata

- Version: 1.1.8

- Size: 137KiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

hide youtube shortsblock shorts extensionyoutube productivity toolremove shorts from youtube

Comparison

best shorts blockeryoutube shorts alternative

Problem

stop wasting time on shortsdistracting youtube shorts

Alternative

youtube distraction free extension

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Screenshots

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