How To Remove YouTube Shorts

This is how I have OLD School KZbin back and browse without ANY Shorts!
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[@MrMarbles]

why would you wanna block shorts?

[@ChrisTitusTech]

Couldn't make it to 00:26 in to a video? This is exactly why I block shorts... It is making our attention spans too short.

[@WR3ND]

Waste of screen real estate, since I don't watch them.

[@foaed]

@@ChrisTitusTech I completely agree with you, KZbin shorts are a waste of time and the benefit from is little

[@JohnDoe-xk2sj]

As he said, I also felt dumber after watching them thus I stopped watching long ago. Then I wanted them to stop poluting my view, make the page load faster and make the whole YT experience smoother. It is also also mobile data and battery friendier.

[@zegarp]

We're just old, one day you'll understnd

[@kessahmed647]

The fact that people want to disable shorts and there are developers that create these amazing tools really goes to show how crap shorts really are

[@ShongoStick]

but there's a lot of cool things in shorts that i wouldn't have found anywhere else.

[@tongpoo8985]

​@@ShongoStickwhat if you just lived your life instead of watching other people live it

[@ShongoStick]

@@tongpoo8985 umm because living life involves watching the cool/funny things others do? Are you questioning being human? You obviously watch other people on youtube, or else you wouldn't be here on this video

[@tongpoo8985]

@@ShongoStick does it really? In person sure. But on the internet? Is even 1% of the time you spend here fulfilling? Asking myself as much as you

[@ShongoStick]

@@tongpoo8985 absolutely, there's plenty of videos I've seen that have filled me with great sense of joy, interest, entertainment or otherwise

[@DemoniteBL]

Alternate title: "How to cure KZbin's cancer"

[@pixiwix]

My child can't stop himself once he starts watching them (I have to step in). He even tells me he wants to stop watching shorts but "can't", which is terrifying. Knowing this will make a huge difference in our lives. Thank you!

[@chrism6880]

It might be time to schedule a therapy session

[@Smithy67]

Agreed. My son has a 15 second attention span because of shorts. A 10 minute video for him is like a 4 hour movie for the rest of us

[@FunnyFreak_]

I dont know how old your son is, but my 16 year old cousin also has a shitty attention span, while gaming or doing something he will just pull his phone out, open youtube and watch a short, and keep scrolling, after some time he just closes youtube so when he opens youtube it opens the shorts, so he will just keep scrolling. Told him he should stop doing this multiple times but its "not too bad" in his eyes

[@goofball1_134]

Start helping them, have them read a book or read it with them. Do something that challenges their attention span vs degrading it like shorts/TikTok.

[@RT-qd8yl]

Take away the internet entirely, give him a nonfiction book.

[@joostvanassenbergh180]

I used to be totally against the short form video's, but in the past year or so I kept watching more and more. I can no longer browse youtube without being tempted to click on a short and then just feeling empty afterwards. I am hoping to take a step back and to distance myself a bit from short form video's. And I think that this is a great way to do it. Thank you!

[@dave24-73]

What’s wrong is KZbin themselves keep pushing shorts on people, it’s a form of spam, and should be something you can opt out of. Unfortunately opting out doesn’t work within the KZbin platform. I hate shorts and hate the way KZbin is going.

[@koharumi1]

Also KZbin loses money. As revenue from shorts is so much lower than a proper video. KZbin pushing shorts instead of videos harms themselves too.

[@joshuaosei5628]

@@koharumi1loss leadership most likely. Shorts may encourage you to use it longer and watch more regular videos later. But it also keeps them competitive with TikTok and such. That’s my understanding anyway.

[@mysterycheez]

Completely agree!

[@justanothermortal1373]

There are some shorts that I like from certain channels, like Peet Montzingo. But random shorts are so fucking annoying and I end up doom scrolling for ages watching crap that I won't remember a second later.

[@dave24-73]

@@justanothermortal1373 all people are asking for is an option to turn them off that works.

[@loukitmyname]

Thank you for the tip. It is a lifesaver. youtube shorts are cancer.

[@Anonymous-xj9re]

Exactly....they are addictive as f*ck

[@You_are_wrong99]

@@Anonymous-xj9re how are people even getting addictive to shorts?

[@Joseph12O]

i disabled them almost one year ago and couldnt have been happier

[@Joseph12O]

​@@You_are_wrong99because they are a drug, they have been developed to keep you engaged for a long time, it's not one short problem, it's that while you are looking for something on youtube like "how to do this thing" you end up clicking a short and wasting 20mins without even realizing it.

[@Joseph12O]

short after short after short

[@kakyointenmei2898]

can you pls make a version for smartphones??

[@workingclassperson2124]

Yes please!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheFragrantClerk]

PLEASE!!! Shorts ssuuuuuuuuuck.

[@ironbird76]

I might be misunderstanding, but the source code has a section labeled 'mobile.' I assumed that section will block shorts on a smartphone.

[@SpartanJames115]

Agreed

[@massive_dick_gaming]

brother js log in to your account on a computer

[@yaaaa023]

The shorts always distract me from searching other videos, and I have been finding ways to remove them. Thank you so much for the tip!

[@evan]

Brilliant. So frustrating this isn’t a feature on KZbin yet as they really put shorts on every search on desktop where the content just makes no sense.

[@Idk65789]

Wish it worked on mobile though

[@Fahimlol]

​@@Idk65789 try youtube revanced!

[@uncolorr]

​@@Idk65789the only way I found on mobile is to use KZbin vanced since it has a feature to block shorts

[@niknak8412]

​@t4nyaaa Thanks soooo much ily. I was looking for a way to get rid of shorts for so loooong.

[@RedlerM]

can you turn it back on after?​@@t4nyaaa

[@CapitanoAraym]

I agree with "I'm getting dumber each time I watch shorts"... ... I'm not into short video (I hate tiktok and any similar platform idea)... ... once KZbin implemented them I found myself one day spiraling in a couple of hours of random shorts, before noticing the time passed: it's a form of contect that release spray of interest, but actually "turn off" the active brain. As a former addicted to a lot of things, I immediately understood why are so catchy, but also so dangerous, and disabled them forever. A longer video has to prove some value to catch me in its entirety, or I simply skip... in 30sec the brain cannot process if it is really good or bad... it is the same format once used for advertising: 30 second to grab attention but not question the actual content.

[@marvin2678]

What we're you addicted to that you could indetify the similarites ?

[@IlIiI2lilllI4illI9I6IllI1IlIlI]

Same

[@marcoschnitzer9089]

Yeah i also only have youtube on my phone man those shorts are so mind fucking

[@anouaressanoussi]

Could you get more into this?

[@shoudi3239]

Bro same I've never had tiktok installed but when KZbin shorts appeared I started watching it and since it's consuming my morning time like crazy, every morning starts with at least one hour watching this dumb videos making me absolutely numb. It's crazy how easy it is to get addicted to such things

[@RayBenders]

Thanks a lot man, sometimes when I'm sad and I'm hot with some anxiety, and cant just stay awake and cannot stop rolling on shorts, God bless You man

[@St-Va1]

Thank you so much. It works without problem. It even removes the shorts in the right panel and only shows related videos. As it should be.

[@gia2790]

Dude I literally cannot thank you enough for this. I'm currently trying to really focus on my studies but reels/shorts have been my DOWNFALL literally. I just get so addicted to it and I feel like I physically can't stop. Once I realise how much time I wasted doing NOTHING, I feel empty and dumb inside lmao. SO glad this is a thing, and it works great. You're a lifesaver, thank you so much.

[@user-lb6tx1gx7k]

SAME HERE OMG I just cannot focus and always get distracted, I wish I could turn off reels on insta too

[@joiab11]

I agree! Lately I turn on a “study with me” video by Hindz or someone and I can really focus. We can do it!

[@Herobeans]

That's kinda your fault, it's not like your being forced

[@adamoutulny2345]

​@@Herobeansnever heard of addictions

[@sanez25]

Same but I will feel sad if my favourite dog channels don't get views 😂

[@domteretto8900]

I deleted TikTok because I notice my attention span was very short, also it’s just a waste of time watching short videos. And then KZbin added the short video feature which lead me back to my old habits. Thank you for making this video

[@pulkitchanana]

Got off insta and fb only to get addicted to KZbin shorts. Feel so guilty after I'm done scrolling through countless shorts and yet it feels involuntary at times.

[@Jay-xl3ln]

@@pulkitchananaGotta delete the app gang

[@natashasingh2495]

​@@pulkitchanana can we do it for the mobile app?

[@IVIRnathanreilly]

​@@natashasingh2495just hide the first one you see then refresh. It lasts a month.

[@SirHurricane_]

@@natashasingh2495just keep hitting hide content and after 3 or 4 refreshes it’ll be gone for a while

[@takagiichiro6430]

thank you so much this has been very helpful and helps with my productivity and focusness

[@JohnnyFalstaff]

Thanks Chris! Worked like a charm!

[@ibrahemabbas1212]

What is terrifying is that this video was the first recommendation by the algorithm! And the fact that I've never searched for this topic but only had it in mind is even more terrifying!

[@lenalee5516]

Same!!!!! I was sincerely creeped out when this video appeared because I had thought about it this morning and forgot to actually search for it

[@kamiko.]

it's actually quite understandable if you learn or just understand how videos algorithm work

[@starship1701]

The algorithm is pretty good at showing you videos you want to see, but there's some statistical bias as well. If you didn't care about blocking shorts, then you more likely wouldn't have clicked on the video. So it's natural to see a lot of people here that would like to block shorts. It's also pretty natural to think about getting rid of shorts since when you pull up the youtube app half the phone screen is a tiktok ad and the other half is youtube shorts.

[@alanx4121]

time for war propaganda without the distraction of and alternative facts on shorts

[@makojuicedaniel9307]

Theu aren't reading your thoughts

[@gauravnehare9844]

Some people do come on KZbin for watching educational videos only, to study by watching live classes and all.. since these shorts started. Distraction level is very high here. It's a relief for me to hide shorts.

[@OnzagaoftheEast]

True

[@studychannel282]

How do u remove it in android tho?

[@RedAfterWork]

​@@studychannel282Firefox Android. Also brave does have a distraction blocker built in into it's adblocker.

[@rudrapratap3294]

​@@studychannel282use a mod apk and disable it in settings

[@Butcherofchambal]

​@@studychannel282 that's the same reason i came here, but bro showed how to remove it on pc. I think I'll have to disable or delete youtube from my phone and start using it on a browser and use shorts blocker on it I think it would be great if youtube made another app specially for education and selected only a few channels from worldwide to display there and also blocked shorts on that app

[@deyleinera]

is it only for laptop/pc? how do i remove shorts on my phone?

[@amilasrsly]

Would LOVE to remove them from my app too 😵‍💫

[@thimblekilt6633]

I’ve had to hit ‘not interested’ on all the shorts and eventually KZbin gets the hint. It still tries to put them back on occasionally but I just do the process over again. Also for search results click the ‘videos’ button

[@gilah6565]

ReVanced works for me

[@akhilrasheed6436]

Look up KZbin revanced

[@NEET_Himanshi]

Pr shorts ka feed hota na proper Usko kaise htay

[@allorfh2495]

This is what I've been searching for months now, thx.

[@MnrvaMndrp]

the thing is, if it's on pc it's not really a problem for me personally, but KZbin mobile.. it's just much much more addicting swiping through shorts there. i rarely watch shorts on pc

[@susi8282]

Exactly! I wonder if you can do this on the phone...

[@Kingofthenet2]

I agree

[@redcooker11]

on your phone hit the 3 dots on the corner of each short and hit not interested, then refresh and repeat this until they just disappear

[@yhwhiskng]

​@redvelvetcooker you're crazy if you think that'll work.

[@vinlandsaga3486]

​@@yhwhiskngIt works I have tried this although it doesn't permanently block it is helpful. Go to settings →General →feedback →off. Now click on not interested on every short you're viewing. Now close the app and open again you won't see shorts in your home page.

[@NukaOrQuantum...]

Dude, this video was recommended on my home page, and it feels like a total blessing! KZbin shorts always made me waste hours upon hours when I could have actually watched a much more fulfilling, "Normal length" video. Thank you very much Chris, you got yourself another subscriber!

[@pabloandrada6558]

Plot twist: was recommmended....ON A SHORT

[@whoamiwhoareyou-of4jm]

same man it was also recommended in the home page for me

[@teentraveler1790]

_Same_

[@unlitrash]

why did someone else just comment this exact same thing word for word

[@NukaOrQuantum...]

@@unlitrash I don't know. Copy & pasted my comment because they are fishing for worthless likes I suppose...

[@michaeljohn8905]

Just the fact that they won’t let you turn them off says so much..

[@dhritimanbarpujari8163]

Man, I have no word to thank you, I am student who is addicted to shorts. You saved my life. Love you from India.

[@gabzkas1982]

A few months ago I started deleting all of my social media. Now, the only one that I use is KZbin. I honestly think it's pretty good, I only watch videos of my interest. Until "shorts"started to show up. Now this is huuuuuge help to get back on track. Thank you!

[@productivity8696]

social media at its core is trash. it is superficial, promotes herd mentality ("more likes = better"). and people who say one platform is worse than the other (tiktok blabla) has no clue. they all LITERALLY do the SAME thing, ultimately they're all trash.

[@alok.01]

You can also use ReVanced on mobile to hide shorts

[@JoeBloggs777]

I feel like youtube shorts was only created to oppose tiktok or something like this. I also find very little to no value in watching shorts.

[@LaughingOrange]

The best shorts are exactly like TikTok. The worst shorts are made by kids or scammers. The KZbin algorithm for shorts can't seem to figure out what is what, while TikTok has it down. I think the ratio of what I personally find to be good content on TikTok is close to 4 in 5, while KZbin is closer to 1 in 10.

[@R3TR0R4V3]

That's exactly right. To compete with tik tok & snapchat.

[@inevespace]

@@LaughingOrange I have opposite experience. None of tiktok content is relevant or interesting. I don't see it's point after 5 swipes. YT shorts are related with your subscription and more relevant(at least my friends like it more than tiktok algorithm)

[@Anonymous4045]

Is that a secret? Yes, youtube does indeed compete with other video sharing platforms.

[@T1tusCr0w]

I get sucked in by damn baby tiger shorts & now the algorithm knows my Achilles heel 🤣🤦🏻‍♂️ those little dudes with such massive paws haha.

[@theblowpop]

I searched on KZbin today and I had to scroll past MULTIPLE bars of shorts that were IRRELEVANT to my search. Thank you for helping me eliminate that problem so efficiently.

[@hannadankow6756]

It was always taking so much of my time unintentionally. That's a lifesaver !

[@oliverandcrap]

"You might notice, i have no shorts" caught me off guard 😂

[@EmeraldEyesEsoteric]

plot twist, it was Bart Simpson, and someone ate them.

[@jazzymichael]

Next video he's goin no pants

[@almighty-_-6681]

Shorts prolly caused you to have that weird sense of humor, it did the same to me 😔

[@Ilovesushi123456]

I think KZbin should have a tab for shorts and tab for normal videos to keep things separate. Some people want shorts and some don’t. There should be an option to remove them with needing to do this but there isn’t. I’m thankful for this developer

[@sacation6057]

Yea this should be, but i am 99% sure that they intentionally put them on the same page, and also in SIGHT when youre opening youtube. From a business optimization perspective this makes sence, since shorts are clickbaity and addictive so it makes people watch more videos

[@virendraarodiya7270]

Yes pls pls I hate myself for getting addicted to that shit I have ruined my whole crucial year because of that now I just want to get rid of it😢pls if I get into it this year also I will waste my entire life then😢😢😢

[@firdanharbima6997]

Yes not Just separate but Fully different app altogether

[@EmeraldEyesEsoteric]

That would be fine. I don't like seeing them on the home page. I don't like the format, at least not for youtube, and tiny videos generally aren't worth my click. The way TikTok does it is different, it just plays one after another, and you can't even search for anything, or so I've heard. You are actually getting a long experience built from lots of random content. That just doesn't work for youtube.

[@olivewessel4426]

what sucks is there already is a tab, but they put them in the main feed too! like leave us alone!!!

[@RickHowell89]

I've been looking for this solution for a while. Thank you.

[@GeforceGtx980ti]

ty chris.always there to help me

[@sandcrakes]

Ever since I quit these "shorts", it has been a breath of fresh air

[@user-cr6rg6nl7j]

Minority opinion

[@pixelepicc]

KZbin sorts, more like KZbin's cheap version of tiktok

[@_Cfocus]

Im literally spending hours saying im going to quit next short

[@sandcrakes]

​@@_Cfocus Just make it 'Not interested' from the 3 dots on the upper right corner before pressing the shorts. Do to all of them and you won't have anymore of it Edit: This is for phone

[@yellowsaurus4895]

​@@sandcrakes better yet, just wall yourself of from technology for large portions of the day, like at least an hour at a time. I've started drastically cutting the amount of time i listen to music or podcasts while at work and it's done wonders for my mental health and productivity. Actually makes the shifts feel shorter too

[@braydoncoate9583]

this is the single greatest video i have ever come across. genuinely life hanging. I have severe adhd and I cannot control myself to not click on shorts. It consumed my life so much I got a flip phone. Now my computer is cleaned thank you so much.

[@Mr_Grinner]

**LIFE HANGING**

[@kookeekwisp]

ADHD gang!

[@atlantic_love]

I have the UBlock extension on Chrome, and absolutely love it! When I'm on the KZbin site, the ONLY things that I see are my Subscriptions page, and the videos themselves. No shorts, no recommendations. I also have the extension for enabling viewing of dislikes. It's that good. Just straight and to the point.

[@alex66955]

Thank you a lot, I ve needed this help, i had to much time spended on shorts!

[@benewolf7963]

I need a way to do that on the phone. Great video!

[@M4RT1N_BS]

Yeah me too

[@thetiredartist7449]

The way I did it was by clicking the little “…” icon on the shorts video (while the short is still on the homepage, not actually playing) and just selecting “not interested” for all of them until there are no more, close and re-open the tab/app and there ya go

[@M4RT1N_BS]

Thx

[@douglasreid699]

i find in the browser when shorts on youtube show up, you click on the 3 dots and close shorts and it stops showing them for 30days, it also doesnt show shorts on the youtube app (but they do show below a video you have been watching). thats how i notice if i need to click the vutton again as i will see shorts on the app. but i watch a lot of youtube on my pc which is why i can disable them often. but really we are at a point in tech that we should be able to choose and set up how we want to watch in the first place, currently i am getting annoyed by the amount of videos that are similar to content i watch but i dont want to watch them so half the options to pick from are random crap i click not interested too and it replaces it with something similar. same as well for when i have unsubscribed from a channel, it keeps showing their videos even though i have lost interest for the channel and i dont want to give that channel a "dont recommend" but i am fed up having to say not interested so often to videos.

[@justsomeguywithstrawhat]

Search for my comment in this video I've written down the steps for the same

[@connorchil]

The hand movements matching up at 0:11 was satisfying

[@xandy69]

Dude i didn'teven notice it was a different video the first time. I thought his live stream is echoing .

[@TerioTyrone]

lowkey sync

[@cynthia6514]

And at 0:17

[@roushansahu3463]

🫡

[@Johnny_boy_21]

i was looking for this comment :D

[@bigbraindog]

Thank you! Worked like a charm.

[@arielajami4269]

thanks you so much! I was losig so much time on yt apreciate what you do, thanks !

[@Zionith]

I've literally gone to KZbin support for the option to remove shorts, and I have a feeling they didn't care. Thank you for this

[@ameersameer8033]

Im actually happy to see that there’s more people like me in the world

[@ameersameer8033]

@_anon thanks for the explanation

[@CelebrationftJanek]

I did the same a while back haha

[@enemixius]

At least they should have it as a Premium feature to disable Shorts, since it's just an ad funnel anyway.

[@flyguy69]

Google doesn't care

[@hectorpinheirobatista1740]

Do you know the huge positive impact you are doing with this video? This is blessing. These companies push anything into our throat to make money. I would love to see a video showing how to block shorts in the smartphone app

[@St0rmiiR0sii]

Yes, we need a mobile one!

[@le.domello]

Yup, mobile version needed as f.

[@sanguchitos]

Stayfree app works just fine. Idk if its available on apple too, I use Android.

[@ngndnd]

i dont even think thats possible. Maybe if u have android or something idk

[@Altaper]

​@@ngndndif you go on the youtube website and scroll to shorts you can click the X to hide them for 30 days, and it carries over to mobile

[@joemurphy8972]

Just what I was looking for, thanks!

[@trashsoftwares]

Thank you for this tutorial, simple, quick and saves all of our attention spans 👍

[@wawa_game]

One thing I have to say: There are some old videos that have been converted to shorts (mostly old memes) automatically by youtube. If you search for them they wont show up. Some times you have to disable the block to finde the videos. I also have a feeling that since shorts have been added its harder to finde stuff through the search on youtube.

[@joseislanio8910]

Lately the KZbin search is very crappy. On the phone, only maybe the first 10 results are related to the search term

[@yasinhenfs4540]

​@@joseislanio8910 omg yea thats so annoying, on my pc its not even 10. its 5 or so, then "recommended" stuff, then 5 again, recommended and so on

[@crypticshadows]

youtube search sucks lately, i can’t find anything without random irrelevant yt shorts and vids with 10 views

[@AlmdudlerSpacniok]

That is exactly what i noticed. When you search for something, you otice some related videos, and then a blast of unrelated shorts, which is hella frustrating

[@Lo1a._]

And when KZbin shows you the unrelated video/short results, it consists of random drama videos, inappropriate or messed up things

[@bungalows242]

People love putting spoilers to shows and movies in the thumbnail and title of shorts but not videos so THANK YOU

[@YoshiAteTooManyYoshiCookies]

In my experience, they also do it for actual videos.

[@musicalsapphire9456]

Aw Yoshi!!!

[@aashishjain4238]

This is great. Thank you so much for this!

[@jack_skeean]

Thanks for the tutorial. Is there anyway to apply this on mobile as well?

[@SnydeX9]

Wish there was something like this for the app...

[@CreativeC13]

If you disable your history they'll go away

[@berriee7848]

Huh really ? ​@@CreativeC13

[@jussihin]

Stayfree app has it

[@Jay-xl3ln]

KZbin enhancer allows you to block shorts on the website also, but I could not find anything for the youtube mobile app. Just delete the app, and download it only when you need it to search for something

[@jelle7]

If you want to remove shorts on the app, click on the three dots and pick "not interested", they won't appear for a while.

[@Chazz155511]

This is great! One of the reasons I discontinued KZbin Premium was the inability to turn off Shorts. I don't want to pay for a product that offers insultingly little control over it and attempts to manipulate me. I also would love the ability to sort my subscription feed. For instance, I'd like to have separate feeds for politics, engineering, music, or tech. There are times when I go months without wanting to see a single political video. Similarly, there are moments when a specific channel posts an excessive amount of content on a topic I'm currently not interested in. If sorting subscriptions was a KZbin Premium feature, I'd gladly pay for it. Then again that kinda feels like extortion. Maybe similar to this script we could build our own user interface for youtube that simply ports the videos over into a layout that respects the user.

[@fmaiabatista]

Might be worth checking the PocketTube extension

[@bencastor9207]

Omg sorting subscription feeds would be great, I do indie game Dev and music production as a hobby and I have to scroll through regular entertainment channels to find the tutorial channels and it's a pain.

[@jam6079]

I agree so hard I’m currently paying for premium and I think it’s completely bullshit I can’t disable shorts on my feed

[@SaboruPpan]

I created separate google account to have different yt accounts as well, one for usual entertaining stuff, and another one for my target languages and learning stuff (different subscriptions, playlists etc), so that my feed would be also kind of curated! But i don't have yt premium for either of them so i don't sure if it's helpful

[@SdoubleA]

​@@jam6079You can with Revanced.

[@HadenMontana]

this was super helpful, thank you! this will save me hours of time and increase my productivity!

[@amberlesschaeve8301]

I really need to thank you for this! These days, it's so easy to get distracted. I can delete the apps from my phone, but I need my laptop to work and I can't just delete something like KZbin, but this makes it way less distracting! This will save me hours!

[@mystixa]

2 main things I dont like about YT shorts. 1. The makers still try to put in all their standard stuff. So now in a 1 minute vid theres the bait, the intro, the promo, the call to action, the outro, something silly, and THEN somewhere towards but not quite at the end is 1 moment of actual content. Instead of having those same things in a 5, 10, 15 minute or longer video that gives me much more content relative to the filler. 2. The try to keep me from having standard controls. So no fwding to the relavent content, no I have to sit through the whole thing to get to that 1 moment. There is an extension to view shorts in the regular player that fixes this bit. So its not as important as the 1st point. Thanks c.t. for making this vid!

[@prplt]

what I don't like about them is that you can't watch them at a faster speed 😬

[@MrTomyCJ]

There's a way to view shorts as normal youtube videos, with all the controls. You just need to put the video URL code in the format of a normal video. I don't know if there's an extension for that.

[@prplt]

@@MrTomyCJ there is and I use it but the problem is that I watch most of the vids on the app 😬

[@doingbettereveryday]

You can fast fwd on cell phone

[@bencastor9207]

On top of that, shorts have been a buggy mess since they were added. They constantly switch to the next video without me swiping. KZbin shorts on paper seemed great, short form content to watch whilst waiting in line or sat on the toilet but in the end you just get clips from the long form vods and you struggle to watch one to completion before it tries to force another video down your throat.

[@sumitsingh-CANDY]

Chris thanks this is a huge contribution in a community ❤

[@CatRekt]

Yeah bro, this is a LIFE SAVER!

[@osfbro]

only for firefox?@@CatRekt

[@Nikotromus]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I've been trying to block them for some time now. They do waste your time and dumb you down. by design.

[@Ellatrice]

Thank you! I needed this. 😌

[@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198]

0:17 That hand sync is so satisfying...

[@OrangeNara2]

Tysm ! Do you know if we can remove KZbin shorts on the mobile app ? :(

[@eduardpajaziti7965]

If you get an answer please share

[@sylph7777]

yes plz 😅

[@Theosaka]

Rez

[@lenalee5516]

Click on "not interested" in all of the shorts you have on your feed then refresh and they'll disappear you'll no longer find them even after closing up the app

[@yashminde4416]

@@lenalee5516 that doesn't work patootie

[@manwhosoldtheworldbyrn1719]

I'm using a translator to write this post, so I apologize for the mistakes, but man, you literally saved me! thank you so much for saving me from those annoying shorts that prevent me from watching adequate long videos! lots of love and likes from russia!💕💕💕💕

[@sh31422]

Man, what a simply amazing video and tool. Thank you very much, this is going to make using youtube so much more enjoyable again. Thank you!

[@otakudoug3663]

I don't usually comment a lot, but I want to show my appreciation for this video! I subconsciously watch KZbin Shorts when it appears on my feed and it makes me waste hours and hours lying on my bed and consuming so much content. This helps a ton, thank you so much :)

[@WrenAkula]

Porter Robinson! :)

[@otakudoug3663]

@@WrenAkula yes!!!

[@pablogorostiaga7149]

I literally cannot thank you enough. This was the first video I watched from you, and I just suscribed as a thank you mode. I've been wanting to do this for ages, I've always hated how much time I spend on shorts, and how little value I get in return. Just know that this video REALLY helps, and I can't wait to share it with my friends. THANK YOU!

[@SamisthaChhari]

Cam you please help me in doing this I can't figure this out

[@blueshoes7519]

Isn't first video too!

[@nagarjuna0]

thank you so much!! i just noticed though that the shorts that still exist are the ones in my "watch later" playlist, but if you remove them they're gone too. so thanks :D

[@JumpingJaggi]

Absolutely remarkable, thank you. Time is of the essence, no offence to any creators who do put efforts into making quality shorts.

[@Dhruv-qw7jf]

This has gotta be one of the most useful 3mins I have watched in a good while.

[@svensantesson2020]

This 3 Minutes will save You about 3 years 😂

[@yolanda6392]

@@svensantesson2020🤣🤣🤣

[@advbad5834]

Can this be done on my phone? Because I don’t KZbin on laptop and I end up scrolling through shorts on my phone which is crossing a limit

[@okanboluk.]

I am looking for that too. If I can find it I will write it down there.

[@advbad5834]

@@trusfratedbrowngirl I don’t use it for long on purpose lmao. But yeah, the reminder might help. Thanks

[@okanboluk.]

Hey I'm trying but thats the problem. I am not that strong to control myself. But I am tryna be

[@ash32_98]

​@@okanboluk. Sameee I come here to study then waste hrs on shorts lol. (Deleted insta cause of that)

[@Theosaka]

Rez

[@shanebagel]

Love this dude - thanks so much man

[@datalaforge]

This is great! I actually have a calendar reminder set up to manually disable shorts once a month but your thing is better! The reason I dislike shorts is I feel that I’m always just a couple of videos away from some really disagreeable content.

[@gonzalofraguasbringas8617]

This is incredible. I love watching youtube videos while I work, listening to video essays, learning about new things, but shorts allways seem yo distract me and waste my time, making me feel hollow inside afterwards. Now, if thete was a way to block them on the mobile app too, I'd be in paradise.

[@seymourbutz6951]

Willpower

[@suelvyssilvabezerra]

Using modified versions of KZbin, such as KZbin revanced extended

[@spacelemur7955]

For listening, try pocasts. Less bandwith too.

[@annien_]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I’ve been researching for a way to block shorts for MONTHS, you have no idea how pleased I was to see this pop up in my recommended!

[@Hibbah25]

thank you! lovely tutorial.

[@jamiemumby]

Absolutely awesome!! Thank you!! 🙏

[@RadioactiveLobster]

This is very easy to customize as well. I don't want the Shorts shelf on the main page, shorts in descriptions or the shorts link on the left bar but I do still want the Shorts tab on a channel's profile so if I do actually want to see the shorts from a specific channel, I can still easily seek them out without having to deal with them elsewhere on the site. Comment out a few lines and bam, it's good to go. Great job.

[@MangaGamified]

I do programming, and sometimes a guide maker had only published a guide for let's say culling but only in shorts format, I still want to see the shorts tab on his profile page but not at my home page or in the side suggestions. Also codes are long and are case sensitive, very often, the guide already moves on to something else, eyeing letter per letter is not as simple as it sounds. On Shorts you can't scrub / seek the timeline, you also cannot slow down like 0.25x speed.

[@TheBigV_008]

Could you help me get that please? I want the exact thing you described; minimise distractions on the main page but not cut out shorts from the channel page...could you provide the modified code if you have already successfully done that?

[@ashutoshkumarkashaudhan07]

It won't work for Smart Phones??

[@RadioactiveLobster]

@@TheBigV_008 You only need to add the sections labeled "! Hide shorts button in sidebar", "! Hide shorts section on homepage", "! Hide shorts in video descriptions", and "! Remove empty spaces in grid"

[@jasminecoca1170]

It's only if you understand in programming XD

[@Yukii0Shogo]

This is great, it works perfectly! Thank you.

[@widesaul6084]

Is it possible to remove it on a phone

[@abhi_shek_saini]

Use KZbin Revanced.

[@rws0504]

Love this, so tired of vertical, tiktok style, short format content. Would've never guessed it was this simple to do, thanks!

[@ducttaperd]

My man, you just saved me so much time and being disapointed in myself for ending up watching shorts again. This is exactly what I needed, I even looked in youtubes settings to see if I could disable them

[@serrael-182]

Thank you!!! Worked well.

[@SeminarChauffeur]

This has really been helpful to me! I wish there'd also be one for facebook reels, it's just as tempting, if not more than yt shorts.

[@SeminarChauffeur]

Update: I tried plugging this into Brave mobile's custom filter and it also worked! Thanks to this I was able to delete my youtube app that has been a cesspit of brainrot shorts and annoying ads. 🥰

[@MrJoas14]

Thanks, Chris… What about cellphone? Is there something to remove shorts from the KZbin app?

[@TrTai]

Definitely appreciated, it used to have a toggle on mobile which is my main weakness. I like checking them out once in a while because there's some informative and fun ones but it's so easy to accidentally be in it and get eye grabbed on something

[@RomanMlejnek]

get Revanced and it can hide the tab (and many other things)

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

​@@RomanMlejnekdo you have to patch that toggle or can you do it in settings?

[@RomanMlejnek]

@@michaelcorcoran8768 make sure to include the patch and then it should be enabled by default but if not, you'll find it in the settings

[@Pgb622]

Great job man , you earned a sub today!

[@hyggeepochplaylists]

thankyou! It actually does work, Ive been wanting to stop this mindless scrolling and become more disciplined, thanks for sharing this

[@ralfred3646]

Sad that you can’t disable them on Mobile

[@axlrosest]

Aside from getting dumber watching shorts, doesn't anyone else feel like really sore after spending too much time on shorts? like all your energy is depleted? One day at school a teacher was talking about that, and i was already at the time in this process of self improvement so i agreed a lot with her, but one thing that she said really struck with me. It was something like "After you finish your work or a difficult task you just want to lay on the couch and rest for a little while, but you bring your phone with you and start scrolling on tik tok. Then time passes and you get up again but you still feel sore, like you haven't rested at all." That felt so relatable, like really, you can't spend too much time in there because your brain kind of goes off and you're just spending time and energy on something completely unproductive. Just wanted to get that out, sorry for my bad grammar, english isn't my first language.

[@Why_do_we_hafta_choose_handle]

dude ikrrrr, few days ago i also felt kinda similar thing, like when im "resting" and scrolling thru shorts, it js makes me even more tired, but after some stuffs like studying or cleaning my room, which obv takes energy, i still, comparatively, feel less tired and exhausted. i hope u get what i mean, ignore my bad english :P

[@Libreom]

both of your English speaking/writing abilities are great guys good job. thank you for trying to learn our language, i wish it wasn’t forced upon so many people knowing how hard of a language it is.

[@Why_do_we_hafta_choose_handle]

@@Libreom omg tysm! and about that forcing stuff, i actually love learning it because it helps me to connect myself to amazing people like u! although sometimes its frustrating cuz i have a minor speech impediment problem if thats what it's called (i have problem with the "s" and "sh" sound) and people here judges other so bad whenever they hear wrong or "weird" english even tho english is not our first language

[@Eternalkanji]

It's due to shortform-content being such amazing triggers of pleasure hormone releasers. Withdrawal from these releases causes withdrawal symptoms, like any addiction does.

[@comfort-and-joy]

I think for me it’s also that I’m vigilant - like I’m not resting, I’m always anticipating what will come next and if I want to swipe away

[@benplaysvr7394]

thank you very much for the quick and easy way to better myself, this will help a lot man thanks

[@Animallover145-p4n]

You are a life saver! Thank you so much! Hopefully, I can get back on track with my life!

[@candicejoe]

I've always wanted this. I hate shorts and I've wanted to remove them. This definitely helped 🙏

[@eymenthug]

When you use mobile it's another story, but hey at least we got revanced

[@thiswasme1]

​@@eymenthugHow can i block it on Revanced?

[@eymenthug]

@@thiswasme1 go to settings then revanced then layouts then try finding shorts stuff and disable all of them I think it doesn't work on extended from my experience just revanced

[@Fahimlol]

Revanced is a life saver, im glad someone reccomended it to me a few weeks ago

[@shriyapandey6341]

Just here to five the reviews after 20 days of stopping that disease of shorts.... it feels to great to hav control of your time again, I am so so grateful for this video..my phone usage and laptop usage hav decreased tremendously and i m moree focused...

[@C0TTAGEC0RE]

thanks so much for this!! it looks way better without shorts.

[@sillysad3198]

this is amazing that somebody addressed this issue, and solved it :) thanks! share share share.

[@Name-ps9fx]

I never watched shorts because my interests are usually covered in the 5-10 minute videos. It wasn't until YT started cramming them in my feed that it became difficult to get rid of them. THANK YOU!

[@theritchie2173]

I've got nothing specifically against KZbin videos which happen to be of quite short duration - sometimes you don't need 8 mins to convey the content - but KZbin Shorts as a format can go jump in a lake (toned down to comply with community-friendly guidelines).

[@Lilly_King]

I completely agree. Honestly if a video about a minute long pops into my feed I instantly click. However if its a short it can go swim in a volcano

[@WaitNoIdidntMean]

Thank you so much for this. I've been trying to cure my addiction to these cancerous videos for so long, and this extremely helping me.

[@lana_del_rey101]

did this work?

[@WaitNoIdidntMean]

@@lana_del_rey101 Worked like a charm.

[@rocky-my5ck]

My man thank you so much for this, i might improve my time now

[@lineax5927]

Thanks! Btw i love your Windows Tool!😄

[@minn5459]

I did that some time ago and I also removed the shorts tab from the android app via vanced as well, it's so much better now

[@davet2859]

Thanks for the video I've been looking at a way to get rid of shorts permanently. I even made a complaint to youtube and spoke to someone to remove them as I am a paying subscriber to youtube and should be able to choose what I watch as I pay to get rid of annoying ads already but now I cant get rid of these annoying shorts. The best 'solution' they offered was the stop for 30 days option which is not a permanent solution. I told them this is not good enough and send my feedback to the developers. The staff member claimed they are working on a solution for people (btw which I don't believe for a second) I mentioned that I am not in the teenage demographic that enjoys this content then they just offered me free youtube for 2 weeks to compensate me. This was very patronising and now seeing this solution why don't they point people in this direction. Well obviously they don't care about their paying customers enough to do this or provide a solution which is not that hard too do. I was seriously thinking of just not paying anymore and installing an adblocker as these annoying shorts ruin the youtube long form experience.

[@audrasimon1]

Thank you so much!! Immediately liked and subscribed. Are you planning to release a phone version?