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YouTube Shorts Were Stealing My Time, So I Built a Chrome Extension to Kill Them

The Problem

I work a regular 9-to-5 and code as a hobby. With limited time, YouTube Shorts was a real problem. I'd open YouTube to watch a specific video and 30 minutes later find myself in a Shorts rabbit hole.

I tried YouTube's built-in settings — hitting "Not Interested" on every Short. It doesn't work.

The Solution

YouTube Shorts Killer — removes Shorts from YouTube completely.

What It Does

  • Removes Shorts from homepage, search results, and recommendations
  • Includes an on/off toggle

Built entirely with AI assistance — Claude and ChatGPT. Without AI, I would have given up halfway.

I've been using it for months. YouTube feels like it used to.

🔗 YouTube Shorts Killer

Are you struggling with YouTube Shorts too?

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