Youtube-shorts block Chrome Extension Analysis
Automation & Workflow EfficiencyChrome extension ID: jiaopdjbehhjgokpphdfgmapkobbnmjp
A utility extension that allows users to play YouTube Shorts as standard videos. It includes features to redirect Shorts URLs, hide the Shorts tab, and remove Shorts feeds from the interface.
Overview
Installs
300K+
Rating
★ 4.5
1,032 reviews
Languages
8 locales
Includes Deutsch, English, Türkçe, français...
Market analysis
Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.
Macro category
Automation & Workflow Efficiency
Pricing friction
Low review signal
Complaint intensity
Moderate review signal
Listing positioning
The product is positioned as a solution to the poor PC optimization of the YouTube Shorts UI. It claims to improve the user experience by redirecting Shorts to the regular video player and providing options to hide Shorts-related elements.
Inferred product pattern
UI Modifier and URL Redirector
Review-backed pain points
Users report a severe bug that prevents them from expanding or viewing comment replies across the entire YouTube platform, including regular videos and community posts.
Observed feature gaps
Instant redirection without a page refresh; fix for side-effect bugs affecting the global YouTube comment system.
- YouTube desktop users
- Users seeking to avoid the Shorts UI
- Productivity-focused viewers
- Watching Shorts in the standard YouTube player
- Removing Shorts distractions from the homepage
- Hiding the Shorts tab in the sidebar
- Effective redirection to regular player
- Successful blocking of Shorts in search
- Useful conversion button in the Shorts window
- Critical bug breaking comment replies
- Performance lag caused by page refreshing
- Unintended hiding of watch history Shorts
- Performance complaints detected
- No pricing friction observed as the tool appears to be free.
Support
No direct support complaints, though multiple users report long-standing bugs.
Reliability
Significant reliability issues where the extension breaks core YouTube functionality (comment replies) even when not interacting with Shorts.
Privacy
No privacy or security complaints observed.
- Free usage observed
- No account requirement observed
- Free plan or free usage claimed
Store listing facts
- Screenshots: 3
- Videos: 0
- Languages: 8
- Developer contact
- Version: 1.5.5
- Size: 34.88KiB
- Last updated:
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