How to Block YouTube Shorts (Permanently, for Free)
Last updated: August 2026
Quick answer: Install the free Dehook extension, open its popup, and turn on the Hide Shorts toggle. The Shorts shelf disappears from your homepage, search, and subscriptions, and stays gone. Unlike YouTube’s built-in Show fewer Shorts, it does not reset after a month.
YouTube used to have a setting to turn Shorts off, then removed it. Today the only native control is Show fewer Shorts, and it expires after about 30 days. There is no permanent off switch inside YouTube itself, which is why most people reach for a browser extension.
Where Shorts get hidden
Once the toggle is on, Dehook removes Shorts shelves everywhere YouTube shows them: the homepage, search results, and your subscriptions feed. You keep normal videos; only the Shorts format is filtered out.
Want to go further?
Dehook is an AI-powered feed filter, so hiding Shorts is just the start. You can also block whole topics like politics or gossip, block specific channels, hide videos in languages you do not speak, and replace your algorithmic homepage with your subscriptions.
Block Shorts in 4 steps
- Install Dehook. Add the free extension to Chrome, Edge, Brave, or any Chromium browser.
- Open the popup. Click the Dehook icon in your browser's toolbar.
- Turn on Hide Shorts. Flip the toggle shown below.
- Reload YouTube. Refresh your tab. Every Shorts shelf is gone.
Dehook↑ the one toggle you need
The Hide Shorts toggle in the Dehook popup.
FAQ
Can you block YouTube Shorts permanently?
Yes. YouTube’s own Show fewer Shorts option only lasts about 30 days, then the shelf quietly returns. Dehook removes the shelf every time a page loads, so it stays gone until you switch the toggle off.
Does it work in search and subscriptions too?
Yes. Dehook removes Shorts shelves on the homepage, in search results, and in the subscriptions feed, not just one place.
Can I block YouTube Shorts on my phone?
Browser extensions run on desktop and laptop browsers. The mobile YouTube app does not support extensions, so the cleanest options are watching YouTube in a desktop browser or using your phone’s screen-time controls.
Is Dehook free?
Yes. Hiding Shorts needs no account and no setup beyond installing the extension and flipping one toggle.