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Hide Shorts and Playables from YouTube while keeping optional Shorts access on creator channels. YouTube Essentials removes distracting content from YouTube while keeping the videos you actually want to watch. Hide Shorts from navigation, search results, and recommendations, remove Playables from the home feed, and optionally keep Shorts available when you deliberately visit a creator's channel. The extension is lightweight and privacy-friendly: no account, no analytics, no tracking, no external requests. Your preferences stay locally in your browser. Features: Hide YouTube Shorts from navigation and recommendations Hide Shorts from search results Optionally allow Shorts on creator channel pages Hide YouTube Playables Light, dark, and system themes Local-only settings No tracking or data collection YouTube, minus the noise.
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