Remove all references to YouTube Shorts from the home page, sidebar, and newly loaded content. Any shorts are redirected to the /watch equivalent.
// ==UserScript==
// @name Begone YouTube Shorts
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @description Remove all references to YouTube Shorts from the home page, sidebar, and newly loaded content. Any shorts are redirected to the /watch equivalent.
// @version 2027-06-12
// @author Brendan Moore
// @match https://www.youtube.com/*
// @match https://m.youtube.com/*
// @icon https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=youtube.com
// @grant none
// @license MIT
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
let executionCount = 0;
// Cache mapping img.src -> boolean (true if portrait, false if landscape)
const imgRatioCache = new Map();
function removeShorts() {
executionCount++;
//console.log('executionCount', executionCount);
// --- mobile (m.youtube.com) ---------------------------------------------
// 1) Remove whole Shorts shelves
document.querySelectorAll('ytm-reel-shelf-renderer').forEach(el => el.remove());
// 2) Remove individual Short cards wherever they appear
document
.querySelectorAll('ytm-video-with-context-renderer, ytm-compact-video-renderer, ytm-rich-item-renderer')
.forEach(card => {
if (card.querySelector('[data-style="SHORTS"], [aria-label="Shorts"]')) {
card.remove();
}
});
// 3) Remove the Shorts button in the bottom nav
document.querySelectorAll('.pivot-shorts')
.forEach(btn => btn.closest('ytm-pivot-bar-item-renderer')?.remove());
// --- desktop (www.youtube.com) ---------------------------------------------
// 1) Remove entire "Shorts" shelves
document.querySelectorAll(
'ytd-rich-shelf-renderer[is-shorts], ytd-rich-shelf-renderer, ytd-reel-shelf-renderer'
).forEach(shelf => {
const title = shelf.querySelector('#title')?.textContent.trim();
if (shelf.hasAttribute('is-shorts') || title === 'Shorts') {
shelf.remove();
}
});
// 2) Remove individual Shorts lockups
document.querySelectorAll('ytm-shorts-lockup-view-model-v2').forEach(lockup => {
const item = lockup.closest('ytd-rich-item-renderer');
(item || lockup).remove();
});
const MAX_CACHE_SIZE = 1000, CACHE_PRUNE_AMT = 200;
// 3) Fallback: any video thumbnail taller than it is wide (cached by src)
document.querySelectorAll('ytd-rich-item-renderer').forEach(item => {
const img = item.querySelector('img');
if (!img) return;
const src = img.src;
let isPortrait = imgRatioCache.get(src);
if (isPortrait === undefined) {
const rect = img.getBoundingClientRect();
isPortrait = rect.height > rect.width;
imgRatioCache.set(src, isPortrait);
// Prune cache when it grows too large
if (imgRatioCache.size > MAX_CACHE_SIZE) {
const keys = imgRatioCache.keys();
console.log('pruning cache');
// Remove oldest entries until size is back under 800
while (imgRatioCache.size > MAX_CACHE_SIZE - CACHE_PRUNE_AMT) {
imgRatioCache.delete(keys.next().value);
}
console.log(imgRatioCache.size);
}
}
if (isPortrait) {
item.remove();
}
});
}
function removeSidebarShortsWithRetries() {
let attempts = 0;
const maxAttempts = 20;
const interval = 16; // ms
const timer = setInterval(() => {
attempts++;
const entries = [
...document.querySelectorAll('ytd-guide-entry-renderer'),
...document.querySelectorAll('ytd-mini-guide-entry-renderer')
];
entries.forEach(entry => {
const text = entry.textContent.trim();
const href = entry.querySelector('a')?.href || '';
if (text.includes('Shorts') || href.includes('/shorts')) {
entry.remove();
}
});
if (attempts >= maxAttempts) {
clearInterval(timer);
}
}, interval);
}
// —— throttle / queue system ——
let pendingRemoval = false;
let throttleTimer = null;
const THROTTLE_MS = 500;
function scheduleRemoveShorts() {
pendingRemoval = true;
if (!throttleTimer) {
throttleTimer = setTimeout(() => {
if (pendingRemoval) {
removeShorts();
pendingRemoval = false;
}
throttleTimer = null;
}, THROTTLE_MS);
}
}
// —— Guide-button listener with retry ——
function attachGuideButtonListener() {
let attempts = 0;
const maxAttempts = 20;
const interval = 200; // ms
const timer = setInterval(() => {
attempts++;
const btn = document.getElementById('guide-button');
if (btn) {
btn.addEventListener('click', () => {
removeSidebarShortsWithRetries();
});
clearInterval(timer);
} else if (attempts >= maxAttempts) {
clearInterval(timer);
}
}, interval);
}
// —— SPA-aware / full-load redirect for /shorts/ URLs ——
function redirectShorts() {
const m = location.pathname.match(/^\/shorts\/([^/?]+)/);
if (m && m[1]) {
const vid = m[1];
window.location.replace(`https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=${vid}`);
}
}
function hookNavigationEvents() {
['pushState', 'replaceState'].forEach(fn => {
const orig = history[fn];
history[fn] = function(...args) {
const rv = orig.apply(this, args);
redirectShorts();
return rv;
};
});
window.addEventListener('popstate', redirectShorts);
document.addEventListener('yt-navigate-finish', redirectShorts);
}
// —— initialization ——
removeShorts();
removeSidebarShortsWithRetries();
scheduleRemoveShorts();
attachGuideButtonListener();
hookNavigationEvents();
// Watch for dynamically added content, but throttle calls
new MutationObserver(scheduleRemoveShorts).observe(document.body, {
childList: true,
subtree: true
});
// Also check redirects on full load
redirectShorts();
})();