Detoxify is a browser extension designed to give you control over your YouTube experience by hiding YouTube Shorts from your home feed, offering a distraction-free, streamlined interface. Currently compatible with Firefox and soon to be available for Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers.
- Hide YouTube Shorts: Remove YouTube Shorts from your home feed for a cleaner browsing experience.
- Privacy-Focused: Operates locally in your browser without collecting or transmitting any user data.
- Firefox: Supported on Manifest V2.
- Chrome: Will support Manifest V3 upon release.
Detoxify is currently available for Firefox browsers.
Detoxify will soon be available for Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers. Stay tuned for updates.
- Install the Detoxify extension from the Firefox Add-ons Store.
- Navigate to YouTube in your browser.
- You can toggle the "Hide Shorts" option in the extension.
Extension on Firefox | Extension on Chrome (Unreleased) |
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As Detoxify is in the testing phase, you may encounter some bugs:
- Shorts May Reappear: YouTube Shorts may reappear after being hidden.
- Toggle Inconsistencies: Toggling the "Hide Shorts" option may not consistently display Shorts correctly.
- If Shorts reappear, try toggling the "Hide Shorts" option on and off several times to refresh the visibility settings.
- If the issue persists, please open an issue to report the problem.
Due to differences in extension APIs and event-handling mechanisms between Firefox and Chromium browsers, some features may require specific adjustments to ensure consistent functionality across both platforms. I am actively working on improving compatibility for a smoother experience.
We are planning the following improvements:
- Bug Fixes: Resolve the issue preventing Shorts from reappearing correctly after toggling.
- Extended Functionality: Extend Shorts-hiding functionality to YouTube search results and other areas.
- Filter Options: Add options to filter feed videos based on selected tags.
- UI/UX Enhancements: Improve the user interface for a more intuitive experience.
- Hide Playables: Introduce an option to hide playable ads (for YouTube Premium users).
These enhancements aim to provide greater control over your YouTube experience, focusing on a customizable, ad-free, and distraction-free interface.
Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and submit a pull request with your improvements.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
If you encounter any issues or have suggestions, please open an issue on GitHub or contact us directly at [email protected].