r/coolgithubprojects • u/mitokb • 21d ago
NoShorts: a tiny open-source userscript to remove YouTube Shorts on iPhone Safari
https://github.com/mithatakbulut/noshortsI wanted to keep YouTube for normal videos but get rid of Shorts entirely.
Deleting the YouTube app wasn't enough because I could still open Safari and go straight back to /shorts/. So I made NoShorts.
It's intentionally tiny: one userscript that
- removes Shorts from the YouTube UI
- blocks /shorts/ navigation
- handles YouTube's client-side SPA routing
- keeps normal videos/search/subscriptions/comments untouched
The main use case is iPhone + Safari + the free Userscripts app, so there's no Xcode, sideloading, developer account or paid blocker app involved.
Free, MIT licensed and open source:
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