A Chrome extension that filters out YouTube Shorts content to provide a distraction-free browsing experience.

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Hide Shorts Extension

Hide Shorts: Elevate Your YouTube Experience with a Simple Toggle

In today's digital landscape, the luxury of choice is often overlooked. Enter Hide Shorts—a Chrome extension by Quiply designed to empower users in curating a personalized YouTube experience. With a simple ON/OFF button, this extension aims to eliminate distractions and enhance your online journey, making it perfect for those who value focused content consumption.

What Does Hide Shorts Do?
Hide Shorts comes with a straightforward ON/OFF toggle that works seamlessly in the background to filter out YouTube Shorts from your search results and suggested videos. When toggled ON, you won't see a single short video, allowing you to zero in on the content that truly matters to you. Whether you're a student seeking educational material, a professional in search of industry knowledge, or an individual who simply prefers long-form content, Hide Shorts promises a tailored YouTube experience.

Why Should You Install Hide Shorts?
Simplicity: With an easy-to-use ON/OFF button, controlling your YouTube experience has never been more straightforward. No complicated settings or configurations.

Prioritize Your Interests: Choose what deserves your attention by filtering out short-form distractions, and engage with content that aligns with your goals.

Boost Productivity: Minimize disruptions and stay on track by removing irrelevant content, allowing for a focused and efficient browsing experience.

Enhanced User Experience: The extension not only removes distractions but also optimizes your search results, making your YouTube experience more meaningful and aligned with your needs.

Time Efficiency: Avoid endless scrolling and wasted minutes. Hide Shorts lets you get straight to the content you're interested in, saving you valuable time.

Adaptable: Tailor your online space according to your preferences. Whether you're a digital minimalist or a power user, Hide Shorts is versatile enough to meet a wide range of needs.

How Does It Work?
Installing Hide Shorts is a breeze. Once the extension is active, a simple ON/OFF toggle will appear in your browser. This button gives you full control over the extension's feature: when toggled ON, YouTube Shorts are automatically filtered out from your search results and recommended videos. You can easily toggle it OFF whenever you want to see Shorts again.

Your Experience, Your Choice
Hide Shorts is not just a product; it's a tool that gives you the agency to shape your digital environment. In a world increasingly driven by attention-grabbing algorithms, this Chrome extension serves as a breath of fresh air—a means to reclaim your focus and digital well-being.

Embrace the luxury of a personalized, distraction-free YouTube experience. Install Hide Shorts today and be in complete control of your online life.
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Hide Shorts extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Hide Shorts extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Hide Shorts extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Hide Shorts extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Hide Shorts extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Hide Shorts extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Hide Shorts Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Hide Shorts extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Hide Shorts extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Hide Shorts extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Hide Shorts extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Hide Shorts extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Hide Shorts extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Hide Shorts extension file

Select and download the Hide Shorts extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Hide Shorts extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Hide Shorts extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Hide Shorts extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Hide Shorts extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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