Shorts are great when you want them, but they are also designed to pull you into endless swiping. You open YouTube to watch one tutorial and twenty minutes later you are deep in a Shorts loop that has nothing to do with why you came. The homepage and sidebar both push Shorts constantly, and there is no built-in way to turn them off.
This Drop hides Shorts sections across the YouTube interface so your homepage and sidebar stay focused on the full-length videos and channels you actually subscribe to. The site immediately feels calmer when those sections disappear.
You can always navigate to Shorts directly if you are in the mood. This just removes them from the places where they show up uninvited and interrupt what you were doing.
Good to Know
- YouTube UI changes frequently, so element locations may shift over time
- Doesn’t require API credits
Best Use Cases
- Focused learning sessions
- Calmer browsing
- Avoiding unplanned scrolling
- Keeping breaks short on purpose
