Block YouTube Shorts and get your feed and time back
UnLoop hides YouTube Shorts from your feeds and opens Shorts links in the normal player. Free on Chrome, iPhone and Mac. Pro adds focus mode, schedules and more.
On YouTube, UnLoop works in Chrome and in Safari on iPhone and Mac, not inside the YouTube app.
The extension and apps collect no data and use no third-party tracking.
Read the privacy policySee what UnLoop removes
Without UnLoop
With UnLoop
On a drawn feed, a row of Shorts sits between the videos. With UnLoop on, the row is gone and the feed closes up.
Hiding Shorts from feeds is free on Chrome, iPhone and Mac.
What UnLoop blocks, and where it works
For YouTube, UnLoop works in Chrome and in Safari. It does not change the YouTube app. The table shows each feature by Chrome, iPhone and Mac.
Without UnLoop
With UnLoop
| What it blocks | Chrome | iPhone | Mac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hide Shorts from feeds | Chrome: Free | iPhone: Free, in Safari | Mac: Free, in Safari |
| Open Shorts links in the normal player | Chrome: Free | iPhone: Free, in Safari | Mac: Free, in Safari |
| Hide the Shorts tab | Chrome: Free, off until you turn it on | iPhone: Not available, Chrome only | Mac: Not available, Chrome only |
| Hide recommendations and comments | Chrome: Not available | iPhone: Pro, in Safari | Mac: Pro, in Safari |
| Block Reels on Instagram and Facebook | Chrome: Not available | iPhone: Pro | Mac: Pro |
| Block TikTok | Chrome: Not available | iPhone: Pro | Mac: Pro |
Setup and details
- iPhone and Mac
What is free and what is Pro
Pro adds more tools on iPhone and Mac, and one Apple subscription covers both.
The Chrome extension is free and does not include Pro features.
See the App Store subscription screen for price and terms.
Without UnLoop
With UnLoop
| Feature | What it does | Platforms | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free, in Chrome and in Safari on iPhone and Mac | |||
| Hide Shorts from feeds | What it does: Removes Shorts shelves and videos that link to Shorts from the lists YouTube shows, such as home, search results and subscription grids. | Platforms: Chrome, iPhone, Mac | Tier: Free |
| Open Shorts links in the normal player | What it does: Redirects a Shorts link to the regular watch page so the video plays like any other. | Platforms: Chrome, iPhone, Mac | Tier: Free |
| Hide the Shorts tab | What it does: Hides YouTube's sidebar Shorts entry and the Shorts tab on YouTube's mobile site. It is off until you turn it on in the popup. | Platforms: Chrome | Tier: Free |
| Pro, on iPhone and Mac | |||
| Hide recommendations and comments | What it does: Hides suggested videos and comments on YouTube in Safari. | Platforms: iPhone, Mac | Tier: Pro |
| Focus mode | What it does: Keeps blocking on until you turn it off. | Platforms: iPhone, Mac | Tier: Pro |
| Schedules | What it does: Turns blocking on and off automatically at the times you choose. | Platforms: iPhone, Mac | Tier: Pro |
| Block Reels on Instagram and Facebook | What it does: Hides Reels on Instagram and Facebook. | Platforms: iPhone, Mac | Tier: Pro |
| Block TikTok | What it does: Blocks TikTok. | Platforms: iPhone, Mac | Tier: Pro |
| Streaks | What it does: Counts your streak of days in a row. | Platforms: iPhone, Mac | Tier: Pro |
| Time-saved stats | What it does: Shows an estimate of the time you got back. | Platforms: iPhone, Mac | Tier: Pro |
Find the page for your question
- Stop watching YouTube Shorts
For when one video keeps turning into an hour.
- Block Shorts for kids on YouTube
How UnLoop works next to YouTube's own parental controls.
- Block Shorts while studying
Focus mode, schedules and streaks, all in Pro.
- Hide YouTube recommendations and comments
What Pro adds in Safari on iPhone and Mac.
- Remove Shorts from YouTube
The ways to remove Shorts, compared, with their limits.
- Hide the Shorts tab
Free, in Chrome only.
What UnLoop asks for and what it records
- Extension permission: storage
- Saves your settings on your device so your choices are remembered between visits.
- Extension permission: Access to YouTube pages
- Lets the extension hide Shorts on YouTube.
- Extension and apps
- The extension and apps collect no data and use no third-party tracking.
- This website
- This website uses Vercel Web Analytics, which records anonymous page views and install-button clicks, without cookies.
Questions people ask before installing
Short answers on where UnLoop works, what is free and what the extension and apps collect.
Does UnLoop block Shorts inside the YouTube app?
How do I block YouTube Shorts in Chrome?
Can I block YouTube Shorts on iPhone?
What is free and what is Pro?
What do the extension and apps collect?
Does UnLoop replace YouTube's parental controls?
Can UnLoop block Reels and TikTok?
How does one subscription cover iPhone and Mac?
Choose where to install UnLoop
Hiding Shorts is free in Chrome and in Safari on iPhone and Mac.
Free, in Chrome.
Free to hide Shorts in Safari. Pro adds focus mode and schedules.
Free to hide Shorts in Safari. One Pro subscription covers iPhone and Mac.