Hide YouTube recommendations and comments

What is hidden, where it works, what the extension asks for and what UnLoop leaves alone.

To hide YouTube recommendations and comments, use UnLoop Pro in Safari on iPhone or Mac. It hides suggested videos and comments on YouTube in Safari. It is not in the Chrome extension.

This page is for people who read permission lists. It shows what each feature does, which platform it works on, what the Chrome extension asks for and where UnLoop stops.

Choose where to install UnLoop

Add UnLoop to Chrome

Free, in Chrome.

Download UnLoop for iPhone

Free to hide Shorts in Safari. Pro adds focus mode and schedules.

Download UnLoop for Mac

Free to hide Shorts in Safari. One Pro subscription covers iPhone and Mac.

What is hidden, and what is not

The table lists every feature, the platforms it works on and whether it is free or Pro.

Without UnLoop

With UnLoop

With Pro, YouTube in Safari on iPhone and Mac can hide the recommendations and comments around a video.

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

What the extension asks for and what it records

These are the permissions of the Chrome extension.

The extension and apps collect no data and use no third-party tracking.

This website uses Vercel Web Analytics, which records anonymous page views and install-button clicks, without cookies.

storage: Saves your settings on your device so your choices are remembered between visits.
Access to YouTube pages: Lets the extension hide Shorts on YouTube.

UnLoop and YouTube's own settings, side by side

This table compares UnLoop in Chrome, UnLoop in Safari and YouTube's own settings. YouTube has its own settings, and UnLoop is separate from them.

Method	Where it works	What it does	Tier
UnLoop in Chrome	Where it works: Chrome	What it does: Hide Shorts from feeds, Open Shorts links in the normal player, and Hide the Shorts tab.	Tier: Free
UnLoop in Safari on iPhone and Mac	Where it works: Safari on iPhone and Mac, not inside the YouTube app	What it does: Free: Hide Shorts from feeds and Open Shorts links in the normal player. Pro adds the other features in the table above, including Hide recommendations and comments.	Tier: Free and Pro
YouTube's own settings	Where it works: In YouTube	What it does: YouTube has its own settings. UnLoop is separate from them. Check YouTube Help for what they cover.	Tier: Not part of UnLoop

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Limits

UnLoop works in Chrome and in Safari. It does not change the YouTube app, and Safari extensions do not work inside it.
Hide the Shorts tab works in Chrome only.
Hide recommendations and comments works on YouTube in Safari on iPhone and Mac, and it is a Pro feature. The Chrome extension does not include it.
Block Reels on Instagram and Facebook and Block TikTok are Pro features on iPhone and Mac.
There is no Android app.

Read how to hide the Shorts tab in Chrome

Questions about Pro, permissions and other Shorts blockers

Short answers on what is free, what Pro hides and how UnLoop differs from other Shorts blockers.

What is free and what is Pro?

The Chrome extension is free: hide Shorts from feeds, open Shorts links in the normal player and hide the Shorts tab. On iPhone and Mac, hide Shorts from feeds and open Shorts links in the normal player are free too. Pro, on iPhone and Mac, adds hide recommendations and comments, focus mode, schedules, block Reels on Instagram and Facebook, block TikTok, streaks and time-saved stats. See the App Store subscription screen for price and terms.

Can UnLoop hide recommendations and comments?

Yes, with Pro, in YouTube in Safari on iPhone and Mac. Hide recommendations and comments clears suggested videos and the comment section so a video is just the video. The free Chrome extension does not include it.

Does the Chrome extension include Pro?

No. The Chrome extension is free and does not include Pro features. Pro is on iPhone and Mac.

What do the extension and apps collect?

The extension and apps collect no data and use no third-party tracking. In Chrome, the extension asks for storage, which saves your settings on your device so your choices are remembered between visits, and for access to YouTube pages, where it hides Shorts. This website is separate: it uses Vercel Web Analytics, which records anonymous page views and install-button clicks, without cookies.

How is UnLoop different from other Shorts blockers?

Many Shorts blockers hide Shorts from feeds in Chrome. UnLoop's free features do the same. UnLoop also works in Safari on iPhone and Mac, adds Pro features, and states its permissions and what it collects on this site. Compare the permissions and data statements on each store listing before you install.

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Choose your platform

Hiding Shorts is free in Chrome and in Safari on iPhone and Mac.

Pro adds more tools on iPhone and Mac, and one Apple subscription covers both.

Read questions about Pro