A Safari extension that blocks YouTube Shorts — in the sidebar, the home feed, search results, recommendations, and on /shorts/ pages.
- Hides the Shorts entry in the YouTube sidebar navigation
- Removes Shorts shelves from the home feed
- Hides individual Short items in feeds, search results, and recommendations
- Redirects
/shorts/pages back to the YouTube homepage - Works on all YouTube domains (
youtube.com,m.youtube.com,music.youtube.com) - Simple one-click on/off toggle in the popup
- Handles YouTube's SPA navigation (single-page app)
- Automatic updates via Sparkle (stable + beta channel)
⚠️ macOS Gatekeeper: ShortBlock is not notarized by Apple. macOS will block both the DMG and the app with a security warning — this is expected. Follow the steps below to allow them. Once installed, updates via Sparkle work without this workaround.
- Download the latest
ShortBlock.dmgfrom Releases - Try to open the DMG — macOS will block it with "cannot be opened because it is from an unidentified developer"
- Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down and click "Open Anyway"
- Open the DMG again and drag
ShortBlock.appto your Applications folder
- Try to open
ShortBlock.app— macOS will block it again with the same warning- Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down and click "Open Anyway"
- Open the app again — it will guide you to enable the Safari extension
- Enable ShortBlock in Safari → Settings → Extensions
Updating: Open the ShortBlock app occasionally — Sparkle checks for updates automatically (once per day).
- macOS 13.5 or later
- Safari 16 or later
See BUILD.md for instructions on building from source, releasing, and configuring repository secrets.
- Code reviews and suggestions welcome
- Bug reports via Issues
- Feature improvements via Pull Requests
If you find ShortBlock helpful, consider supporting its development:
- Licensed under GNU GPLv3 — see LICENSE file
- No personal data collection — see Privacy Policy
- Inspired by AutoPiP
- Built with Safari Web Extension technology
Created by vordenken
This project was developed with the assistance of AI.