Introducing Shorts Deflector

YouTube thinks that Shorts belong on the desktop
They're wrong. As Shorts is a mobile-optimized format, its player lacks many features of the desktop one. YouTube shoves Shorts into our faces through the home page, subscriptions, Explore category, and of course, the Shorts tab. Enough is enough.

Seamlessly play YouTube Shorts with the normal desktop interface

 Install Shorts Deflector once and never deal with the Shorts player ever again
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Move the slider to compare the differences between the desktop and shorts video player

Minimal and effective user interface

 A simple user interface that doesn't have twenty submenus
User interface of Shorts Deflector in light mode User interface of Shorts Deflector in dark mode

An open source project

 Available under the MIT license for all to use, build, and extend
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Ready to get started?

 Add Shorts Deflector from your preferred source
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The Chrome Web Store is compatible with Chromium based browsers. This includes Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, and many more.
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Firefox Add-ons is the best place to get extensions for Firefox. Builds for Firefox are now in parity with Chromium.
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Builds of Shorts Deflector are available through GitHub Releases. This option allows you to get the .zip files.

Bugs? Questions? Suggestions?

 Easily get support through your preferred method
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Easily ask, suggest, or report anything through the support tab on the Chrome Web Store.
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Ask, suggest or report anything by creating a GitHub issue. You can choose from a variety of templates to get you started.