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Chrome extension by PYROCTAL · Productivity · Tools

  • Established publisher

A Chrome extension in Productivity · Tools with 80 users, barely installed. Audience over the last 30 days: +10.

Specific sites only: 1 match pattern.

What the developer says, and 5 screenshots

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Users
80
Rating
not rated yet
Users, last 30 days
+10
Version
2.2.0
Updated in the store
2026-10-24
Published
2026-03-25
Manifest
V3
Browser access
1 permission, 1 site pattern

How it has moved

Users
+10 since 12.10
69-80 · 18 readings
2026-10-24: released 2.2.02026-10-24: gained the good publisher record badge
  1. 2026-10-1671
  2. 2026-10-1774
  3. 2026-10-1875
  4. 2026-10-2074
  5. 2026-10-2175
  6. 2026-10-2270
  7. 2026-10-2369
  8. 2026-10-2470released 2.2.0gained the good publisher record badge
  9. 2026-10-2571
  10. 2026-10-2870
  11. 2026-10-2972
  12. 2026-10-3073
  13. 2026-11-0171
  14. 2026-11-0474
  15. 2026-11-0773
  16. 2026-11-0876
  17. 2026-11-0977
  18. 2026-11-1180
Users
+25 since 01.09
55-80 · 34 readings
2026-10-24: released 2.2.02026-10-24: gained the good publisher record badge
  1. 2026-09-0155
  2. 2026-09-0259
  3. 2026-09-0764
  4. 2026-09-0865
  5. 2026-09-1062
  6. 2026-09-1359
  7. 2026-09-1557
  8. 2026-09-1756
  9. 2026-09-2160
  10. 2026-09-2556
  11. 2026-09-2758
  12. 2026-10-0467
  13. 2026-10-0870
  14. 2026-10-0971
  15. 2026-10-1072
  16. 2026-10-1170
  17. 2026-10-1671
  18. 2026-10-1774
  19. 2026-10-1875
  20. 2026-10-2074
  21. 2026-10-2175
  22. 2026-10-2270
  23. 2026-10-2369
  24. 2026-10-2470released 2.2.0gained the good publisher record badge
  25. 2026-10-2571
  26. 2026-10-2870
  27. 2026-10-2972
  28. 2026-10-3073
  29. 2026-11-0171
  30. 2026-11-0474
  31. 2026-11-0773
  32. 2026-11-0876
  33. 2026-11-0977
  34. 2026-11-1180

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What it can reach

Specific sites only: 1 match pattern.

  • *://www.youtube.com/*
  • Store data in your browser storage

The full permission history for this extension

Version history

  1. Version 2.2.0

What changed recently

  1. Package size changed
  2. Store description rewritten (89 → 125 characters)
  3. Gained the Established publisher badge
Show the remaining 2
  1. Renamed from "YouTube Hide Shorts" to "Hide YouTube Shorts — Block & Remove Shorts from Your Feed"
  2. Released version 2.2.0 (was 2.0.5)

The publisher

PYROCTAL publishes 26 listings we track, 12k users between them. Listed website: pyroctal.com.

  1. YouTube Auto Quality — Always Play Videos in HD, 1080p or 4K PYROCTAL · Productivity · Tools · published 2026-03-27 5k users ★ 4.5
  2. Save image as JPEG — Right-Click JPG Converter PYROCTAL · Productivity · Tools · published 2026-06-09 1k users ★ 5.0
  3. Save image as PNG — Background Remover for Transparent Cutouts PYROCTAL · Productivity · Tools · published 2026-04-12 1k users ★ 4.2
Show 5 more from this publisher
  1. Full Page Screenshot — Save Entire Webpage as PNG PYROCTAL · Productivity · Tools · published 2026-04-07 851 users ★ 3.0
  2. Auto Scroll Down — Simple Autoscroll for Any Page PYROCTAL · Productivity · Tools · published 2026-04-06 649 users ★ 3.0
  3. Low Vision Magnifier — Screen Zoom & Reading Lens PYROCTAL · Make Chrome Yours · Accessibility · published 2026-04-04 459 users ★ 3.7
  4. Simple Color Picker — Zoom Eyedropper with History PYROCTAL · Productivity · Developer · published 2026-04-07 458 users
  5. Remove Background in One Click — Save Transparent PNG Offline PYROCTAL · Lifestyle · Art · published 2026-04-10 334 users ★ 5.0

Like this one

Listings the catalog judges closest in what they say they do.

  1. YouTube Shorts Remover Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 17 users
  2. Hide YouTube Shorts Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 5 users
  3. ShortsOff - YouTube Shorts Blocker Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 83 users ★ 5.0
  4. Hide YouTube Shorts Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 18 users ★ 5.0
  5. YouTube Shorts Blocker – Hide & Disable Shorts Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 789 users ★ 5.0

The top 5 only. The full comparison, with why each one is close, is on the alternatives page; ranking a whole neighbourhood by your own criteria is in the app.

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