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No paywalls, no subscriptions, no nonsense.\n\nWORKS ON ALL YOUR DEVICES\nThe only YouTube Shorts blocker available for iPhone, iPad and Mac — all in one free app.\n\nWHAT IT DOES\n- Hides Shorts from your YouTube homepage\n- Removes Shorts from search results\n- Hides the Shorts tab in navigation\n- Hides youtube community posts\n\n\nSIMPLE AND PRIVATE\nShortRemover collects zero data. No analytics, no tracking, no servers. Your browsing stays completely private.\n\nHOW TO ENABLE\n1. Open this app\n2. Go to Safari Settings → Extensions\n3. Enable ShortRemover and allow access to youtube\n\nNOTE: This app only works in safari browser and not in youtube app.\n\nThat's it. 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