Comment by liquidise
16 days ago
Unhook[1] has been my go-to for this. Gives full customization over shorts, recommendations, comments, etc.
1a: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-recom...
1b: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/unhook-remove-youtu...
Sadly, it hasn't been updated since 2024 and is slowly breaking. Haven't found a good replacement yet.
I keep Control Panel for YouTube [1] up to date with the latest YouTube shenanigans. Most recently: restoring the Related sidebar layout with the giant thumbs, if you're not hiding them.
Shorts are hidden and redirected if you land on one externally by default, and it _was_ also restoring the sort by Upload date filter UI, until YouTube went and killed that in the API ;_;
[1] https://soitis.dev/control-panel-for-youtube
>Remove the pink gradient from progress bars
How do I do that without an entire addon? This pink gradient irritates me so much.
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YouTube killing he sort by upload date made me furious.
I feel like the only fight back is boycotting.
Unhook is solid. I’m building Maxxmod [1] (shameless plug). The goal is similar in spirit, but with more granular control, a structured admin panel with live previews.
Still in development, but feedback from the HN crowd is very welcome. The site includes interactive prototypes and screenshots that give a clear picture of what it’s aiming to become.
[1] https://maxxmod.com
> Unhook is solid.
Last updated 2 years ago (Apr 12, 2024)
You’re right, Unhook does look abandoned.
Sorry, I initially mixed it up Unhook with UnTrap [1] because of the similar name. UnTrap's Chrome version seems maintained (February 2026 [2]), while the Firefox version seems abandoned too (December 2024 [3]).
One of my goals with Maxxmod is to avoid that abandonment pattern.
[1] https://untrap.app
[2] https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/untrap-%E2%80%93-re...
[3] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/untrap-for-yo...
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For anyone whose Unhook has stopped working, I cannot recommend Youtube Redux enough. I originally installed it because I hate the new layout, but it is amazing in all the options it allows, including disabling infinite scroll and removing shorts altogether.
Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-redux...
Some of the Unhook options are broken nowadays I think. Its that or one of my other 10 YouTube extensions I now have to deshittify that damn page. Disable translate, SponsorBlock, Disable AutoPlay, some better thumbnail thing..
You should check out dearrow as well. Gets rid of clickbait titles and thumbnails
Does it still work for you? Unhook hasn't been updated in years and doesn't work for shorts anymore, on Firefox. It's still worth it to get rid of the suggested videos though.
It still works for me in Brave. While we're on the topic of "Unhooking" I also like to recommend the DeArrow[1] extension for YouTube.
1: https://dearrow.ajay.app/
It works fine for me, I have not noticed degradation
> doesn't work for shorts anymore, on Firefox
I do get shorts in search results, but if I click they do not load (the audio plays but no video). For the purposes it fills, that blocks them enough for me.
I clicked comments to say the same thing. Can recommend