The main objective of this project is to make YouTube cleaner, less cluttered, and more enjoyable to use. It focuses on removing distracting elements, algorithmic clutter, and layout anomalies.
Planned future updates: Custom user themes (skins) and tailored user scripts to further enhance or customize the layout.
This repository contains a curated collection of custom uBlock Origin rules specifically crafted for YouTube. It targets and eliminates irritating interface elements, clutter, and layout shifts that remain after standard ad blocking.
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Thank you so much for using my filters! If you notice any bugs, layout breaks, or have improvements, please open an Issue or a Pull Request with your solution. I will gladly merge it into the main list. Enjoy a cleaner YouTube!
Click the badge below to automatically import and subscribe to the filter list in uBlock Origin:
- Copy the raw filter link:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/a111et/ublock-yt/refs/heads/main/ublock-YT-Clinin.txt - Open uBlock Origin Dashboard -> Filter lists tab.
- Scroll down to the bottom, check Import..., paste the link, and click Apply changes.
Forces the YouTube homepage to display exactly 4 videos per row for better visibility and a less cramped look.
youtube.com##ytd-rich-grid-renderer:style(--ytd-rich-grid-items-per-row: 4 !important;)
youtube.com##ytd-rich-grid-renderer:style(--ytd-rich-grid-posts-per-row: 4 !important;)
youtube.com##ytd-two-column-browse-results-renderer.grid-6-columns:style(width: 100% !important;)
youtube.com##ytd-two-column-browse-results-renderer.grid:not(.grid-disabled):style(max-width: 100% !important;)
youtube.com##ytd-rich-grid-renderer, html:style(--ytd-rich-grid-slim-items-per-row: 7 !important;)
youtube.com##ytd-rich-grid-renderer, html:style(--ytd-rich-grid-game-cards-per-row: 7 !important;)
youtube.com##+js(set-attr, ytd-rich-shelf-renderer, is-show-more-hidden)
youtube.com##+js(ra, hidden, ytd-rich-item-renderer, stay)
Removes the empty blank spaces and broken container blocks that appear on the homepage after ads are hidden.
youtube.com##ytd-rich-section-renderer.style-scope.ytd-rich-grid-renderer
Completely removes YouTube Shorts from the Desktop and Mobile interfaces, including the sidebar, homepage shelves, subscriptions, search results, and watch history.
! YT - Homepage and Subscriptions (Grid View) - Hide the Shorts section
youtube.com##[is-shorts]
! YT - Menu - Hide the Shorts button
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)###guide [title="Shorts"], .ytd-mini-guide-entry-renderer[title="Shorts"]
! YT - Search - Hide Shorts
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)##ytd-search ytd-video-renderer:has([overlay-style="SHORTS"],[href^="/shorts/"])
! YT - Search, Channels, Subscriptions (List View) and Sidebar/Below Player Recommendations - Hide the Shorts sections
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)##ytd-reel-shelf-renderer
! YT - Channels - Hide the Shorts tab
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)##[tab-title="Shorts"]
! YT - Subscriptions - Hide Shorts - Grid View
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)##ytd-browse[page-subtype="subscriptions"] ytd-grid-video-renderer:has([overlay-style="SHORTS"],[href^="/shorts/"])
! YT - Subscriptions - Hide Shorts - List View
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)##ytd-browse[page-subtype="subscriptions"] ytd-video-renderer:has([overlay-style="SHORTS"],[href^="/shorts/"])
! YT - Subscriptions - New Layout - Hide Shorts
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)##ytd-browse[page-subtype="subscriptions"] ytd-rich-item-renderer:has([overlay-style="SHORTS"],[href^="/shorts/"])
! YT - Sidebar - Hide Shorts
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)###related :is(ytd-compact-video-renderer,yt-lockup-view-model):has([overlay-style="SHORTS"],[href^="/shorts/"])
! YT - History - Hide Shorts
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)##ytd-item-section-renderer[page-subtype]:has(>#contents>[is-history]>#dismissible>ytd-thumbnail>#thumbnail[href^="/shorts/"])
! YT Mobile - Hide the Shorts Menu button
m.youtube.com##ytm-pivot-bar-item-renderer:has(>.pivot-shorts)
! YT Mobile - Hide the Shorts sections
m.youtube.com##:is(ytm-rich-section-renderer,grid-shelf-view-model):has([href^="/shorts/"])
! YT Mobile - Search - Hide Shorts
m.youtube.com##ytm-search ytm-video-with-context-renderer:has([href^="/shorts/"])
! YT Mobile - Channels - Hide the Shorts button
m.youtube.com##[tab-title="Shorts"]
! YT Mobile - History - Hide Shorts
m.youtube.com##[tab-identifier="FEhistory"] ytm-compact-video-renderer:has(>div>a[href^="/shorts/"])
Blocks text and image community posts from crowding your main video feed.
! YT Homepage - Hide the Posts Section
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)##ytd-browse[page-subtype="home"] ytd-rich-section-renderer:has(ytd-rich-item-renderer[is-post])
! YT Homepage - Hide Posts
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)##ytd-browse[page-subtype="home"] ytd-rich-item-renderer[is-post]
Cleans up the cluttered row of buttons beneath the video player (Join, Thanks, Clip, Download, etc.) keeping the focus purely on the video content.
! YT - Below the Player Buttons - Join
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)###top-row.ytd-watch-metadata #sponsor-button
! YT - Below the Player Buttons - Like/Dislike
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)###top-row.ytd-watch-metadata .ytSegmentedLikeDislikeButtonViewModelHost
! YT - Below the Player Buttons - Like
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)###top-row.ytd-watch-metadata .ytLikeButtonViewModelHost
! YT - Below the Player Buttons - Like Count
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)###top-row.ytd-watch-metadata .ytLikeButtonViewModelHost .yt-spec-button-shape-next__button-text-content
! YT - Below the Player Buttons - Dislike
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)###top-row.ytd-watch-metadata .ytDislikeButtonViewModelHost
! YT - Below the Player Buttons - Ask
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)###top-row.ytd-watch-metadata yt-button-view-model:has([aria-label="Ask"])
! YT - Below the Player Buttons - Thanks
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)###top-row.ytd-watch-metadata yt-button-view-model:has([aria-label="Thanks"])
! YT - Below the Player Buttons - Share
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)###top-row.ytd-watch-metadata yt-button-view-model:has([aria-label="Share"])
! YT - Below the Player Buttons - Download
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)###top-row.ytd-watch-metadata ytd-download-button-renderer
! YT - Below the Player Buttons - Clip
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)###top-row.ytd-watch-metadata yt-button-view-model:has([aria-label="Clip"])
! YT - Below the Player Buttons - Save
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)###top-row.ytd-watch-metadata yt-button-view-model:has([aria-label="Save"])
! YT - Below the Player Buttons - More
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)###top-row.ytd-watch-metadata [aria-label="More actions"]
! YT - Below the Player Buttons - More: Ask
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)##ytd-menu-service-item-renderer:has([d^="M480-80q0-83-31.5-156T363-363q-54-54-127-85.5T80-480q83"])
! YT - Below the Player Buttons - More: Thanks
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)##ytd-menu-service-item-renderer:has([d^="M16.25 2A6.7 6.7 0 0012 3.509 6.75 6.75"])
! YT - Below the Player Buttons - More: Clip
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)##ytd-menu-service-item-renderer:has([d^="M6 2.002a4 4 0 102.03 7.445L10.586"])
! YT - Below the Player Buttons - More: Save
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)##ytd-menu-service-item-renderer:has([d^="M19 2H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v16.887c0 1.266 1.382"])
! YT - Below the Player Buttons - More: Download
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)##ytd-menu-service-item-download-renderer
! YT - Below the Player Buttons - More: Report
[www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com)##ytd-menu-service-item-renderer:has([d^="m4 2.999-.146.073A1.55 1.55 0 003 4.454v16.545a1"])
Restores the search results page to a classic look, showing only actual videos, channels, and playlists while hiding suggested shelves, "people also watched", and other algorithm traps.
! YT Search - keep only videos (no shorts)
youtube.com##ytd-search ytd-item-section-renderer>#contents>:is(:not(ytd-video-renderer,yt-showing-results-for-renderer,[icon-name="promo-full-height:EMPTY_SEARCH"]),ytd-video-renderer:has([aria-label="Shorts"])),ytd-secondary-search-container-renderer
! YT Search - keep only videos (no shorts) and channels
youtube.com##ytd-search ytd-item-section-renderer>#contents>:is(:not(ytd-video-renderer,ytd-channel-renderer,yt-showing-results-for-renderer,[icon-name="promo-full-height:EMPTY_SEARCH"]),ytd-video-renderer:has([aria-label="Shorts"])),ytd-secondary-search-container-renderer
! YT Search - keep only videos (no shorts), channels and playlists
youtube.com##ytd-search ytd-item-section-renderer>#contents>:is(:not(ytd-video-renderer,ytd-channel-renderer,ytd-playlist-renderer,yt-lockup-view-model,yt-showing-results-for-renderer,[icon-name="promo-full-height:EMPTY_SEARCH"]),ytd-video-renderer:has([aria-label="Shorts"])),ytd-secondary-search-container-renderer
If you like this project, check out Downloader — a browser extension that adds quick download buttons for videos and photos into the context menu for many websites, including YouTube.
- Thanks to the community solutions found on the r/uBlockOrigin Wiki
- Developed and maintained by @a111et