What does Youtube do?

Youtube focuses on avoiding YouTube Shorts content and navigation while browsing YouTube. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.

Youtube is a consumer product built for firefox users who want to block YouTube Shorts.

Does Youtube have a free plan?

Yes — Youtube is free to use.

What platforms does Youtube run on?

Youtube runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, and Android.

Is Youtube still active?

Unverified. Youtube has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Youtube?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Block YouTube Shorts, YouTube Shorts Blocker, and Youtube Shorts Block.

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Youtube

Name: Youtube
Author: MrMDM

mozilla.orgBrowser DevTools & extensions

Youtube - Block Shorts is a Firefox extension that removes YouTube Shorts carousels and menu links. It redirects Shorts URLs to the YouTube homepage and is available for Firefox on desktop and Android.

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Overview

5 features

Youtube is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It focuses on avoiding YouTube Shorts content and navigation while browsing YouTube. It is built as a consumer product for firefox users who want to block YouTube Shorts. It is available for free. It ships for the web, embeddable surfaces, and Android.

Behind Youtube is MrMDM, and it first shipped in 2025. It competes in a saturated segment with 25 similar projects in PulseGate's index. Among its 5 catalogued features are shorts carousel removal, menu link removal, and URL redirection. The interface is available in 32 languages, including Czech, German, and Greek.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Shorts carousel removal
Menu link removal
URL redirection
YouTube filtering
Firefox Android support

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddableAndroid

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceFree tierMulti-languageStore-verified publisher

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed19 Sep · 06:17 UTC
Youtube - Block Shorts verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Youtube

What does Youtube do?: Youtube focuses on avoiding YouTube Shorts content and navigation while browsing YouTube. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is Youtube for?: Youtube is a consumer product built for firefox users who want to block YouTube Shorts.
Does Youtube have a free plan?: Yes — Youtube is free to use.
What platforms does Youtube run on?: Youtube runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, and Android.
Is Youtube still active?: Unverified. Youtube has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Youtube?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Block YouTube Shorts, YouTube Shorts Blocker, and Youtube Shorts Block.Block YouTube Shorts YouTube Shorts Blocker Youtube Shorts Block
Who makes Youtube?: Youtube is developed by MrMDM.
How long has Youtube been around?: Youtube first shipped in 2025.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Built for: Firefox users who want to block YouTube Shorts
Model: B2C
Solves: Avoiding YouTube Shorts content and navigation while browsing YouTube.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: youtube-block-shorts

Developer

MrMDM

Index record

Indexed: 19 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 19 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: youtube-block-shorts-mozilla-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 19 Sep 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 19 Sep 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 19 Sep 2026
Canonical URL: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-block-shorts

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