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Products that do what Pause Scrolling Youtube Shorts does

Limit YouTube Shorts and take back your focus

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   ShortsBlocker▲93

   Remove Shorts videos from YouTube

   2022

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   YouTube banned adblockers so I built an extension to skip their ads▲713

   Hi HN! Since Youtube no longer allows AdBlockers, I built my own extension to get around their video ads. If there is an ad it temporarily manipulates the video; Mutes the volume, sets speed to 10x, and skips it if there is a button. Chrome Webstore link: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ad-accelerator/gpbo... Code: https://github.com/rkk3/ad-accelerator

   2023

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   UseShorts▲160

   Automagically clip & post YouTube Shorts every day

   2024

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   Look Away to Pause YouTube (Experimental Chrome Extension)▲21

   2018 · github.com

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   FREEZE : YOUTUBE▲85

   Control your YouTube with your fingers!

   2022

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   Shorts Blocker for Youtube - Safari▲3

   Blocks Shorts on Youtube (Safari) to save your focus

   Dec 2025

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   YouTube Shorts▲125

   Catchy videos using nothing but mobile phones

   2021

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   FacePause▲150

   Look away to pause YouTube videos

   2018

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   A Chrome extension to give you back control over short-form videos▲128

   Hi HN! I built this little extension to prevent, in my opinion, the most offensive anti-pattern used by tech companies. That is removing the seek bar in short-form videos. The "seek bar" is the bar at the bottom of a video that progresses as you play the video, and that you can click on or drag to skip around. Why companies ever thought it was a good idea to get rid of this I don't know, but I find it infuriating, so I decided to add it back for myself and thought others might like it too. ReelControl adds a progress bar and seeking capabilities to videos on Instagram, YouTube Shorts, and…

   2025 · chromewebstore.google.com

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    Slick▲205

    Create viral YT Shorts from videos in minutes

    2023

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    Pause.do▲145

    Interrupt scrolling, tab overload, and AI autopilot

    Mar 2026 · pause.do

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    Youtube Remote▲82

    Control YouTube from anywhere in your browser.

    2020

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    No Shorts – Block YouTube Shorts▲2

    Stay focused and distraction-free while browsing YouTube.

    Mar 2026

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    YouTube Rabbit Hole▲122

    Remove YouTube recommendations, comments, and more

    2019

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    un:short▲7

    Stop short-form video addiction.

    Nov 2025

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    ScrollToll▲77

    Counts every Reel you watch, then locks the app.

    Aug 2026 · play.google.com

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    FocusTube▲112

    Blur YouTube thumbnails and titles

    2023

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    YouTube Quick Controls▲7

    Fast YouTube controls with shortcuts

    Nov 2025

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    YouTube Shorts Blocker▲1

    Turn YouTube back into long-form learning

    Mar 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com

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    FacePause▲75

    Pause any app when you look away

    2019

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    Pause Tab▲2

    Pause any Chrome tab at will

    Apr 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com

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    SpeakStop▲4

    Pause videos when you speak, resume when you stop

    Apr 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com

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    Auto Scroll & PiP: Reels, Shorts, TikTok▲4

    Auto-scroll & floating video(PiP) for Shorts, Reels & TikTok

    Jun 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com

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    Zeno▲3

    Block distractions based on your task, not time.

    Jan 2026

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