Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Pause Scrolling Youtube Shorts
Limit YouTube Shorts and take back your focus
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Stop Reels▲163Hey HN, I just launched a free Chrome extension called Stop Reels — it blocks Reels/short videos on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, without breaking other features like messaging or the regular feed. Why I built it Like many people, I found myself endlessly scrolling Reels even when I only opened the apps for something specific. The algorithms are too good at hijacking attention. There are tools to block entire sites, but none I found that just surgically block Reels and Shorts — and leave the rest of the platform functional (DMs, posts, marketplace, etc). So I built…
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Remove Shorts videos from YouTube
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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hyde▲72Press Ctrl+M to hide/show the YouTube video player controls.
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Control your YouTube with your fingers!
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Vid Repeat▲87Loop YouTube videos for X minutes or for X times
2021 · vidrepeat.com · its alternatives →
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Take back the controls while watching YouTube Shorts
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Blocks Shorts on Youtube (Safari) to save your focus
Dec 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Short Scroll▲10The ultimate youtube shorts auto-scroll extension
2025 · roqayah.co · its alternatives →
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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 · its alternatives →
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Break the YouTube Shorts endless scroll with mindful pauses
2025 · mindfull-shorts.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Productivity extension to hide the shorts on Youtube.
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Remove Shorts from your device. Save your Time
2025 · shorts-blocker.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Auto pause/resume video in YouTube and other services
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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keeps your eyes glued to the youtube video
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Youtube Shorts are pure evil. It just distract me whenever I open Youtube, I'll always waste my time in it and forget why I opened it. So I made a extension for myself and it works well, Still there is no improvement in my productivity but I'm not distracted. I made it for myself and personally using it, if you like you can use it too. I made it open-source, if you like it give a star -Vick
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Control YouTube from anywhere in your browser.
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Stay focused and distraction-free while browsing YouTube.
Mar 2026 · its alternatives →
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ScrollToll▲77Counts every Reel you watch, then locks the app.
Aug 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Look Away to Pause Youtube - Experimental Chrome Extension - Hemmingsson/FacePause
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Save and revisit your YouTube Shorts with ease
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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