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YouTube Search Fixer is a free, open-source browser extension that removes Shorts, Mixes, playlists, suggestions and clickbait text from YouTube search results. It also offers search and layout tools, including Power Search and a grid view. The developers state it collects no telemetry and requires no account.
UnTrap is a browser extension that customizes YouTube by hiding Shorts, recommendations, comments and other distracting elements. It also offers scheduling, session limits, presets and video summaries. A free tier is available, and a Plus plan is offered at $3.99 per month or $35.99 per year.
Materialious is a material design frontend for YouTube and Invidious aimed at a clean, privacy-friendly experience. It runs on Web, Windows, Android, Android TV, Docker, macOS and Linux, and supports local video fallback when Invidious fails.
Decache is a Windows program that scans a computer's cache for files matching hundreds of pieces of lost media, including over 500 lost YouTube videos and Flash games. Users run start_decache.bat and select a drive to scan, and the project accepts video suggestions and submissions.
Shorts Deflector is an open source browser extension that plays YouTube Shorts with the normal desktop interface. It is released under the MIT license and is available from the Chrome Web Store, Firefox Add-ons and GitHub Releases. Builds for Firefox are described as in parity with Chromium.
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