---
title: "Avoid YT Shorts – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "4 users, no ratings yet. Version 2.0.1, updated 2026-02-13. Requests 6 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/chmigoghcopcabolgbocahiljlehecbe"
---

# Avoid YT Shorts

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 4
- Rating: no ratings yet
- Last checked: 2026-09-26 23:07 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #212,483 of 264,702 live extensions
- Rank in Tools: #81,382 of 103,498

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Break free from the scroll trap. Automatically block YouTube Shorts, track productivity stats, and reclaim your focus. Zero BS.

- Extension ID: `chmigoghcopcabolgbocahiljlehecbe`
- Developer: [hereisswapnil](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ub5f309f9410d7a657967b2a9c6a19afc)
- Category: [Productivity › Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/tools)
- First published: 2026-02-03
- Last updated: 2026-02-13
- Version: `2.0.1`
- Size: 307 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Privacy policy: `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hereisSwapnil/AvoidYoutubeShorts/refs/heads/main/PRIVACY_POLICY.md`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/avoid-yt-shorts/chmigoghcopcabolgbocahiljlehecbe>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Peek: <https://crxpeek.com/?id=chmigoghcopcabolgbocahiljlehecbe>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-26 | 4 | – | – |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-26.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `https://www.youtube.com/*`: www.youtube.com

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `https://www.youtube.com/*`: www.youtube.com

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `notifications`: Show notifications
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `tabs`: Read the addresses and titles of your tabs

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [IG Reels Pro: Scrub & Progress Bar](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/mooflcbkehmplkonojnjicmohiaghokg) | 185 | 2.33 | 6 | Tools |

All 2 extensions by [hereisswapnil](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ub5f309f9410d7a657967b2a9c6a19afc).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-26 23:07 UTC; next check around 2026-10-22.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Avoid YT Shorts” (chmigoghcopcabolgbocahiljlehecbe). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/chmigoghcopcabolgbocahiljlehecbe. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_chmigoghcopcabolgbocahiljlehecbe,
  title   = {Avoid YT Shorts (chmigoghcopcabolgbocahiljlehecbe)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/chmigoghcopcabolgbocahiljlehecbe},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

---

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