---
title: "YouTube Shorts Blocker – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "140 users, rated 5.00 by 3 people. Version 2.2.0, updated 2026-11-11. Requests 3 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ncgikfbbjplcfmdeeaopkjcfnfjliedg"
---

# YouTube Shorts Blocker

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 140
- Rating: 5.00 from 3 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-12 05:51 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: +1
- Users gained in 30 days: +6 (+4.5%)
- Rank by users: #59,044 of 292,130 live extensions
- Rank in Tools: #18,454 of 115,640

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Blocks and hides YouTube Shorts for a cleaner browsing experience.

- Extension ID: `ncgikfbbjplcfmdeeaopkjcfnfjliedg`
- Developer: [Souro](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u55e17e0ba617c329a361581649e02c21)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/tools)
- First published: 2025-05-16
- Last updated: 2026-11-11
- Version: `2.2.0`
- Size: 40.6 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (18): Deutsch, English, Indonesia, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, español, français, italiano, polski, português (Portugal), svenska, русский, العربية, ไทย, 中文（中国）, 日本語, 한국어
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/youtube-shorts-blocker/ncgikfbbjplcfmdeeaopkjcfnfjliedg>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/ncgikfbbjplcfmdeeaopkjcfnfjliedg>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22ncgikfbbjplcfmdeeaopkjcfnfjliedg%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-12 | 140 | 5.00 | 3 |
| 2026-10-17 | 139 | 5.00 | 3 |
| 2026-09-27 | 134 | 5.00 | 3 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

- 2026-11-12: New version `2.2.0`, replacing `2.1.0`.
- 2026-11-12: Removed the permission `activeTab`.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

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

### Sites where it runs scripts

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

### Browser features

- `notifications`: Show notifications
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Facebook Reels Blocker](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ilebchhcbmejmeakfnmmmhjneobllhpn) | 6,000 | 3.15 | 66 | Tools |
| [Calculator Extension](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pobhillfabemnednokgkjlfhjkmeibfp) | 443 | 4.00 | 4 | Tools |
| [Autoblock for YouTube Ads](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/amlkkolhocabgbnhfkomedlmpebgghef) | 179 | 3.00 | 2 | Tools |
| [TikTok - Sidebar for Chrome](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cmmfkogjonaghkpddmomigcohbpgegjk) | 168 | 3.75 | 4 | Tools |
| [Notion Sidebar](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/labgncclhppjllclnfiaheagfdlbbebb) | 121 | 3.67 | 12 | Tools |
| [DeepSeek Sidebar](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/mofamlfnlcpkopalcobmoonolagdpgdc) | 105 | 4.67 | 3 | Tools |
| [Volume Booster - Control your sound](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/eknnhlnjcednkhbfjnnkedcofalghjhk) | 18 | 4.00 | 3 | Tools |

All 8 extensions by [Souro](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u55e17e0ba617c329a361581649e02c21).

## 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 2026-11-12 05:51 UTC; next check around 2026-12-11.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “YouTube Shorts Blocker” (ncgikfbbjplcfmdeeaopkjcfnfjliedg). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-12. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ncgikfbbjplcfmdeeaopkjcfnfjliedg. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_ncgikfbbjplcfmdeeaopkjcfnfjliedg,
  title   = {YouTube Shorts Blocker (ncgikfbbjplcfmdeeaopkjcfnfjliedg)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-12},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ncgikfbbjplcfmdeeaopkjcfnfjliedg},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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