Play YouTube Shorts as regular videos and hide the Shorts tab with this YouTube-focused project.
Open source
24 alternativesYouTube Hide Watched
Hide watched videos from YouTube subscriptions and other pages, with an additional toggle for Shorts visibility.
About YouTube Hide Watched
YouTube Hide Watched is a userscript that adds "Watched Videos" and "Shorts" buttons to the top of YouTube pages, to the right of the search box. Each button cycles through normal, dimmed, and hidden display, and the Watched Videos setting is kept separately for the Subscriptions page, channel pages, Trending page, recommendations sidebar, playlist pages, and elsewhere.
It requires a userscript manager such as TamperMonkey, GreaseMonkey, or UserScripts, with installation from Greasy Fork. The Shorts control applies to all Shorts because YouTube does not track which Shorts have been watched.
Key features
- Toggle watched videos between normal, dimmed, and hidden
- Separate watched-video settings for Subscriptions, Trending, playlists, and other areas
- Toggle Shorts between normal, dimmed, and hidden
- Adds control buttons to top of YouTube page
- Installs via TamperMonkey, GreaseMonkey, or UserScripts extension
Best for: People who want to hide or dim watched videos and Shorts on YouTube pages.
Good for
- Keeps separate visibility settings for different YouTube areas
- Offers normal, dimmed, and hidden display options
- Open source under MIT license
Watch out for
- Requires a userscript manager such as TamperMonkey, GreaseMonkey, or UserScripts
- Shorts toggle affects all Shorts because YouTube does not track watched Shorts
YouTube Hide Watched at a glance
- Category
- Social & Communities › YouTube Tools
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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YouTube Hide Watched FAQ
How do I install the script?
Install the TamperMonkey, GreaseMonkey, or UserScripts extension, install the script from Greasy Fork, then visit or refresh YouTube.
How do the display buttons work?
Pressing the Watched Videos or Shorts button cycles through showing normally, then dimmed, then entirely hidden.
Can it hide only watched Shorts?
No. YouTube does not keep track of which Shorts you have watched, so the Shorts button dims or hides all Shorts.
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