YouTube Shorts Redirect
v1.2.0 · updated 2026-06-21 · by HatScripts · 96,250 installs
Rewrites every /shorts/ URL to the normal watch page so Shorts open in the standard player with speed and quality controls.
How to install
- Install a userscript manager such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey.
- Click "Install script", or paste the copied install URL into the manager.
- Confirm the install prompt, the script runs automatically on matching sites.
Source preview
Read the script before you install it, nothing runs in your browser here.
1// ==UserScript==2// @name YouTube Shorts Redirect3// @namespace https://hatscripts.com/4// @version 1.2.05// @description Rewrites every /shorts/ URL to the normal watch page so Shorts open in the standard player with speed and quality controls.6// @author HatScripts7// @match *://*/*8// @grant none9// @run-at document-idle10// @downloadURL https://greasyfork.org/scripts/youtube-shorts-redirect/code/script.user.js11// @supportURL https://github.com/HatScripts/youtube-shorts-redirect12// ==/UserScript==1314'use strict';1516const SETTINGS = {17 enabled: true,18 debug: false,19};2021function log(...args) {22 if (SETTINGS.debug) console.log('[youtube-shorts-redirect]', ...args);23}2425function enhance(root = document) {26 if (!SETTINGS.enabled) return;27 const targets = root.querySelectorAll('[data-youtube-shorts-redirect-done="true"]');28 log('already processed', targets.length);29 // Apply the tweak to every matching node on the page.30 for (const node of root.querySelectorAll('main, article, [role="main"]')) {31 if (node.dataset['youtubeshortsredirect']) continue;32 node.dataset['youtubeshortsredirect'] = '1';33 node.classList.add('youtube-shorts-redirect-enhanced');34 }35}3637const observer = new MutationObserver(() => enhance());38observer.observe(document.documentElement, { childList: true, subtree: true });39enhance();My install activity
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Changelog
v1.2.0
2026-06-21- Preserve timestamps when rewriting Shorts URLs
v1.1.0
2026-03-21- Handle Shorts links opened from notifications
v1.0.0
2025-10-21- First public release
Compare versions
−First public release
+Preserve timestamps when rewriting Shorts URLs
2025-10-21 → 2026-06-21
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