Rehike for YouTube (Userscript)

Modify YouTube's UI to look like older versions, similar to Rehike

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Userscripts to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install a user script manager extension to install this script.

(I already have a user script manager, let me install it!)

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

(I already have a user style manager, let me install it!)

// ==UserScript==
// @name         Rehike for YouTube (Userscript)
// @namespace    https://greasyfork.org/en/users/your-username
// @version      1.1
// @description  Modify YouTube's UI to look like older versions, similar to Rehike
// @author       Your Name
// @match        *://www.youtube.com/*
// @icon         https://www.youtube.com/favicon.ico
// @grant        GM_addStyle
// @run-at       document-start
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
    'use strict';

    console.log("[Rehike Userscript] Loaded.");

    // Apply UI modifications
    function modifyYouTubeUI() {
        GM_addStyle(`
            #masthead-container { background-color: #222 !important; }
            ytd-searchbox { background-color: #333 !important; }
            ytd-app { background-color: #181818 !important; }
            /* Hide Shorts Section */
            ytd-rich-section-renderer { display: none !important; }
        `);
    }

    // Intercept API Calls via Fetch API
    function interceptFetch() {
        const originalFetch = window.fetch;
        window.fetch = async function(resource, init) {
            let response = await originalFetch(resource, init);

            if (typeof resource === "string" && resource.includes("browse")) {
                try {
                    let clone = response.clone();
                    let json = await clone.json();

                    // Remove Shorts from Homepage
                    if (json.contents?.twoColumnBrowseResultsRenderer) {
                        json.contents.twoColumnBrowseResultsRenderer.tabs =
                            json.contents.twoColumnBrowseResultsRenderer.tabs.filter(tab =>
                                !tab?.tabRenderer?.content?.sectionListRenderer?.contents?.some(
                                    sec => sec?.richSectionRenderer?.content?.shelfRenderer?.title?.simpleText === "Shorts"
                                )
                            );
                    }

                    let modifiedResponse = new Response(JSON.stringify(json), {
                        status: response.status,
                        statusText: response.statusText,
                        headers: response.headers
                    });

                    return modifiedResponse;
                } catch (e) {
                    console.error("[Rehike Userscript] Fetch Intercept Error:", e);
                }
            }

            return response;
        };
    }

    // Run modifications
    function init() {
        modifyYouTubeUI();
        interceptFetch();
    }

    // Ensure script runs after YouTube loads
    let observer = new MutationObserver((mutations, obs) => {
        if (document.querySelector("ytd-app")) {
            obs.disconnect();
            init();
        }
    });

    observer.observe(document, { childList: true, subtree: true });
})();