A modified version of Michaelsoft's "YouTube UI Enhancer". Enhances YouTube by showing full video titles on hover, removing ad overlays, and adding quick-access "Not Interested" icons, with all features configurable from a settings menu. All credit for the original script goes to Michaelsoft.
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// ==UserScript==
// @name 🪄 NoShorts YouTube UI Enhancer | Remove Shorts from Feed & Customize Layout
// @namespace https://greasyfork.org/en/users/15128-reaverxai
// @version 2.2.1
// @description A modified version of Michaelsoft's "YouTube UI Enhancer". Enhances YouTube by showing full video titles on hover, removing ad overlays, and adding quick-access "Not Interested" icons, with all features configurable from a settings menu. All credit for the original script goes to Michaelsoft.
// @author reaverxai (based on the work of Michaelsoft)
// @match *://www.youtube.com/*
// @exclude *://www.youtube.com/feed/you
// @grant GM_addStyle
// @grant GM_getValue
// @grant GM_setValue
// @run-at document-end
// @license MIT
// ==/UserScript==
/*
* This script is a modification of the original "YouTube UI Enhancer" script by Michaelsoft.
* The original script, under the MIT License, can be found at:
* https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/533654-youtube-ui-enhancer-resize-thumbnails-modify-layout-more
*/
(function () {
'use strict';
// WARNING: Users should update their preferences through UI - values below will be overwritten every time the script is updated.
const userSettings = {
videosPerRow: 6,
shortsPerRow: 12,
disableShorts: true,
enableShowMoreFix: true,
hideUIButton: false,
hideUIButtonShortcut: true,
enableCustomTooltips: false,
enableAdBlocker: true,
enableInterestIcons: true,
enableRefreshButton: true,
};
const settings = {};
for (const key in userSettings) {
settings[key] = GM_getValue(key, userSettings[key]);
}
function saveSetting(key, value) {
GM_setValue(key, value);
settings[key] = value;
applyCustomizations();
}
function resetSettings() {
for (const key in userSettings) {
saveSetting(key, userSettings[key]);
}
enableShowMoreFix();
}
let customStyle = null;
function applyCustomizations() {
if (customStyle) customStyle.remove();
customStyle = GM_addStyle(`
ytd-rich-grid-renderer {
--ytd-rich-grid-items-per-row: ${settings.videosPerRow} !important;
--ytd-rich-grid-posts-per-row: ${settings.videosPerRow} !important;
--ytd-rich-grid-slim-items-per-row: ${settings.shortsPerRow} !important;
--ytd-rich-grid-game-cards-per-row: 7 !important;
--ytd-rich-grid-gutter-margin: 0px !important;
}
ytd-rich-shelf-renderer {
--ytd-rich-grid-items-per-row: ${settings.shortsPerRow} !important;
}
${settings.disableShorts ? `
ytd-rich-section-renderer.style-scope.ytd-rich-grid-renderer {
display: none !important;
}
` : ''}
`);
}
applyCustomizations();
let observer;
function enableShowMoreFix() {
if (observer) observer.disconnect();
if (!settings.enableShowMoreFix) return;
observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
document.querySelectorAll('ytd-rich-item-renderer[hidden]').forEach(el => {
el.removeAttribute('hidden');
});
document.querySelectorAll('ytd-rich-shelf-renderer').forEach(el => {
el.setAttribute('is-show-more-hidden', '');
});
});
observer.observe(document.documentElement, {
childList: true,
subtree: true
});
}
enableShowMoreFix();
// FEATURE: Show full video titles on hover
let titleTooltip = null;
function createTitleTooltip() {
if (titleTooltip) return;
titleTooltip = document.createElement('div');
titleTooltip.style.position = 'fixed';
titleTooltip.style.zIndex = '10000';
titleTooltip.style.padding = '5px 10px';
titleTooltip.style.fontSize = '14px';
const darkMode = isDarkTheme();
titleTooltip.style.backgroundColor = darkMode ? 'rgba(40, 40, 40, 0.95)' : 'rgba(240, 240, 240, 0.95)';
titleTooltip.style.color = darkMode ? '#eee' : '#000';
titleTooltip.style.border = `1px solid ${darkMode ? '#555' : '#ccc'}`;
titleTooltip.style.borderRadius = '4px';
titleTooltip.style.display = 'none';
titleTooltip.style.pointerEvents = 'none';
titleTooltip.style.maxWidth = '450px';
titleTooltip.style.textAlign = 'left';
titleTooltip.style.lineHeight = '1.4';
document.body.appendChild(titleTooltip);
}
function showFullTitle(event) {
if (!titleTooltip) createTitleTooltip();
const target = event.currentTarget;
const visibleTitleSpan = target.querySelector('span.yt-core-attributed-string');
if (!visibleTitleSpan) return;
if (visibleTitleSpan.scrollWidth <= visibleTitleSpan.clientWidth) {
return;
}
const fullTitle = target.closest('h3')?.getAttribute('title') || visibleTitleSpan.textContent.trim();
if (!fullTitle) return;
titleTooltip.textContent = fullTitle;
titleTooltip.style.display = 'block';
updateTooltipPosition(event);
}
function hideFullTitle() {
if (titleTooltip) {
titleTooltip.style.display = 'none';
}
}
function updateTooltipPosition(event) {
if (titleTooltip && titleTooltip.style.display === 'block') {
let x = event.clientX + 15;
let y = event.clientY + 15;
if (y + titleTooltip.offsetHeight > window.innerHeight) {
y = event.clientY - titleTooltip.offsetHeight - 15;
}
if (x + titleTooltip.offsetWidth > window.innerWidth) {
x = event.clientX - titleTooltip.offsetWidth - 15;
}
titleTooltip.style.left = `${x}px`;
titleTooltip.style.top = `${y}px`;
}
}
function initTitleHoverFeature() {
const titleSetupObserver = new MutationObserver(() => {
const titles = document.querySelectorAll('a#video-title:not([data-title-hover-init]), .yt-lockup-metadata-view-model__title:not([data-title-hover-init])');
titles.forEach(titleEl => {
titleEl.setAttribute('data-title-hover-init', 'true');
titleEl.addEventListener('mouseenter', showFullTitle);
titleEl.addEventListener('mouseleave', hideFullTitle);
titleEl.addEventListener('mousemove', updateTooltipPosition);
});
});
titleSetupObserver.observe(document.documentElement, {
childList: true,
subtree: true
});
const titleAttributeObserver = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
mutations.forEach((mutation) => {
if (mutation.type === 'attributes' && mutation.attributeName === 'title' && mutation.target.matches('a#video-title, .yt-lockup-metadata-view-model__title')) {
mutation.target.removeAttribute('title');
}
if (mutation.type === 'childList') {
mutation.target.querySelectorAll('a#video-title[title], .yt-lockup-metadata-view-model__title[title]').forEach(el => el.removeAttribute('title'));
}
});
});
titleAttributeObserver.observe(document.documentElement, {
childList: true,
subtree: true,
attributes: true,
attributeFilter: ['title']
});
}
// FEATURE: Ad Blocker for specific overlay elements
function initAdBlocker() {
const adObserver = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {
mutations.forEach(function(mutation) {
if (mutation.type === 'childList' && mutation.addedNodes.length > 0) {
mutation.addedNodes.forEach(node => {
if (node.nodeType === 1 && node.classList && node.classList.contains('ytmPaidContentOverlayHost')) {
node.remove();
}
});
}
});
});
adObserver.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
setInterval(function() {
const paidContentOverlayHost = document.getElementsByClassName("ytmPaidContentOverlayHost");
if (paidContentOverlayHost.length > 0) {
Array.from(paidContentOverlayHost).forEach(el => el.remove());
}
}, 100);
}
// FEATURE: "Not Interested" / "Don't Recommend" Icons
function initInterestIcons() {
GM_addStyle(`
.yt-lockup-metadata-view-model__menu-button, #menu {
position: relative !important;
overflow: visible !important;
}
.interest-icons-container {
position: absolute;
top: 40%;
right: 7%;
z-index: 5;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 4px;
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity 0.1s linear;
pointer-events: none;
}
ytd-rich-item-renderer:hover .interest-icons-container,
ytd-video-renderer:hover .interest-icons-container,
ytd-grid-video-renderer:hover .interest-icons-container {
opacity: 1;
pointer-events: auto;
}
.interest-icon-button {
width: 32px;
height: 32px;
border: none;
background: none;
cursor: pointer;
padding: 6px;
border-radius: 50%;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
background-color: var(--yt-spec-background-solid, ${isDarkTheme() ? '#212121' : '#fff'});
}
.interest-icon-button:hover {
background-color: ${isDarkTheme() ? 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2)' : 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)'};
}
.interest-icon-button svg {
width: 20px;
height: 20px;
fill: var(--yt-spec-text-primary, ${isDarkTheme() ? '#fff' : '#030303'});
}
`);
// This observer handles dynamically loaded content (infinite scroll)
const interestObserver = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
mutations.forEach((mutation) => {
mutation.addedNodes.forEach((node) => {
if (node.nodeType === 1) {
const renderers = node.matches('ytd-rich-item-renderer, ytd-video-renderer, ytd-grid-video-renderer') ? [node] : node.querySelectorAll('ytd-rich-item-renderer, ytd-video-renderer, ytd-grid-video-renderer');
renderers.forEach(addInterestIcons);
}
});
});
});
interestObserver.observe(document.documentElement, { childList: true, subtree: true });
}
function addInterestIcons(videoRenderer) {
const menuButtonContainer = videoRenderer.querySelector('.yt-lockup-metadata-view-model__menu-button, #menu');
if (!menuButtonContainer || menuButtonContainer.querySelector('.interest-icons-container')) {
return;
}
const container = document.createElement('div');
container.className = 'interest-icons-container';
const notInterestedBtn = createIconButton('Not interested', '<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M12 2c5.52 0 10 4.48 10 10s-4.48 10-10 10S2 17.52 2 12 6.48 2 12 2zM3 12c0 2.31.87 4.41 2.29 6L18 5.29C16.41 3.87 14.31 3 12 3c-4.97 0-9 4.03-9 9zm15.71-6L6 18.71C7.59 20.13 9.69 21 12 21c4.97 0 9-4.03 9-9 0-2.31-.87-4.41-2.29-6z" fill-rule="evenodd"></path></svg>');
const dontRecommendBtn = createIconButton("Don't recommend channel", '<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" enable-background="new 0 0 24 24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"><g><path d="M12 3c-4.96 0-9 4.04-9 9s4.04 9 9 9 9-4.04 9-9-4.04-9-9-9m0-1c5.52 0 10 4.48 10 10s-4.48 10-10 10S2 17.52 2 12 6.48 2 12 2zm7 11H5v-2h14v2z"></path></g></svg>');
notInterestedBtn.onclick = (e) => { e.stopPropagation(); handleInterestClick(videoRenderer, 'Not interested'); };
dontRecommendBtn.onclick = (e) => { e.stopPropagation(); handleInterestClick(videoRenderer, "Don't recommend channel"); };
container.appendChild(notInterestedBtn);
container.appendChild(dontRecommendBtn);
menuButtonContainer.prepend(container);
}
function scanAndApplyInterestIcons() {
setTimeout(() => {
document.querySelectorAll('ytd-rich-item-renderer, ytd-video-renderer, ytd-grid-video-renderer').forEach(addInterestIcons);
}, 500); // Delay to ensure DOM is ready
}
function createIconButton(title, svg) {
const btn = document.createElement('button');
btn.className = 'interest-icon-button';
btn.title = title;
btn.innerHTML = svg;
return btn;
}
function handleInterestClick(videoRenderer, optionText) {
const menuButton = videoRenderer.querySelector('button[aria-label="More actions"], button[aria-label="Action menu"]');
if (menuButton) {
menuButton.click();
setTimeout(() => {
const menuItems = document.querySelectorAll('yt-list-item-view-model .yt-core-attributed-string');
for (const item of menuItems) {
if (item.textContent.trim() === optionText) {
item.closest('yt-list-item-view-model').click();
break;
}
}
}, 100);
}
}
function isDarkTheme() {
const html = document.querySelector('html');
return html && html.getAttribute('dark') !== null;
}
let settingsButton = null;
let refreshButton = null;
function refreshFeed() {
const currentPath = window.location.pathname;
let targetText = null;
if (currentPath === '/') {
targetText = 'Home';
} else if (currentPath === '/feed/subscriptions') {
targetText = 'Subscriptions';
}
if (targetText) {
const entries = document.querySelectorAll('ytd-guide-entry-renderer');
for (const entry of entries) {
const titleEl = entry.querySelector('yt-formatted-string#title, .title.ytd-guide-entry-renderer');
if (titleEl && titleEl.textContent.trim() === targetText) {
const link = entry.querySelector('a#endpoint');
if (link) {
link.click();
return;
}
}
}
}
const logo = document.querySelector('ytd-topbar-logo-renderer a, a#logo');
if (logo) {
logo.click();
}
}
function createUiButtons() {
if (settings.enableRefreshButton) {
refreshButton = document.createElement('div');
refreshButton.innerHTML = '⟳';
refreshButton.title = 'Refresh Feed';
Object.assign(refreshButton.style, {
position: 'fixed', bottom: '70px', left: '20px', zIndex: '9999',
width: '40px', height: '40px', fontSize: '24px', lineHeight: '40px', textAlign: 'center',
backgroundColor: '#065fd4', color: '#fff', borderRadius: '50%',
cursor: 'pointer', boxShadow: '0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.4)',
display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center'
});
refreshButton.onclick = refreshFeed;
document.body.appendChild(refreshButton);
}
settingsButton = document.createElement('div');
settingsButton.id = 'yt-ui-enhancer-settings-button';
settingsButton.innerHTML = '🪄';
settingsButton.title = 'Customize Layout';
Object.assign(settingsButton.style, {
position: 'fixed', bottom: '20px', left: '20px', zIndex: '9999',
width: '40px', height: '40px', fontSize: '20px',
backgroundColor: '#065fd4', color: '#fff', borderRadius: '50%',
cursor: 'pointer', boxShadow: '0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.4)',
display: settings.hideUIButton ? 'none' : 'flex',
alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center'
});
settingsButton.onclick = openSettingsMenu;
document.body.appendChild(settingsButton);
if (settings.hideUIButtonShortcut) {
window.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
if (e.altKey && e.shiftKey && e.key === 'U') {
toggleUIButtonVisibility();
}
});
}
}
function toggleUIButtonVisibility() {
if (settingsButton) {
const isHidden = settingsButton.style.display === 'none';
settingsButton.style.display = isHidden ? 'flex' : 'none';
saveSetting('hideUIButton', !isHidden);
}
}
function openSettingsMenu() {
const darkMode = isDarkTheme();
if (settingsButton) {
settingsButton.style.pointerEvents = 'none';
settingsButton.style.opacity = '0.5';
}
const overlay = document.createElement('div');
overlay.style.position = 'fixed';
overlay.style.top = '0';
overlay.style.left = '0';
overlay.style.width = '100vw';
overlay.style.height = '100vh';
overlay.style.backgroundColor = 'rgba(0,0,0,0.7)';
overlay.style.zIndex = '9998';
overlay.onclick = () => {
document.body.removeChild(overlay);
if (settingsButton) {
settingsButton.style.pointerEvents = 'auto';
settingsButton.style.opacity = '1';
}
};
const menu = document.createElement('div');
Object.assign(menu.style, {
position: 'fixed', top: '50%', left: '50%', transform: 'translate(-50%, -50%)',
backgroundColor: darkMode ? '#222' : '#fff', color: darkMode ? '#eee' : '#000',
padding: '20px', borderRadius: '12px', boxShadow: '0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.6)',
width: '360px', zIndex: '9999', fontSize: '14px', lineHeight: '1.5', textAlign: 'left'
});
menu.onclick = e => e.stopPropagation();
menu.innerHTML = `
<div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;margin-bottom:20px;">
<a href="https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/533654-youtube-ui-enhancer-resize-thumbnails-modify-layout-more" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;">
🪄 NoShorts UI Enhancer
</a>
<button id="closeOverlay" style="background:none;border:none;color:${darkMode ? 'white' : 'black'};font-size:26px;line-height:1;cursor:pointer;padding:0;margin-left:10px;padding-bottom:5px;">×</button>
</div>
<label style="display:block; margin-bottom:10px;">Videos Per Row: <input id="videosPerRow" type="number" min="1" value="${settings.videosPerRow}" style="width:60px;"/></label>
<label style="display:block; margin-bottom:20px;">Shorts Per Row: <input id="shortsPerRow" type="number" min="1" value="${settings.shortsPerRow}" style="width:60px;"/></label>
<label style="display:block; margin-bottom:10px;"><input id="disableShorts" type="checkbox" ${settings.disableShorts ? 'checked' : ''} /> Hide Shorts Section</label>
<label style="display:block; margin-bottom:10px;"><input id="enableShowMoreFix" type="checkbox" ${settings.enableShowMoreFix ? 'checked' : ''} /> Expand Shorts Automatically</label>
<div style="margin-top:20px; margin-bottom:20px; border-top:1px solid ${darkMode ? 'white' : 'lightgrey'};"></div>
<label style="display:block; margin-bottom:10px;"><input id="enableCustomTooltips" type="checkbox" ${settings.enableCustomTooltips ? 'checked' : ''} /> Show Full Titles on Hover</label>
<label style="display:block; margin-bottom:10px;"><input id="enableAdBlocker" type="checkbox" ${settings.enableAdBlocker ? 'checked' : ''} /> Hide "Paid Promotion" Overlay (on Thumbnails)</label>
<label style="display:block; margin-bottom:20px;"><input id="enableInterestIcons" type="checkbox" ${settings.enableInterestIcons ? 'checked' : ''} /> Not Interested/ Don't Recommend on Hover</label>
<div style="margin-top:20px; margin-bottom:20px; border-top:1px solid ${darkMode ? 'white' : 'lightgrey'};"></div>
<label style="display:block; margin-bottom:10px;"><input id="enableRefreshButton" type="checkbox" ${settings.enableRefreshButton ? 'checked' : ''} /> Feed Refresh Button</label>
<label style="display:block; margin-bottom:20px;"><input id="hideUIButton" type="checkbox" ${settings.hideUIButton ? 'checked' : ''} /> Hide Script Button (Alt+Shift+U to Show)</label>
<button id="saveSettingsBtn" style="padding:8px 14px;background:#065fd4;color:white;border:none;border-radius:8px;font-size:15px;font-weight:500;cursor:pointer;">Save Changes</button>
<button id="resetSettingsBtn" style="margin-left:10px;padding:8px 14px;background:none;color:${darkMode ? 'white' : 'black'};border:1px solid lightgrey;border-radius:8px;font-size:15px;font-weight:500;cursor:pointer;">Reset to Default</button>
`;
overlay.appendChild(menu);
document.body.appendChild(overlay);
document.getElementById('closeOverlay').onclick = () => overlay.onclick();
document.getElementById('saveSettingsBtn').onclick = () => {
const settingsToReload = [
'enableShowMoreFix', 'enableCustomTooltips', 'enableAdBlocker',
'enableInterestIcons', 'enableRefreshButton'
];
const oldSettings = { ...settings };
saveSetting('videosPerRow', parseInt(document.getElementById('videosPerRow').value, 10));
saveSetting('shortsPerRow', parseInt(document.getElementById('shortsPerRow').value, 10));
saveSetting('disableShorts', document.getElementById('disableShorts').checked);
saveSetting('enableShowMoreFix', document.getElementById('enableShowMoreFix').checked);
saveSetting('hideUIButton', document.getElementById('hideUIButton').checked);
saveSetting('enableCustomTooltips', document.getElementById('enableCustomTooltips').checked);
saveSetting('enableAdBlocker', document.getElementById('enableAdBlocker').checked);
saveSetting('enableInterestIcons', document.getElementById('enableInterestIcons').checked);
saveSetting('enableRefreshButton', document.getElementById('enableRefreshButton').checked);
if (settingsButton) {
settingsButton.style.display = settings.hideUIButton ? 'none' : 'flex';
}
const needsReload = settingsToReload.some(key => oldSettings[key] !== settings[key]);
if (needsReload) {
location.reload();
}
enableShowMoreFix();
overlay.onclick();
};
document.getElementById('resetSettingsBtn').onclick = () => {
resetSettings();
overlay.onclick();
location.reload();
};
}
function checkPageAndToggleUiButtons() {
const isHomeOrSubscriptions = window.location.pathname === '/' || window.location.pathname === '/feed/subscriptions';
if (settingsButton) {
settingsButton.style.display = (isHomeOrSubscriptions && !settings.hideUIButton) ? 'flex' : 'none';
}
if (refreshButton) {
refreshButton.style.display = isHomeOrSubscriptions ? 'flex' : 'none';
}
}
// --- SCRIPT INITIALIZATION ---
function initializeScript() {
if (document.getElementById('yt-ui-enhancer-settings-button')) return;
createUiButtons();
if (settings.enableCustomTooltips) initTitleHoverFeature();
if (settings.enableAdBlocker) initAdBlocker();
if (settings.enableInterestIcons) {
initInterestIcons();
scanAndApplyInterestIcons(); // Initial scan
window.addEventListener('yt-navigate-finish', scanAndApplyInterestIcons); // Re-scan on navigation
}
window.addEventListener('yt-navigate-finish', checkPageAndToggleUiButtons);
checkPageAndToggleUiButtons();
}
const initObserver = new MutationObserver((mutations, obs) => {
if (document.querySelector('ytd-app')) {
initializeScript();
obs.disconnect();
}
});
initObserver.observe(document.documentElement, {
childList: true,
subtree: true
});
})();