A lightweight Chrome extension that gives you control over YouTube's layout - adjust thumbnail density and show/hide shorts on the homepage.
YouTube limits the number of thumbnails displayed per row, often limiting number of videos suggestions on larger screens per row. This extension allows you to adjust the grid density using a simple slider so you can make better use of your screen space.
Additionally, you can hide or show the Shorts section on your YouTube homepage for a cleaner browsing experience.
All changes are applied instantly without reloading the page.
- Adjust the number of thumbnails per row
- Show or hide Shorts on the YouTube homepage
- Simple popup interface with slider and toggle
- Works instantly without page refresh
- Supports YouTube's dynamic navigation
- Lightweight and fast
- No tracking or external requests
- Settings persist across browser sessions
- Clone or download this repository.
git clone https://github.com/parthmp/youtube-thumbnail-resizer.git
- Open Chrome extensions page:
chrome://extensions
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Enable Developer Mode (top right).
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Click Load unpacked.
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Select the project folder.
The extension will now appear in your browser toolbar.
- Open YouTube.
- Click the extension icon in the Chrome toolbar.
- Adjust the slider to choose how many thumbnails appear per row.
- Toggle the checkbox to show or hide Shorts on the homepage.
The layout updates instantly.
This extension:
- does not collect any user data
- does not send network requests
- stores only your preferences locally using Chrome storage
MIT — see the LICENSE file for details.