📐How to Separate YouTube Shorts from Regular Videos in Your Subscriptions

What YouTube already does

On youtube.com/feed/subscriptions, YouTube splits content into tabs:

• All — combined feed of every upload type.
• Videos — long-form uploads only.
• Shorts — short-form uploads only.
• Live — live streams and scheduled premieres.
• Posts — community posts.

If you only care about regular uploads, clicking the 'Videos' tab is the simplest first step — it hides Shorts from the feed entirely. Most viewers asking 'how do I get rid of Shorts in my subscriptions' just need this tab.

Where YouTube's split is not enough

The Videos / Shorts tab split is binary. It tells you 'show me only long-form' or 'show me only Shorts' — across all your channels at once. That breaks down when:

• You want Shorts from some channels and long-form from others (a Shorts-first comedian vs. a long-form documentary creator).
• You want to scan long-form from a specific topic without the rest of your subscriptions diluting the feed.
• You want to check Shorts from one folder (say, news) without seeing everyone's Shorts.

Pairing the native tabs with FolderTube's folder filter solves this.

Pairing folder filtering with the Videos/Shorts split

FolderTube adds a folder filter to the Subscriptions page. It respects YouTube's existing Videos / Shorts split — meaning you can:

• Click the Videos tab, then filter by a folder to see only long-form uploads from that folder.
• Click the Shorts tab, then filter by a folder to see only Shorts from that folder.
• Switch tabs without losing the folder selection.

Setting it up

1. Install FolderTube from the Chrome Web Store.
2. Open YouTube and click the purple FolderTube button to open the sidebar.
3. Press the sync subscriptions button to import every channel.
4. Create folders by topic, format, or intent.
5. Open the Subscriptions page, click the 'Videos' tab, then select a folder. The feed now shows only long-form uploads from that folder.

A workflow for viewers who mostly dislike Shorts

If Shorts annoy you in general but you still want to see them occasionally:

1. Default to the 'Videos' tab on the Subscriptions page. This hides Shorts entirely from your daily scan.
2. Add the folder filter for whichever topic you are scanning right now (Tech in the morning, News at lunch, etc.).
3. When you actively want Shorts, click the Shorts tab. Use the same folder filter to limit them.

The combined effect is that Shorts only show up when you explicitly ask for them, and the long-form feed is always pre-filtered to the topic you care about.

What about hiding Shorts on the Home tab too?

FolderTube focuses on the Subscriptions page. If the Home tab's Shorts shelf is also a problem, pair FolderTube with an extension like Unhook, which can hide the Shorts shelf, sidebar item, and other surfaces. See the best Chrome extensions for YouTube for an overview.

What to read next

For folder-filter setup in general, see how to filter your YouTube subscription feed by folder. For the broader feed-cleanup workflow, see how to hide watched YouTube videos from your feed.