#youtube-unlooper
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Take control of your YouTube Shorts experience. YouTube Unlooper is a Safari extension that stops YouTube Shorts from looping: each Short pauses on its last frame instead of endlessly repeating and pulling you back in.
###What it does
By default, YouTube Shorts auto-loop, which can make a quick scroll turn into 30 minutes of doom-watching. This extension flips off the loop attribute on the player the moment a video loads — silent, automatic, and out of your way.
###Features
- Automatically disables looping for YouTube Shorts
- Works silently in the background
- Lightweight with minimal performance impact
- Easy to install — no configuration needed
##Installation#
- Download & unzipUse the Download button above. Unzip the file.
- Move it to Applications & open itDrag
Unlooper.app into your Applications folder, then double-click it. Safari picks up the extension from the app, so keep it there. - Enable the extensionOpen Safari → Settings → Extensions and turn on YouTube Shorts Loop Disabler.
- Allow it on YouTubeOpen youtube.com. When Safari asks, allow the extension on youtube.com (or set it to Allow under Settings → Extensions → Edit Websites…).
- You're doneShorts now stop on their last frame instead of looping. Press play to watch one again.
##Requirements#
| Browser | Safari 17+ on macOS 14 Sonoma or later |
| Permissions | Read & modify pages on youtube.com |
| Network | None — fully local |