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<h3><b>YouTube Classic</b> restores YouTube back to its glory days of classic aesthetics</h3>

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<h2>What it does</h2>
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  <li><b>Removes rounded corners</b> that seemingly abound for the sake of being round<br>
    (evolved from magma_craft's <a href="https://userstyles.world/style/7243/css-adjustments-fixes-for-non-rounded-youtube-design">Non-Rounded YouTube Design</a>)
    <p><i>&nbsp;Before:</i><br>
      <img src="https://assets.ytclassic.com/images/screenshots/youtube-modern-ui.png">
    <p><i>&nbsp;After:</i><br>
      <img src="https://assets.ytclassic.com/images/screenshots/youtube-classic-ui.png"></li><br>
  <li><b>Redirects YouTube Shorts</b> to classic player for increased usability
    <p><img width=555 height="auto" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/adamlui/youtube-classic@19ab985/assets/images/screenshots/shorts-redir.png"></li><br>
  <li><b>Hides sneaky recommendations</b> from search for more accurate results</li><br>
  <li><b>Reduces excessive animations</b> for faster navigation thus enjoyment of videos</li><br>
  <li><b>Prevents idling</b> to keep tabs from falling asleep for infinite auto-play</li><br>
  <li><b>Blocks thumbnail ads</b> for less clutter when browsing videos
    <p><i>&nbsp;Before:</i><br><br>
      <img width=535 height="auto" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/adamlui/youtube-classic@1c92f98/assets/images/screenshots/ad-block/before.png">
    <p><i>&nbsp;After:</i><br><br>
      <img width=535 height="auto" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/adamlui/youtube-classic@1c92f98/assets/images/screenshots/ad-block/after.png"></li><br>
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## 🚀 Installation

1. Install **YouTube Classic** from the [Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/youtube-classic/keehjmmhefapnbammgjhdppfeekdiepk?utm_source=github&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=youtube-classic-readme)

2. Visit [youtube.com](https://youtube.com) & UI is transformed!

*Pro tip: For easier access to extension toggles, (1) click <img height=12 width=12 src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/adamlui/ai-web-extensions@8841371/assets/images/icons/toolbar/chrome-puzzle-piece/gray.png"> in the browser's toolbar, (2) then <img height=12 width=12 src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/adamlui/ai-web-extensions@8841371/assets/images/icons/toolbar/push-pin/blue.png"> next to extension name.*

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