Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls

Hide the YouTube™ fullscreen controls with the press of a hotkey or when you move the cursor to the display border.

Hide YouTube Fullscreen Controls - Chrome Extension

"Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls" is a Chrome extension designed to improve your YouTube™ viewing experience by providing greater control over the visibility of video controls. Using this extension, users can easily hide video controls when moving the cursor, toggle these controls using a hotkey, and hide specific video overlays and play/pause animations. However, this extension does not work with embedded YouTube™ players. Its configurations can be personalized according to the user's preference.

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Extension stats

By: superananas2

Users: 5,000+

Rating: 4.78

(46)

Version: 3.1.4 (Last updated: 2022-11-25)

Creation date: 2020-10-12

Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

*://www.youtube.com/*

Size: 20.89K

Email: su*****@yahoo.de

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 12,773 ▲ 26

Other rankings

#22823 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 631 #146 in trademark keyword 17 ▼ 2 #153 in control keyword 37 ▼ 8

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls (v3.1.4)

5,929+ 4.56

(73)

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Customizable shortcut to hide controls even when paused
Hides progress bar and other video overlays effectively
Works smoothly on multiple browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave, Vivaldi)
Easy to use and set up
Excellent for improving the viewing experience by removing distractions

Cons

Some users report that it doesn't work as intended
Only hides controls temporarily, requires cursor movement or hotkeys to show/hide again
Lacks an option to stop video playback with elements hidden

Most mentioned

Hides YouTube fullscreen controls effectively
Custom hotkey options for controlling visibility
Enhances viewing experience by removing distracting elements
Works well across different browsers
Good for users needing clear video display for reading subtitles or studying

User reviews

Doesn't work

Devesh Tiwari, 2025-02-26

it is hard to give a honest 5 stars rating typically and THIS ONE earned it. YT viewing experience smooth, has a customizable shortcut to hide controls even when paused. works on ms edge. this might be the closest i can get to Hyde that can work on ms edge if not better

Telstra Roenssel, 2025-01-27

does what it says on the tin!

Zoran, 2025-01-05

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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