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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Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
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Manifest version: 3
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Size: 20.89K
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Extension summary
Does YouTube™ leave the video controls visible for longer than you like? Do you want to have a hotkey that toggles the controls?
This add-on let's you:
- Hide the video controls when you move the cursor to any border
- Hide the video controls and only show them when you want.
- Toggle the controls when you press a hotkey
- Hide some video overlays
- Hide the play/pause animation
In the add-on settings you can configure the individual sides as well as the hotkey.
If you experience any issues, please let me know at https://github.com/nralbrecht/youtube-hide-controls/issues
Note: The add-on currently does not work with embedded YouTube™ players.
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Pros
- Works perfectly and does what it intends to
- Customization options available
- Helps reduce distractions from YouTube controls and overlays
- Easy to use with no buggy behavior
Cons
- Some users reported it does not work as expected
- No option to stop video when elements are hidden
Most mentioned
- Hides YouTube controls and overlays
- Customization options
- Works well with no bugs
- User-friendly
User reviews
wanted to rate it more than 5, that's all you need to know, TYSM
This plugin does absolutely nothing. Certainly not what I wanted it to, which is to hide youtube overlay-border.
Extension safety
Risk impact
Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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