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.

What is Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls?

"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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By: superananas2

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 5,000+ ▲ 1,000

Rating: 4.95 (40)

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

Creation date: 2020-10-12

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

*://www.youtube.com/*

Size: 20.89K

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

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# 14269 ▲ 1277

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#24544 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 10 #82 in trademark keyword 14 ▼ 6 #103 in control keyword 19 ▼ 5

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Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls (v3.1.4)

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Extension summary

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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.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Works perfectly and does exactly what it says.
Provides customization options, including the ability to set custom hotkeys.
Helps in removing distractions by hiding controls and overlays, improving the viewing experience.
Compatible with multiple browsers, including Brave.
Users appreciate the ease of use and lack of annoying bugs.

Cons

Some users suggested additional features, such as the ability to stop videos with hidden elements.
A few users expressed a desire for YouTube to implement similar features natively.

Most mentioned

Does the job perfectly.
Useful and fulfills its intended purpose.
Options for customization are highly valued.

User reviews

walid sabri, 2024-11-05

Very good! But please add an ability to stop video with elements hidden. Make such an option. Even if my cursor at border, elements are hidden, they still shown when I press space (pause)