Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls

Name: Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls
Rating: 4.73469387755102 (49 reviews)
Author: superananas2

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

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Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls is a handy Chrome extension that enhances your video-watching experience by letting you toggle or hide YouTube™ fullscreen controls effortlessly. Often YouTube™ displays video controls for longer than desired, distracting from the video content. This extension allows you to hide video controls when you move your cursor to any screen border and provides a customizable hotkey for toggling controls on and off.

Features include hiding video overlays and the play/pause animation for an unobstructed view. You can configure individual screen edges and hotkeys in the settings to tailor the behavior to your preferences. While it does not work with embedded YouTube™ players, it offers seamless control for fullscreen viewing. Submit any issues or feature requests via the GitHub repository provided. This Chrome extension is perfect for users seeking a distraction-free YouTube™ viewing experience on fullscreen.

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Version:

3.1.4 Last updated: 2022-11-25

Creation date:

2020-10-12

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Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

*://www.youtube.com/*

Size:

20.89K

Email:

su*****@yahoo.de

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Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

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# 12,275 ▲ 1,154

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Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls (v3.1.4)

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User reviews

Users praise the extension for effectively hiding fullscreen controls and progress bars on YouTube, enhancing subtitle readability and providing customizable shortcuts across multiple browsers. It offers a stable and user-friendly experience without glitches. However, a common issue is that hiding controls also hides the mouse cursor, which hinders interaction with elements like ad 'Skip' buttons. A few users report it not working at all or desire additional features such as pausing videos when controls are hidden.

Pros

Effectively hides YouTube fullscreen controls and progress bar for an unobstructed viewing experience.
Customizable shortcut keys to hide/show controls, enhancing usability.
Works well across different browsers, including Microsoft Edge and Brave.
Improves subtitle visibility by removing distractions from controls.
Stable and user-friendly without buggy behaviors found in similar extensions.

Cons

Hides the mouse cursor along with controls when hotkeys are used, making it difficult to interact with elements like 'Skip Ad' buttons.
Some users report that the extension does not function as expected or does nothing.
Lack of an option to pause or stop the video while controls are hidden.

Recent reviews

Good extension, the problem is that if you use the hotkey, it also hides the mouse cursor, so it's a little annoying. I didn't find a way to avoid that,

Sa*****, 2025-06-03

Awesome extension. But please DON'T HIDE MY MOUSE. When ads are showing, there's no way to click "Skip", or do find the video controls because i cannot see my mouse.

Jo*****, 2025-05-05

Marvellous! Nice unobstructed full screen pause...Just what I wanted.

An*****, 2025-04-21

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

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Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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