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

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Users: 3,000+

Rating: 4.94 (33) ▲ 1 new ratings

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

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 16849 ▲ 60

Other rankings

#23670 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 47 #68 in control keyword 27 ▲ 9 #108 in trademark keyword 15 ▲ 7 #279 in youtube keyword 88 ▲

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Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls (v3.1.4)

4.60 (63) 4,071+

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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

User reviews summary

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Pros

Works perfectly
Easy to use
Lots of options for customization
Useful for tutorials

Cons

Doesn't work when the video is paused for some users

Most mentioned

Works perfectly
Easy to use
Customization options
Useful for tutorials

Recent reviews

Super 👍🏽 Traurig, dass YouTube diese Funktion nicht nativ anbietet!

Thomas, 2024-05-01

Auarteqa, 2024-04-13

Emre Karasu, 2024-02-29

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Safety

Risk impact

Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.