YouTube Control Center

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YouTube Control Center - Chrome Extension for YouTube Control

'YouTube Control Center' is a powerful Chrome extension offering enhanced video controls on YouTube. It allows you to pause, resume, stop, and switch tracks without having to switch tabs. Additionally, it gives you the ability to prevent buffering, change the video quality to HD, disable player annotations, and control the auto-play feature. The extension's toolbar-popping feature makes managing your YouTube experience more convenient and user-friendly.
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Extension stats

Manifest V3
By: InBasic
Users: 10,000+
Rating: 3.15
(71)
Version: 0.7.0 (Last updated: 2024-05-05)
Creation date: 2018-04-19
Permissions:
  • storage
  • cookies
Host permissions:
  • *://*.youtube.com/*
Size: 109.57K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
YouTube Control Center (v0.6.4resigned1)
1,774+ 3.26 (70)
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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Works well in Google Chrome without issues.
  • Allows control over autoplay and video loading behavior.
  • Meets user needs by pausing videos rather than auto-playing.
Cons
  • Does not buffer entire videos as advertised.
  • Experiences compatibility issues with MS Edge.
  • Playback quality settings often default to auto instead of user-selected quality.
  • Causes Chrome to crash for some users.
  • Settings pane is not persistent and requires reopening.
Most mentioned
  • Does not work or is not functioning as expected.
  • Issues with buffering videos fully.
  • Playback quality problems.
User reviews
光自動畫質沒辦法設定1080P就知道失效很久了
by 賣火箭的少年, 2024-09-14

Does not work.
by Frank Long, 2024-05-10

no working
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Extension safety

Risk impact

YouTube Control Center requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of YouTube Control Center. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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