# Control Panel for YouTube

> Gives you more control over YouTube by adding missing options and UI improvements

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/control-panel-for-youtube](https://chrome-stats.com/d/control-panel-for-youtube)

## Overview

- **ID:** `control-panel-for-youtube`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jonny Buchanan
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 28,770
- **Weekly downloads:** 832
- **Rating:** 4.63 / 5 (171 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.35.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-10
- **First published:** 2024-02-25
- **Size:** 125 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/control-panel-for-youtube/)
- **Website:** [https://soitis.dev/control-panel-for-youtube#support](https://soitis.dev/control-panel-for-youtube#support)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/control-panel-for-youtube/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/control-panel-for-youtube/privacy/)

## Description

Control Panel for YouTube is a Chrome extension that gives you granular control over YouTube's interface and behavior. Remove ads and promos, hide Shorts and recommended sections, silence Premium upsells, and restore or tweak player elements. The extension exposes desktop and mobile-specific options so you can customize your viewing experience across devices.

Highlights include ad blocking and sponsor hiding, UI tweaks (compact play button, hide new controls, remove backgrounds and titles), playback controls (disable autoplay, background playback, always original audio), extensive feed and list filters (hide watched, live, mixes, playlists, members-only), Shorts management (hide, redirect, stop looping), and extra utilities like downloadable transcripts and snapshot capture. Toggle individual options to create a distraction-free, privacy-focused, and productivity-friendly YouTube experience.

## Rankings

- #426 — Overall
- #22 — Photos, Music & Videos
- #2 — control
- #2 — panel
- #2 — self control
- #7 — give

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`
- `m.youtube.com`
- `www.youtube-nocookie.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Very low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com, youtube-nocookie.com
- This extension was updated in the past 3 months. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users praise Control Panel for YouTube for its broad feature set and ability to customize and clean up YouTube's UI. They value clutter reduction, ongoing maintenance, and the introduction of a list view option. The main recurring drawbacks are a preference for a list view over the grid, occasional mobile-feed issues after updates, and several commonly requested features that are still not implemented.

### Pros

- Extensive feature set and a high degree of control over YouTube's UI.
- Effective clutter reduction: hides suggestions and end-cards, improving the homepage experience.
- Active maintenance with frequent updates and ongoing improvements.
- List view option and updates to support list-based viewing.

### Cons

- Grid-based layout is disliked by some users; many want the classic list view restored.
- Mobile experience can regress after updates, with home feeds flooding the feed/home page.
- Users frequently request additional features (e.g., default playback speed, disabling thumbnails and uppercase titles) that are not yet implemented.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/control-panel-for-youtube)