Controls for YouTube™ Shorts

Add controls for videos of YouTube™ shorts, including shortcuts!

Controls for YouTube™ Shorts - Enhance Your Viewing

"Controls for YouTube™ Shorts" is a Chrome extension that adds a control bar below videos on YouTube Shorts, providing always-visible controls, volume adjustment with arrow keys, and custom keyboard shortcuts. Users can hide video titles, disable the infinite loop feature, and seamlessly navigate through shorts with ease. Enhance your YouTube Shorts experience with intuitive controls and volume management at your fingertips.

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By: edoan

Users: 8,000+

Rating: 4.78

(64)

1 new ratings

Version: 2.1.2 (Last updated: 2024-12-13)

Creation date: 2023-06-22

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
scripting

Host permissions:

*://*.youtube.com/*

Size: 125.95K

Email: ed*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 10,587 ▲ 34

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#3575 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 6

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Extension summary

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Add a control bar below videos from YouTube Shorts.

Options:

Always visible controls: it's not necessary to hover over the video for the controls to appear.
Hide title and channel: when not hovering over the video, this option will hide the video information that overlays the video.
Control volume with Arrow Up/Down: allow you to control the volume with arrow keys without holding shift/cmd, it is optional, as many users use it to scroll between shorts.
Disable infinite loop.

Keyboard shortcuts:

Left/Right arrow keys to backward/forward the video by 5 seconds.
Shift/Cmd + Up/Down arrow keys to increase/decrease the volume.
"M" to mute/unmute the video.
Spacebar to pause/resume the video.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Allows users to view YouTube Shorts without intrusive text
Provides essential playback controls that YouTube lacks
Improves the overall viewing experience of Shorts
Users appreciate the simplicity and functionality of the extension
Many users express gratitude for the tool, considering it very useful

Cons

Controls occasionally do not work or disappear
Playback issues, such as videos autoplaying without stopping
Dynamic loading issues that break functionality
Bugs related to the UI, such as the video length being displayed incorrectly
Some features, like the play/pause button, do not appear visually although they function

Most mentioned

Request for updates to fix bugs and improve functionality
Desire for additional features, such as disabling auto-loop and view counters
Users highlight the need for controls that should be natively available on YouTube

User reviews

great stuff

Marcel Mazur, 2025-01-13

Tan solo con decir que esta es la primera extension a la cual le doy una opinion, la extension te permite quitar el texto ese molesto que no te permite ver los shorts comodamente, cuando aparecen texto abajo y te tapa el canal, informacion y mas. Te permite ver muy comodo los shorts y punto, es god.