Controls for YouTube™ Shorts

Add controls for videos of YouTube™ shorts, including shortcuts!
What is Controls for YouTube™ Shorts?
'Controls for YouTube™ Shorts' is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your experience of watching YouTube Shorts. It provides a control bar with various options including always visible controls, the ability to hide title and channel information, and optional volume control via Arrow Up/Down keys. Extra key shortcuts are also available for video playback and volume adjustment, which optimize your viewing experience and make video navigation simpler and more efficient.

Extension stats

By: edoan
Users: 7,000+
Version: 2.0.0 (Last updated: 2024-10-15)
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: 134.14K

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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.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Provides essential playback controls for YouTube Shorts.
  • Great functionality enhancing the user experience.
  • Works well after updates.
Cons
  • Bugs and issues with the YouTube UI and video playback.
  • Controls sometimes do not display properly.
  • Users have encountered problems with double-click actions.
Most mentioned
  • Need for better playback controls.
  • Bugs affecting usability.
  • Request for additional features like disabling auto loop.
Recent reviews
Works as intended
by Jakub Jaroszuk, 2024-11-01

Please fix it. The information panel and the name of the video go down, when you hover the mouse over it🙏

Love it! Thank you edoan!
by K. Hofmann, 2024-10-29
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Controls for YouTube™ Shorts requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Controls for YouTube™ Shorts has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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