Control Panel for YouTube

Name: Control Panel for YouTube
Price: 99 USD
Author: J BUCHANAN & L.J BUCHANAN

By: J BUCHANAN & L.J BUCHANAN

The missing options for YT

Features & Capabilities

Ads:

• Block ads • Hide Sponsored videos & promos • Hide Merch, Offers etc. (desktop version)

YouTube experiments:

• Restore Subscriptions link in sidebar (desktop version) • Restore order of sidebar items (desktop version) • Restore small thumbnails in Related (desktop version) • Restore "Upload date" search filter (desktop version)

New video player UI:

• Disable new progress bar and controls (desktop version) - Note: this will stop working when YouTube removes the old player UI • Hide new full screen controls • Hide "More videos" in full screen • Always use compact Play button (desktop version) • Remove background from controls (desktop version) • Restore Miniplayer button (desktop version) • Restore corner click to toggle full screen (desktop version) • Hide full screen title (desktop version) • Hide full screen like/dislike buttons (desktop version)

Annoyances:

• Hide AI summaries • Remove pink gradient from progress bars • Hide information panels • Hide Premium upsells • Disable video previews (desktop version) • Disable themed hover effects (desktop version) • Automatically pause channel trailers (desktop version) • Allow background playback (mobile version) • Hide Open App links (mobile version)

Video lists:

• Hide suggested sections • Hide Live videos • Hide Streamed videos • Hide Mixes • Hide Playlists • Hide Movies and TV • Hide Upcoming videos • Hide Members only videos • Hide Collaborations in Subscriptions • Hide Auto-dubbed videos in Related • Hide watched videos • Hide hidden videos - Hides the "Undo" button after 5 seconds • Hide channels - Adds "Hide channel" to video menus • Disable Home feed • Search thumbnail size (desktop version) • Minimum grid items per row (desktop version) • Hide Posts in Home (mobile version)

Video pages:

• Disable Autoplay • Disable Ambient mode • Hide Related videos • Hide the Next button • Hide channel watermark • Hide Share/Thanks/Clip etc. • Hide Ask button • Hide video metadata • Hide Comments • Always use theater mode (desktop version) • Full size theater mode (desktop version) • Disable enlarged UI in theater mode (desktop version) • Always use original audio (desktop version) • Hide video end cards (desktop version) • Hide video endscreen content (desktop version) • Hide Premium Jump ahead button (desktop version) • Hide Chat (desktop version) • Add Take snapshot to video menu (JPEG / PNG) (desktop version) • Make Transcript downloadable (desktop version)

Shorts:

• Hide Shorts • Redirect Shorts to the normal player • Hide suggested actions • Hide link to related Short by the same channel • Always show progress bar • Stop Shorts looping • Hide Remix button (desktop version) • Hide Shorts metadata until hover (desktop version) • Minimum Shorts per row (desktop version)

UI tweaks:

• Show full video titles • Use square corners for thumbnails and videos • Hide categories in Home • Hide channel banner images • Hide Search with your voice • Enforce theme (desktop version) • Link YouTube logo to Subscriptions (desktop version) • Tidy Guide sidebar (desktop version) • Hide "Latest" bar in Subscriptions (desktop version) • Use grid view for Subscriptions & Search (portrait only) (mobile version) • Hide Explore button in Home (mobile version) • Hide channel list in Subscriptions (mobile version)

Embedded videos:

• Hide Share button • Hide pause overlay

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

J BUCHANAN & L.J BUCHANAN

Version:

1.34.0 Last updated: 2026-05-22

Version code:

885998006

Creation date:

2024-02-25

Compatible devices:

Works as Safari extension:

Size:

1.02MB

Price:

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-20

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 1,364,232 ▼ 26,937

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Developed by:

J BUCHANAN & L.J BUCHANAN

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/cz/app/control-panel-for-youtube/id6478456678

Website:

https://soitis.dev/control-panel-for-youtube

User Reviews

This extension really resolves almost everything that I complained about Youtube. Well done.

by Mi*****, 2026-06-01

So there are options to set the number of videos in a row on the home page, the options don’t show correctly in the extension, so you have to guess the option to sho “5 videos per row” for example. If you figure that out, then it breaks if you want to show shorts as well, so it goes back to showing 3 videos per row regardless of your settings. For an app that you have to pay for, it is unreliable.

by Un*****, 2026-03-28

The main reason that I decided to try this extension was to (1) force all YT videos into theater mode by default, and more importantly (2) stretch those videos to take up the entire viewport (the full window Safari window, but not full screen). Happy to say that this is the first extension I’ve found which does both perfectly. But then I stated exploring all of the other capabilities, and this is where I was truly amazed. Happy that I can now remove shorts from Home, remove music playlists from home, remove videos I’ve already watched (a certain % of) from home, and display full video titles (non-truncated) on home. Probably a lot more that I’ll find through continued experimentation.