Show Video Controls by Default

Show Video Controls by Default

Extension lets you show control buttons by default when playing video or gifs.

What is Show Video Controls by Default?
Show Video Controls by Default is a convenient Chrome extension designed to enhance your online video or gif viewing experience. Instead of manually activating video controls every time, this tool turns on those controls by default on any website, especially useful on meme sites like 9gag. Save time and effort by having your controls ready whenever you view media online.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 2,000+
Rating: 3.58 (12)
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2022-07-12)
Creation date: 2022-07-12
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Size: 8.87K
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Merlin
Summary

The extension turns on video or gif player controls by default.

Useful when browsing meme sites such as 9gag.

No need to press the right mouse button and then "show controls".

They will appear by default for each media.

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Works well with native HTML videos
  • Useful for showing video controls by default on social media sites like 9gag and Reddit
  • Simple and effective
Cons
  • Doesn't work on some websites and GIFs
  • No option to disable for specific pages
Most mentioned
  • Works well with native HTML videos
  • Useful for 9gag and Reddit
  • Doesn't work on some websites and GIFs
Recent reviews
Doesn't seem to work on any website I tried.
by GuestHTPC GuestHTPC, 2024-04-14

It works, but would be nice to have some option to disable it for some pages. On X video controls are doubled, because there are also custom ones.
by Jan Grabowski Jan Grabowski, 2024-02-15

Doesn't work on the site I tried that has an .mp4 video auto-playing inside a <video> tag.
by Nick A Nick A, 2024-02-01
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Safety
Risk impact

Show Video Controls by Default is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Show Video Controls by Default has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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