Always Show HTML5 Video Controls

Always Show HTML5 Video Controls

This tiny extension makes all HTML5 video elements show controls by default.

What is Always Show HTML5 Video Controls?
Always Show HTML5 Video Controls is a Chrome extension that sets the "Show Controls" attribute to true for HTML5 video elements, making them display controls by default. It does not affect video controls on popular websites like YouTube, Netflix, Vimeo, and others.
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Stats
This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-06-26
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 4.00 (32)
Version: 1.14 (Last updated: 2017-04-18)
Creation date: 2017-04-18
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 6.95K
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Summary

HTML5 video tags have their "Show Controls" attribute set to false by default. This extension looks for video tags on most webpages and sets the "Show Controls" attribute to true. Does not take action on the following sites to prevent conflicts with proprietary video controls: youtube.com netflix.com vimeo.com dailymotion.com hulu.com twitch.tv liveleak.com vine.co

User reviews
On some sites you need to right click and choose "show controls" but overall it works well.
by Tomasz Kłosiński Tomasz Kłosiński, 2022-05-27

Works well for 9gag, thank you.
by Y. Apostoł Y. Apostoł, 2022-05-07

omg thank you
by Martin Gašparek Martin Gašparek, 2022-04-08
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Safety
Risk impact

Always Show HTML5 Video Controls is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Always Show HTML5 Video Controls may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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