hyde — hide the YouTube video player controls
Press Ctrl+M to hide or show the YouTube video player controls.
What is hyde — hide the YouTube video player controls?
hyde — hide the YouTube video player controls is a simple Chrome extension that allows you to hide or show the video player controls easily using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+M. It makes it easy to take clean screenshots and improves your overall viewing experience on YouTube.
Extension stats
By: karmdesai
Users: 70,000+ 
Rating: 4.25
(409)
Creation date: 2020-05-22
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
- activeTab
- scripting
Size: 386.05K
Email: ka*****@gmail.com
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Extension summary
When you pause a YouTube video, the player controls don't disappear. That makes it really hard to take a clean screenshot of the video. The controls also block your view, which can get really annoying. Hyde is a simple Chrome extension that allows you to hide or show the video player controls easily.
⭐ Simply use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+M to hide the controls or show them again. ⭐
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Effective in hiding visual interruptions when using Ctrl+M
- Works well on Google Chrome
- Users appreciate the minimalistic viewing experience
- Instantly functional after installation
Cons
- Does not consistently hide the video progress bar
- Not working on Edge and Brave browsers
- Sometimes just mutes the tab without hiding the UI
- Users report issues with the extension not functioning as intended in full screen
Most mentioned
- Issues with progress bar or timeline not being hidden
- Functionality varies across different browsers
- Control shortcut (Ctrl+M) is referenced frequently
Recent reviews
by 
Rongzhi Zheng, 2024-11-21
Rongzhi Zheng, 2024-11-21Sometime recently, the progress bar for the video no longer gets hidden. Controls still get hidden, though.
by 
sumphatguy, 2024-11-20
sumphatguy, 2024-11-20Works on Chrome and Opera but not on edge. Please fix.
by 
Saurabh Chahal, 2024-11-14
Saurabh Chahal, 2024-11-14Extension safety
Risk impact
hyde — hide the YouTube video player controls requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
hyde — hide the YouTube video player controls has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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