YouTube: Hide & Show Controls

Name: YouTube: Hide & Show Controls
Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Author: Yikon

By: Yikon

Toggle YouTube controls with Ctrl+Q.

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Features & Capabilities

YouTube Control Hider gives you a distraction-free way to watch videos by letting you toggle YouTube’s playback controls with a single shortcut.

Features

Toggle Controls Press Ctrl+Q to hide all YouTube playback controls (timeline, buttons, overlays, gradients, tooltips). Press Ctrl+Q again to bring them back instantly.
Minimalist Overlay Hold down the Spacebar to display a “2x” overlay. Release the Spacebar and the overlay disappears while controls stay in their current state.
Distraction-Free Watching Even if you move your mouse or hover over the player, the controls will remain hidden until you choose to show them again.

Why Use It?

Perfect for:

Watching movies or lectures without visual clutter.
Keeping the screen clean when recording, streaming, or presenting.
A more immersive, theater-like YouTube experience.

How It Works

The extension injects a lightweight script into YouTube pages.
It adds a CSS class to the video player that completely hides the controls.
Keyboard shortcuts handle toggling and overlay display, with zero background scripts or heavy processing.

Notes

This extension does not track or store any data.
It only modifies YouTube’s appearance locally on your device.

Enjoy a cleaner, more focused YouTube experience with YouTube Control Hider!

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

Yikon

Daily users:

40 -2

Rating:

5.00

(3)

Version:

1.2.1 Last updated: 2025-10-06

Version code:

6046334

Creation date:

2025-10-03

Risk:

Permissions:

scripting

Content scripts matches:

www.youtube.com

Size:

9.42KB

Email:

yi*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-12

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 17,275 ▼ 418

Other rankings

#52 in show keyword 25 ▼ 3#102 in youtube shorts keyword 47 ▼ 2#137 in self control keyword 44 ▼ 1#146 in control keyword 47

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Yikon

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-hide-show-controls/

Email:

yi*****@gmail.com

Website:

https://paypal.me/josefyenko1

User Reviews

by Na*****, 2026-04-18

It does work, I reported it because i thought it was a scam but I hit Command Q by mistake so I hope this extension stays. Thank you for the extension, sorry for the report.

by Za*****, 2026-02-21

Simple to use and works great. I'd like to see it hide *all* overlays. Currently it hides the progress bar. But when you play/pause the big play/pause button shows up in the middle of the video :-(

by jo*****, 2025-12-16

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Is YouTube: Hide & Show Controls Safe?

Risk impact

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YouTube: Hide & Show Controls requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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YouTube: Hide & Show Controls is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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