# YouTube Player Enhancer > Make YouTube Feel Rich, like VLC — seekbar stays hidden on Space/arrow/volume keys, force 16:9 with vertical stretch slider, customize subtitle style. Perfect for keyframe hunting & distraction-free viewing. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-player-enhancer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-player-enhancer) ## Overview - **ID:** `youtube-player-enhancer` - **Platform:** Firefox - **Type:** Firefox add-on - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Skyro - **Category:** photos-music-videos,social-communication,games-entertainment - **Daily users:** 3 - **Weekly downloads:** 1 - **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings) - **Version:** 1.0.0 - **Last updated:** 2026-07-18 - **First published:** 2026-07-15 - **Size:** 40 KB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-09 - **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-player-enhancer/) - **Website:** [https://youtube-player-enhancer.netlify.app/](https://youtube-player-enhancer.netlify.app/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-player-enhancer/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-player-enhancer/privacy/) ## Description Tired of the seekbar popping up every time you tap Space to pause, ←/→ to seek, or ↑/↓ to change volume? YouTube Player Enhancer fixes that — the controls stay hidden during keyboard shortcuts, just like VLC Media Player. Perfect for keyframe hunting, frame-by-frame analysis, tutorials, reaction videos, and distraction-free viewing. The progress bar, gradient overlays, and top chrome never appear when you use keyboard shortcuts. They show only when you move the mouse. A tiny OSD indicator (▶ / ⏸ / ↤ 10s / 🔊 80%) appears top-right with no background box — exactly like VLC's on-screen display. | Action | Default YouTube | With Enhancer | |---|---|---| | Space (play/pause) | Seekbar pops up | Hidden (tiny OSD only) | | ← / → (seek ±10s) | Seekbar + scrubber pop up | Hidden | | ↑ / ↓ (volume) | Seekbar + volume slider pop up | Hidden | | Move mouse | Seekbar shows | Seekbar shows (3s, configurable) | For videos with black bars or non-16:9 aspect ratios: - Fill 16:9 — auto-stretch to remove all black bars (handles letterbox, pillarbox, encoded bars) - Custom Fill — manual vertical stretch slider (1.00x–2.50x, default 1.34x) with 5 presets Override YouTube's caption styling (great when YouTube's native subtitle options won't change): - Background opacity (0–100%, default 0 = fully transparent) - Font color picker - Font family — 13 options: YouTube Noto, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Tahoma, Trebuchet MS, Georgia, Times New Roman, Courier New, Consolas, Impact, Comic Sans MS Thinner progress bar that fattens on hover, with a blue → violet gradient fill and round scrubber knob — cleaner than stock YouTube. | Key | Action | |---|---| | Space | Play / Pause (no overlay) | | ← → | Seek ∓10s (Ctrl for ∓30s) | | ↑ ↓ | Volume ±5% | | < > | Playback speed − / + | | F | Fullscreen | | M | Mute | | S | In-player Enhancer settings | | ? | Shortcut help overlay | | Esc | Close overlay | This extension collects no data. No analytics, no telemetry, no external server calls. Your settings are stored locally via browser.storage.sync and synced only through Firefox's built-in sync feature — nothing leaves your browser. Declared in the manifest: data_collection_permissions: { required: ["none"] } Ported from the Disney+ Hotstar Player Enhancer. Not affiliated with YouTube, Google, or Disney. ## Rankings - #52,126 — Overall - #232 — player ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `storage` - `activeTab` ### Host permissions - `*://*.youtube.com/*` ### Content script matches - `*.youtube.com` ## Safety - **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact - **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood ### Analysis details - Request access to the following domains: youtube.com - This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe. > Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. 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