Controls for YouTube™ Shorts

Add controls for videos of YouTube™ shorts, including shortcuts!

As of June 2026, Controls for YouTube™ Shorts has 7,000 users and a 4.56/5 rating from 89 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

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Version
2.3.7
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update.

History

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Tracking since Apr 16, 2026.

7.1K7.0K6.9KApr 16, 2026Jun 18, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 16, 20267.0K4.58892.3.6
May 22, 20267.0K4.58892.3.6
Now7.0K4.56892.3.7

Permissions & access

Permissions
storagescripting
Host access
*://*.youtube.com/*

Screenshots

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About

Add a control bar below videos from YouTube Shorts.

Options:
- Always visible controls: it's not necessary to hover over the video for the controls to appear.
- Hide title and channel: when not hovering over the video, this option will hide the video information that overlays the video.
- Control volume with Arrow Up/Down: allow you to control the volume with arrow keys without holding shift/cmd, it is optional, as many users use it to scroll between shorts.
- Disable infinite loop.

Keyboard shortcuts:
- Left/Right arrow keys to backward/forward the video by 5 seconds.
- Shift/Cmd + Up/Down arrow keys to increase/decrease the volume.
- "M" to mute/unmute the video.
- Spacebar to pause/resume the video.

Technical

Version
2.3.7
Manifest
V3
Size
124KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
3
Featured
Yes

Metadata

ID
daocpklojfnjgomjaemhhibodkpcjlpe
Developer ID
ue8216b613547a50726604f38099dcbf2
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Jun 22, 2023
Last Updated (Store)
May 20, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 18, 2026
Website
Support URL
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