HideTube
Clean up your YouTube experience by toggling player UI elements on demand.
As of June 2026, HideTube has 11 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 5 reviews in the Functionality & UI category.
Usersdown 15.4 percent−15.4%
11
11
Ratingno change0%
5.00
5 reviews
Reviewsno change0%
5
Version
1.2
Manifest V3
History
7 snapshotsTracking since Apr 6, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2026 | 13 | 5.00 | 5 | 1.2 |
| Apr 19, 2026 | 12 | 5.00 | 5 | 1.2 |
| May 14, 2026 | 11 | 5.00 | 5 | 1.2 |
| May 20, 2026 | 9 | 5.00 | 5 | 1.2 |
| May 26, 2026 | 8 | 5.00 | 5 | 1.2 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 9 | 5.00 | 5 | 1.2 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 10 | 5.00 | 5 | 1.2 |
| Now | 11 | 5.00 | 5 | 1.2 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storageactiveTabscriptingwebNavigation
- Host access
- *://*.youtube.com/*, *://*.youtube-nocookie.com/*
Screenshots
About
A lightweight Chrome extension that hides YouTube’s on-screen elements (video overlays, annotations, and control bars) with a single keypress "H" — for a cleaner, distraction-free viewing experience. Works on both regular YouTube and embedded videos.
Technical
- Version
- 1.2
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 121KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- lemhldinahijhdfeofddkjgjpmebkddm
- Developer ID
- u1cd32632323984c65fb7a0259410a038
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Aug 18, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- Mar 17, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 8, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- —
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 8, 2026.