Control Panel for YouTube

Name: Control Panel for YouTube
Rating: 4.31 (248 reviews)
Author: So It Is Solutions

Gives you more control over YouTube by adding missing options and UI improvements

As of June 2026, Control Panel for YouTube has 100,000 users and a 4.31/5 rating from 248 reviews in the Functionality & UI category.

So It Is Solutions Functionality & UI

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users+25.0%

100.0K

100,000

Rating+1.2%

4.31

248 reviews

Reviews+14.3%

248

Version

1.34.0

Manifest V3

90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension gained 20.0K users, 2 version updates.

History

19 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 5, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 5, 2026	80.0K	4.26	217	1.31.6
Apr 9, 2026	80.0K	4.27	220	1.31.8
Apr 16, 2026	80.0K	4.27	220	1.32.0
Apr 20, 2026	90.0K	4.27	225	1.33.1
Apr 23, 2026	90.0K	4.27	226	1.33.1
Apr 26, 2026	90.0K	4.28	228	1.33.1
Apr 29, 2026	90.0K	4.28	229	1.33.1
May 5, 2026	90.0K	4.28	229	1.33.2
May 11, 2026	100.0K	4.28	233	1.33.2
May 17, 2026	90.0K	4.29	234	1.33.2
May 20, 2026	100.0K	4.29	234	1.33.2
May 23, 2026	100.0K	4.28	236	1.33.3
May 25, 2026	100.0K	4.29	237	1.34.0
May 28, 2026	100.0K	4.28	238	1.34.0
Jun 3, 2026	100.0K	4.29	242	1.34.0
Jun 6, 2026	100.0K	4.29	243	1.34.0
Jun 8, 2026	100.0K	4.30	244	1.34.0
Jun 15, 2026	100.0K	4.30	245	1.34.0
Jun 22, 2026	100.0K	4.30	246	1.34.0
Now	100.0K	4.31	248	1.34.0

Permissions & access

Permissions: storage
Host access: None declared

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About

Features

Ads:

• Block ads
• Hide Sponsored videos & promos
• Hide Merch, Offers etc. (desktop version)

New video player UI:

• Disable new progress bar and controls (desktop version) - Note: this will stop working when YouTube removes the old player UI
• Hide new full screen controls
• Hide "More videos" in full screen
• Always use compact Play button (desktop version)
• Remove background from controls (desktop version)
• Restore Miniplayer button (desktop version)
• Restore corner click to toggle full screen (desktop version)
• Hide full screen title (desktop version)
• Hide full screen like/dislike buttons (desktop version)

Annoyances:

• Hide AI summaries
• Remove pink gradient from progress bars
• Hide information panels
• Hide Premium upsells
• Disable themed hover effects (desktop version)
• Restore small thumbnails in Related (desktop version)
• Automatically pause channel trailers (desktop version)
• Allow background playback (mobile version)
• Hide Open App links (mobile version)

Video lists:

• Hide suggested sections
• Hide Live videos
• Hide Streamed videos
• Hide Mixes
• Hide Playlists
• Hide Movies and TV
• Hide Upcoming videos
• Hide Members only videos
• Hide Auto-dubbed videos in Related
• Hide watched videos
• Hide hidden videos - Hides the "Undo" button after 5 seconds
• Hide channels - Adds "Hide channel" to video menus
• Disable Home feed
• Search thumbnail size (desktop version)
• Minimum grid items per row (desktop version)
• Hide Collaborations in Subscriptions (desktop version)
• Hide Posts in Home (mobile version)

Video pages:

• Disable Autoplay
• Disable Ambient mode
• Hide Related videos
• Hide the Next button
• Hide channel watermark
• Hide Share/Thanks/Clip etc.
• Hide video metadata
• Hide Comments
• Always use theater mode (desktop version)
• Full size theater mode (desktop version)
• Disable enlarged UI in theater mode (desktop version)
• Always use original audio (desktop version)
• Hide video end cards (desktop version)
• Hide video endscreen content (desktop version)
• Hide Chat (desktop version)
• Add Take snapshot to video menu (JPEG / PNG)  (desktop version)
• Make Transcript downloadable (desktop version)
• Hide Posts in Home (mobile version)

Shorts:

• Hide Shorts
• Redirect Shorts to the normal player
• Hide suggested actions
• Hide link to related Short by the same channel
• Always show progress bar
• Stop Shorts looping
• Hide Remix button (desktop version)
• Hide Shorts metadata until hover (desktop version)
• Minimum Shorts per row (desktop version)

UI tweaks:

• Show full video titles
• Use square corners for thumbnails and videos
• Hide categories in Home
• Hide channel banner images
• Hide Search with your voice
• Link YouTube logo to Subscriptions (desktop version)
• Tidy Guide sidebar (desktop version)
• Hide "Latest" bar in Subscriptions (desktop version)
• Use grid view for Subscriptions & Search (portrait only) (mobile version)
• Hide Explore button in Home (mobile version)
• Hide channel list in Subscriptions (mobile version)

Embedded videos:

• Hide Share button
• Hide pause overlay