Control Panel for YouTube by Jonny Buchanan
Gives you more control over YouTube by adding missing options and UI improvements
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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)
• Hide full screen title (desktop version)
Annoyances:
• Hide AI summaries
• Remove pink gradient from progress bars
• Hide information panels
• Hide Premium upsells
• 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 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 Share/Thanks/Clip etc.
• Hide video metadata
• Hide Comments
• Always use theater mode (desktop version)
• Full size theater mode (desktop version) - Hide header / Hide scrollbar
• Disable enlarged UI in theater mode (desktop version)
• Always use original audio (desktop version)
• Hide Miniplayer button (desktop version)
• Hide video end cards (desktop version)
• Hide video endscreen content (desktop version)
• Hide channel watermark (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
• 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:
• 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
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)
• Hide full screen title (desktop version)
Annoyances:
• Hide AI summaries
• Remove pink gradient from progress bars
• Hide information panels
• Hide Premium upsells
• 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 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 Share/Thanks/Clip etc.
• Hide video metadata
• Hide Comments
• Always use theater mode (desktop version)
• Full size theater mode (desktop version) - Hide header / Hide scrollbar
• Disable enlarged UI in theater mode (desktop version)
• Always use original audio (desktop version)
• Hide Miniplayer button (desktop version)
• Hide video end cards (desktop version)
• Hide video endscreen content (desktop version)
• Hide channel watermark (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
• 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:
• 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
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Permissions and dataLearn more
Required permissions:
- Access your data for www.youtube.com
- Access your data for m.youtube.com
- Access your data for www.youtube-nocookie.com
More information
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- Version
- 1.18.0
- Size
- 91.04 KB
- Last updated
- 5 days ago (Oct 18, 2025)
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- License
- All Rights Reserved
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