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Control Panel for YouTube by Jonny Buchanan

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

Available on Firefox for Android™Available on Firefox for Android™
4.8 (76 reviews)4.8 (76 reviews)
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Improved Subscriptions page, which acts more like an inbox of videosVideo ads can be automatically skipped and other promoted content is hiddenNothing but search results on the Search page, no suggested sectionsHide non-video content on the Home page and improve YouTube's built-in hidingDisable related videos, the Home timeline and other algorithmic contentHide algorithmic recommendations when viewing YouTube videos embedded in other sites
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Features

Ads:

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

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
• Always use original audio (desktop version)
• Hide Miniplayer button (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)

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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Required permissions:

  • Access your data for www.youtube.com
  • Access your data for m.youtube.com
  • Access your data for www.youtube-nocookie.com
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Version
1.14.2
Size
87.33 kB
Last updated
13 days ago (15 Aug 2025)
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  • ad blocker
  • content blocker
  • youtube
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Release notes for 1.14.2
• The toolbar button now updates to indicate when the Enabled option is off
• Translated the Japanese version of the extension name
• Hide new individual Short grid item in Home on desktop
• Fixed hiding Upcoming videos in Home on desktop, using the new thumbnail format
• Fixed adding CSS when a new tab is left open in the background for a while
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