Control Panel for YouTube version history - 14 versions
Control Panel for YouTube by Jonny Buchanan
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Latest version
Version 1.5.1
Released Jan 25, 2025 - 57.26 KBWorks with firefox 121.0 and later, android 121.0 and later• Added hiding info panels in embeds
• Fixed the Hide Channel menu item not being visible on mobile, after a YouTube menu implementation change
• Fixed looking for the theater mode button on mobile (this is a desktop-only feature)
• Changed the Hide Channel menu item to display above the Cancel item on larger mobile screensSource code released under All Rights Reserved
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Version 1.5.0
Released Jan 17, 2025 - 57.29 KBWorks with firefox 121.0 and later, android 121.0 and later• Added an option to always use theater mode on desktop
• Added an option to hide Movies and TV
• Added an option to hide information panels
• Fixed a mobile video page layout issue when options are changedSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 1.4.1
Released Jan 9, 2025 - 56.9 KBWorks with firefox 121.0 and later, android 121.0 and later• Hide AI summaries in Search results on desktop
• Remove pink from the page progress bar on desktop
• Fixed hiding "Search with your voice" on mobile
• Fixed hiding the ad slot immediately below video comments on mobile
• Hide new grid format for Shorts in Home on mobile
• Fixed hiding suggested sections for logged-out users in Home on mobileSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 1.4.0
Released Jan 9, 2025 - 56.48 KBWorks with firefox 121.0 and later, android 121.0 and laterhideAI (default: true)
• Hide the AI Summary under videos
hideVideoMetadata:
• Hide the Music block on mobile
hideChat:
• Hide the new "Live chat replay" panel in video metadata
• Hide the new element creating space for the chat panel in theater mode
hideMixes:
• Fixed hiding Mixes in Search results and Related videos on desktopSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 1.3.1
Released Dec 31, 2024 - 56 KBWorks with firefox 121.0 and later, android 121.0 and later• Added removing pink from thumbnail progress bars on mobile
• Fixed hiding Mixes on desktop
• Fixed sizing of playlist thumbnails in search results on desktopSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 1.3.0
Released Nov 3, 2024 - 55.93 KBWorks with firefox 121.0 and later, android 121.0 and later• Added an option to remove the new pink fade from the desktop progress bar
• Hiding watched videos no longer applies to Search resultsSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 1.2.4
Released Aug 5, 2024 - 55.71 KBWorks with firefox 121.0 and later, android 121.0 and later• Fixed layout issues in Home and Subscriptions on desktop when videos are hidden (due to YouTube's new grid implementation)
• Removed the fillGaps option for desktop, as it's no longer needed with YouTube's new grid implementation
hideSuggestedSections:
• Fixed Shorts being hidden in Home
• Fixed Recommended playlists not being hidden when viewing a PlaylistSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 1.2.3
Released Aug 3, 2024 - 55.7 KBWorks with firefox 121.0 and later, android 121.0 and later• Fixed skipping ads on mobileSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 1.2.2
Released Aug 3, 2024 - 55.7 KBWorks with firefox 121.0 and later, android 121.0 and later• Fixed hiding watched videos, streams and VODs, and hidden channels in Home and Subscriptions on desktop (again)
• Fixed skipping adsSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 1.2.1
Released Jul 31, 2024 - 56 KBWorks with firefox 121.0 and later, android 121.0 and later• Fixed hiding watched videos, streams and VODs, and hidden channels in Home and Subscriptions on desktopSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 1.2.0
Released Jul 14, 2024 - 55.98 KBWorks with firefox 121.0 and later, android 121.0 and laterNew options for desktop YouTube:
• Full size theater mode
• Hide Miniplayer button
• Search thumbnail size, which by default reverts the recent size increase YouTube made to search result thumbnails
• Minimum grid items per row, for Home and Subscriptions
hideSuggestedSections:
• Now also hides Recommended videos and Recommended playlists when viewing a (non-Watch Later) playlistSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 1.1.0
Released Mar 7, 2024 - 54.54 KBWorks with firefox 121.0 and later, android 121.0 and later• Fixed Firefox permission issues (the extension was disabled by default after install on all platforms, had to be manually enabled every time in Firefox for Android, and the Permissions page was completely blank in Firefox for Android so permissions couldn't be granted) by using Manifest Version 2 instead
• Improved the Japanese translation (thanks @Catastravia)
• Fixed disconnectObservers() only disconnecting page observers
hideShareThanksClip:
• Added a new option to hide the Share/Thanks/Clip buttons under a video (not enabled by default)
hideChannels:
• You can now hide a channel while watching one of its videos - a "Hide channel" item is added to the video's ⋯ menu
• This becomes an "Unhide channel" menu item if the channel is already hidden
hideOpenApp:
• Fixed hiding "Open App" links when using YouTube in Japanese
hideSponsored:
• Fixed related videos being hidden in the mobile version at tablet sizes when they contained an adSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 1.0.1
Released Feb 26, 2024 - 53.34 KBWorks with firefox 121.0 and later, android 121.0 and laterMobile version fixes and changes
Hide Next button:
• always hide the Next button on mobile, as it takes you to a random video, even if you just used the Previous button
• (continue to only show the Previous button when it's enabled)
Hide Sponsored content:
• fixed the ad immediately under mobile videos not being hidden
Hide suggested sections:
• display the Hide suggested sections option on mobile, as it now applies to the mobile Home page
• only try to hide sections on mobile when logged in, to avoid hiding the "Try searching to get started" home page you can get when browsing privately
Mobile grid view:
• fixed non-video items in Search still being full-width
• fixed watched/streamed/hidden channel videos not being hidden in Search when using the grid viewSource code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 1.0.0
Released Feb 25, 2024 - 53.2 KBWorks with firefox 121.0 and later, android 121.0 and laterSource code released under All Rights Reserved