Tired of the seekbar popping up every time you tap Space to pause, ←/→ to seek, or ↑/↓ to change volume? YouTube Player Enhancer fixes that — the controls stay hidden during keyboard shortcuts, just like VLC Media Player. Perfect for keyframe hunting, frame-by-frame analysis, tutorials, reaction videos, and distraction-free viewing. The progress bar, gradient overlays, and top chrome never appear when you use keyboard shortcuts. They show only when you move the mouse. A tiny OSD indicator (▶ / ⏸ / ↤ 10s / 🔊 80%) appears top-right with no background box — exactly like VLC's on-screen display. | Action | Default YouTube | With Enhancer | |---|---|---| | Space (play/pause) | Seekbar pops up | Hidden (tiny OSD only) | | ← / → (seek ±10s) | Seekbar + scrubber pop up | Hidden | | ↑ / ↓ (volume) | Seekbar + volume slider pop up | Hidden | | Move mouse | Seekbar shows | Seekbar shows (3s, configurable) | For videos with black bars or non-16:9 aspect ratios: - Fill 16:9 — auto-stretch to remove all black bars (handles letterbox, pillarbox, encoded bars) - Custom Fill — manual vertical stretch slider (1.00x–2.50x, default 1.34x) with 5 presets Override YouTube's caption styling (great when YouTube's native subtitle options won't change): - Background opacity (0–100%, default 0 = fully transparent) - Font color picker - Font family — 13 options: YouTube Noto, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Tahoma, Trebuchet MS, Georgia, Times New Roman, Courier New, Consolas, Impact, Comic Sans MS Thinner progress bar that fattens on hover, with a blue → violet gradient fill and round scrubber knob — cleaner than stock YouTube. | Key | Action | |---|---| | Space | Play / Pause (no overlay) | | ← → | Seek ∓10s (Ctrl for ∓30s) | | ↑ ↓ | Volume ±5% | | < > | Playback speed − / + | | F | Fullscreen | | M | Mute | | S | In-player Enhancer settings | | ? | Shortcut help overlay | | Esc | Close overlay |

🖱 Auto-hide cursor while playing & idle
🖱 Double-click the player for fullscreen
⚙ In-player settings panel — press S to change aspect ratio, stretch & subtitles without leaving the video
🔄 SPA-aware — survives YouTube's page transitions
🚫 No tracking, no external servers, no data collection

This extension collects no data. No analytics, no telemetry, no external server calls. Your settings are stored locally via browser.storage.sync and synced only through Firefox's built-in sync feature — nothing leaves your browser. Declared in the manifest: data_collection_permissions: { required: ["none"] }

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Ported from the Disney+ Hotstar Player Enhancer. Not affiliated with YouTube, Google, or Disney.