Controls for YouTube™ Shorts

Add controls for videos of YouTube™ shorts, including shortcuts!

What is Controls for YouTube™ Shorts?

'Controls for YouTube™ Shorts' is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your experience of watching YouTube Shorts. It provides a control bar with various options including always visible controls, the ability to hide title and channel information, and optional volume control via Arrow Up/Down keys. Extra key shortcuts are also available for video playback and volume adjustment, which optimize your viewing experience and make video navigation simpler and more efficient.

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By: edoan

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Users: 7,000+

Rating: 4.77 (48)

Version: 1.3.46 (Last updated: 2024-04-15)

Creation date: 2023-06-22

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
scripting

Host permissions:

*://*.youtube.com/*

Size: 183.30K

Email: ed*****@gmail.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 11605 ▲ 53

Other rankings

#3369 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 241

#6 in youtube shorts keyword 35 ▼ 1

#22 in control keyword 48

#55 in arrow keyword 3

#101 in volume control keyword 55 ▼ 3

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Summary

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Add a control bar below videos from YouTube Shorts.

Options:

Always visible controls: it's not necessary to hover over the video for the controls to appear.
Hide title and channel: when not hovering over the video, this option will hide the video information that overlays the video.
Control volume with Arrow Up/Down: allow you to control the volume with arrow keys without holding shift/cmd, it is optional, as many users use it to scroll between shorts.

Keyboard shortcuts:

Left/Right arrow keys to backward/forward the video by 5 seconds.
Shift/Cmd + Up/Down arrow keys to increase/decrease the volume.
"M" to mute/unmute the video.
Spacebar to pause/resume the video.

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Useful features for controlling YouTube Shorts
Improves user experience for watching shorts
Addresses issues with YouTube Shorts UI

Cons

Some users experience bugs or issues with the extension
Adds its own context menu that can be problematic for some users

Most mentioned

Useful app. Though it's bugging the youtube UI a bit
Great way to use knowledge to help YouTube
Clicking a short video will not pause the video
Context menu issues

Recent reviews

Can't believe YouTube's UI team goes around changing things that don't need to be and totally miss out having basic freaking playback controls. Unbelievable I need to get an extension just to rewind a couple seconds.

Sarosh Chinoy, 2024-05-31

Useful app. Though it's bugging the youtube UI a bit, like the shorts will sometimes start small and then enlarge, or the total short time length is longer than its actual value (shows 1 min short but is actually 20s short)

Albert Yau, 2024-05-23

Thank you , such a great way to use knowledge to help

Jaber Jeni, 2024-05-18

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Safety

Risk impact

Controls for YouTube™ Shorts may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.