Control Panel for YouTube is a browser extension which gives you more control over YouTube by adding missing options and UI improvements
Mobile
1. Can also be installed in Opera, Brave, and other Chromium-based web browsers.
2. Install Edge Canary from Google Play, then follow these instructions to install the Edge version.
Features
- Hide AI Summaries NEW
- Remove pink from progress bars
Video lists
Hide videos and channels you don't want to see when browsing, and improve some of YouTube's built-in functionality.
- Hide Shorts
- Hide Sponsored videos & promos
- Hide suggested sections
- Hide Live videos
- Hide Streamed videos
- Hide Mixes
- Hide Movies and TV NEW
- Hide Upcoming 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)
- In Home and Subscriptions
Video pages
Hide elements you don't want to see on video pages, such as algorithmic recommendations, and improve some of the existing functionality.
- Disable Autoplay
- Hide Related videos
- Hide video metadata
- Hide Comments
- Redirect Shorts to the normal player
- Always use theater mode (desktop version) NEW
- Full size theater mode (desktop version)
- Hide Miniplayer button (desktop version)
- Hide video end cards (desktop version)
- Hide video endscreen content (desktop version)
- Hide Merch, Offers etc. (desktop version)
- Hide Chat (desktop version)
- Make Transcript downloadable (desktop version)
UI tweaks
Hide non-essential UI elements and enhance the UI in other ways.
- Hide information panels NEW
- Hide categories in Home
- Hide Search with your voice
- Tidy Guide sidebar (desktop version)
- Hide "Latest" bar in Subscriptions (desktop version)
- Use grid view for Subscriptions (mobile version - portrait only)
- Hide Explore button in Home (mobile version)
- Hide channel list in Subscriptions (mobile version)
- Hide Open App links (mobile version)
Embedded videos
Hide algorithmic recommendations when viewing YouTube videos embedded in other sites.
- Hide Share button
- Hide pause overlay
- Hide video endscreen content
Screenshots
Frequently Asked Questions
Safari version
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I just downloaded Control Panel for YouTube from the App Store, why is it not working?
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Safari browser extensions require you to manually enable settings to allow them to run. After installing from the App Store, you need to:
- Enable the extension – the Control Panel for YouTube app which opens after installation has a button which will take you to the appropriate page in Settings. Use it to toggle the extension on.
- Give the extension permission to run on YouTube – change the website access permissions for www.youtube.com, m.youtube.com and www.youtube-nocookie.com to "Allow".
View a video example of turning on the Safari extension in iOS
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I opened YouTube using a bookmark I added to my Home Screen - why is Control Panel for YouTube not working?
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Safari doesn't currently allow browser extensions to run in Home Screen Web Apps. Open Safari then navigate to YouTube normally.
You can use the Shortcuts app to create your own shortcut to open YouTube in Safari.
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How can I make the "Open in the YouTube app" banner go away?
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This is a Safari feature we have no control over - to get rid of it, you have to uninstall the official YouTube app.
Support
To submit feedback or a support request, complete the Feedback & Support form. You can also submit bug reports directly via the support repository on GitHub.
For release announcements and other updates follow @soitis.dev on Bluesky.
Tip
If you find one of the free versions of Control Panel for YouTube useful and can afford to, a tip to help fund its development and the responsive maintenance we aim to provide would be most appreciated. If not, no worries – enjoy!
