Visit the Control Panel for YouTube website for installation links, more information about the extension, and FAQs (mostly about Safari).
Follow @soitis.dev on Bluesky for updates.
Changes
Initial tweaks for the new video player UI YouTube is rolling out globally on desktop:
- Added an option to always use a compact Play button (enabled by default)
- Added an option to remove the background from controls
- Added options to hide the title and controls which are overlaid on full screen videos
- Updated custom menu icons to match the new UI icon style
- Hide the new full screen Share button when hiding Share buttons
- Hide the new full screen Comments button when hiding Comments
- Hide the new full screen Chat button when hiding Chat
- Fixed accidentally hiding the new full screen side panel when hiding Chat
Screenshots
New options (desktop only)
Video with all new options active
Default view
Theater mode
Full screen
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