Tweaks for YT adds mouse and keyboard controls for seeking, volume, playback speed, and other YouTube functions.
Control Panel for YouTube
A browser extension, Control Panel for YouTube adds settings for adjusting playback and site behavior.
About Control Panel for YouTube
Control Panel for YouTube is a browser extension that gives more control over YouTube by adding missing options and UI improvements for desktop and mobile browsers. It adjusts ads, video lists, video pages, channel pages, Shorts, embedded videos, and player and interface elements. Browser availability can change and is listed on the GitHub releases page.
Pricing is not clearly stated.
Key features
- Block ads and hide Sponsored videos and promos
- Hide Shorts or redirect Shorts to the normal player
- Hide suggested sections and video types in Home, Subscriptions and Search
- Hide Related videos, comments and other video-page elements
- Disable Autoplay, Stable Volume and Ambient mode
- Restore Subscriptions link and sidebar order on desktop
- Hide channel banners and adjust channel pages
- Hide algorithmic recommendations on embedded videos
Best for: People who watch YouTube in desktop or mobile browsers and want more control over playback settings, layout, and which videos and sections appear.
Watch out for
- Some options work only on the desktop version and others only on the mobile version
- Disabling the new progress bar and controls requires a page refresh and will stop working when YouTube removes the old player UI
Control Panel for YouTube at a glance
- Category
- Social & Communities › YouTube Tools
- Type
- App
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Browser extension
- Details verified
- Oct 23, 2026 · Official source
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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