Best alternatives to Control Panel for YouTube (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Control Panel for YouTube, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Control Panel for YouTube alternatives, compared
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YouTube Control Fix
Control consistency for arrow and space users.
≈2K users4.4★ from 88 ratingsUpdated 23 months agoNo special permissions- About 50× fewer users than Control Panel for YouTube
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
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hyde — hide the YouTube video player controls
Press Ctrl+M to hide or show the YouTube video player controls.
≈80K users4.2★ from 551 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago2 permissions- A similar number of users to Control Panel for YouTube
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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YouTube Sleep Timer, Loop & Speed Control
Set a YouTube sleep timer, loop music or videos, and control playback speed easily. Take control of your viewing experience!
≈10K users4.8★ from 93 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago5 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Control Panel for YouTube
- Rated 0.5 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
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You Controller
Control YouTube, Twitch and Spotify from an Elgato Stream Deck, with the video or album art live on the keys.
≈1K users4.7★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 10 days ago10 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Control Panel for YouTube
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 1)
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YouTube PiP Pro
Enables Picture-in-Picture mode for YouTube videos with native integration
≈1K users4.3★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago4 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Control Panel for YouTube
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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YouTube Picture in Picture
Watch videos using the YouTube Picture in Picture feature. It allows to use picture-in-picture mode on YouTube or other websites.
≈10K users4.3★ from 29 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Control Panel for YouTube
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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Better YouTube Shorts
Take back the controls on YouTube Shorts with seeking, speed, volume and more!
≈20K users4.2★ from 215 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago1 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Control Panel for YouTube
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Link Control
Link Control - Adjust the color of your previously viewed links.
≈20K users4.2★ from 93 ratingsUpdated 24 months ago5 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Control Panel for YouTube
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
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AiBlock for YouTube
Block YouTube channels that use AI-generated content
≈20K users4.2★ from 35 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago7 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Control Panel for YouTube
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 1)
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YouTube No Chat
Automatically hides YouTube live chat by default
≈2K users4.7★ from 13 ratings4 permissions- About 50× fewer users than Control Panel for YouTube
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
Control Panel for YouTube alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Control Panel for YouTube?
By users, the most popular alternative is hyde — hide the YouTube video player controls with ≈80K users and a 4.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is YouTube Control Fix.
Which Control Panel for YouTube alternative has the best rating?
YouTube Sleep Timer, Loop & Speed Control has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 93 ratings.
Is there a Control Panel for YouTube alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
YouTube Control Fix asks for 0 permissions, against 1 for Control Panel for YouTube.
How many alternatives to Control Panel for YouTube are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Control Panel for YouTube on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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