Best alternatives to Controls for Youtube (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Controls 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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YouTube Speed Controls
Click ` (backtick) to toggle between normal (1x) and 2x speed, or Ctrl + ` to play at 3x speed.
≈50K users3.9★ from 166 ratingsUpdated 11 months agoNo special permissions- About 5.6× more users than Controls for Youtube
- Rated 0.7 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
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Controls for YouTube™ Shorts
Add controls for videos of YouTube™ shorts, including shortcuts!
≈7K users4.6★ from 91 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago3 permissions- A similar number of users to Controls for Youtube
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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Youtube Playback Speed Control
Control speed of the youtube playback using keyboard. Press '+' to increase and '-' to decrease the playback speed.
≈300K users4.5★ from 4.3K ratingsUpdated 8 months ago1 permissions- About 33× more users than Controls for Youtube
- Updated more recently
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Youtube Short Controller
Youtube Shorts Controller
≈2K users3.7★ from 27 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- About 4.5× fewer users than Controls for Youtube
- Rated 0.8 stars lower
- Updated less recently
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Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls
Hide the YouTube™ fullscreen controls with the press of a hotkey or when you move the cursor to the display border.
≈7K users4.6★ from 60 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions- A similar number of users to Controls for Youtube
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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Video playback rate control for YouTube™
Take full control of YouTube video playback speed. Adjust the rate more extensively.
≈9K users4.6★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago4 permissions- A similar number of users to Controls for Youtube
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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YouTube No Context
This removes YouTube's context/clarify box
≈1K users5.0★ from 48 ratings2 permissions- About 9.0× fewer users than Controls for Youtube
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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AI Summary for YouTube
Get YouTube Video Summary in seconds and let you quickly get the content of the video, save time and learn quicker.
≈100K users3.1★ from 110 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago5 permissions- About 11× more users than Controls for Youtube
- Rated 1.4 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
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Just Youtube Playback Speed Control
Control speed of the youtube playback using keyboard. Press '+' to increase and '-' to decrease the playback speed.
≈3K users4.8★ from 19 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Controls for Youtube
- Updated less recently
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Adblock for YouTube™
Remove all ads from YouTube. Block ads and pop-unders on YouTube videos and remove all other types of ads. Make YouTube work faster.
≈300K users4.6★ from 3.1K ratingsUpdated 4 months ago5 permissions- About 33× more users than Controls for Youtube
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
Controls for Youtube alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Controls for Youtube?
By users, the most popular alternative is Youtube Playback Speed Control with ≈300K users and a 4.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is YouTube Speed Controls.
Which Controls for Youtube alternative has the best rating?
Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 60 ratings.
Is there a Controls for Youtube alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
YouTube Speed Controls asks for 0 permissions, against 1 for Controls for Youtube.
How many alternatives to Controls for Youtube are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Controls for Youtube on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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