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Best alternatives to Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls today

≈6K users4.6★ from 60 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions

Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    YouTube Live Chat Fullscreen

    Watch YouTube in fullscreen with a live chat overlay. Send messages and Super Chats, and adjust size, position and transparency.

    ≈20K users4.3★ from 99 ratingsUpdated 12 days ago1 permissions
    • About 3.3× more users than Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls
    • Rated 0.4 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
    • Listed under Entertainment
  2. 2

    YouTube Fast Fullscreen Toggle

    Avoid the lag when entering/exiting fullscreen on a YouTube video - by hiding the heavy fluff while transitioning

    ≈3K users4.7★ from 85 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
    • Listed under Accessibility
  3. 3

    YouTube Inline Fullscreen

    Make the most out of your screen space with a single click!

    ≈7K users4.6★ from 94 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago4 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
    • Listed under Tools
  4. 4

    YouTube Windowed FullScreen

    Watch videos on YouTube fullscreen within your browsers screen.

    ≈50K users3.4★ from 420 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago1 permissions
    • About 8.3× more users than Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls
    • Rated 1.3 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
  5. 5

    Controls for Youtube

    Quickly seek Youtube video playback forwards and backwards by either 3 or 15 seconds.

    ≈9K users4.6★ from 131 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions
    • About 1.5× more users than Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
  6. 6

    Theater Mode Pro – Fullscreen for YouTube

    One-click theater mode for YouTube, Twitch, Netflix & any web video. Dim the page, fill the screen, watch immersively.

    ≈1K users4.7★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago7 permissions
    • About 6.0× fewer users than Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 2)
    • Listed under Tools
  7. 7

    Controls for YouTube™ Shorts

    Add controls for videos of YouTube™ shorts, including shortcuts!

    ≈6K users4.5★ from 91 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago3 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
  8. 8

    UltraWide for YouTube: custom fullscreen ratios [QVI]

    Go fullscreen on your ultrawide monitor. Fit the video to 21:9, 32:9, or custom ratio. Designed for YouTube platform.

    ≈5K users4.3★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago3 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
  9. 9

    YouTube Speed Control

    Control the speed of YouTube videos!

    ≈1K users4.8★ from 8 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years1 permissions
    • About 6.0× fewer users than Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
    • Listed under Just for Fun
  10. 10

    YouTube Speed Controls

    Click ` (backtick) to toggle between normal (1x) and 2x speed, or Ctrl + ` to play at 3x speed.

    ≈50K users3.8★ from 170 ratingsUpdated 12 months agoNo special permissions
    • About 8.3× more users than Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls
    • Rated 0.8 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)

Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls?

By users, the most popular alternative is YouTube Windowed FullScreen with ≈50K users and a 3.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is YouTube Live Chat Fullscreen.

Which Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls alternative has the best rating?

YouTube Fast Fullscreen Toggle has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 85 ratings.

Is there a Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

YouTube Fast Fullscreen Toggle asks for 0 permissions, against 2 for Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls.

How many alternatives to Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Hide YouTube™ Fullscreen Controls on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

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