Control Panel for YouTube
Productivity
browser extension for youtube
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How HN took it
2 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Design: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fixes the worst annoyances of YouTube and makes it usable again.
From 1 comment
I needed to do this to make the plugin work after purchasing it through the App Store on OS X: 1. Restart Safari 2. Activate the plugin 3. Add the button to the toolbar and click…
carlosjobim on HN
Hiding Shorts and Mixes is a welcome feature.
From 1 comment
omg, AND you let me hide "Mixes" i wish i could do these things to the android client as well!
senectus1 on HN
Objections
Hides play controls on live streams, which is a problem.
From 1 comment
I like it in general, but by default it also hides the play control on videos (at least, live streams) which is a problem. I had to stop the video to change the screen size,…
anigbrowl on HN
Safari setup needed extra steps and options are cut off.
From 1 comment
I needed to do this to make the plugin work after purchasing it through the App Store on OS X: 1. Restart Safari 2. Activate the plugin 3. Add the button to the toolbar and click…
carlosjobim on HN
Requests
Hide videos by topic such as Minecraft or reaction videos on the client side.
From 2 comments
Can I hide all videos with “Minecraft” in the title? Or anything that references MrBeast?
aantix on HNAnd reaction videos?
kastden on HN
Remember playback speed per channel.
From 1 comment
I would love a feature that if I change the speed on a video, the setting sticks across all videos on that specific channel.
starik36 on HN
Replace clickbait thumbnails with video frames.
From 1 comment
I want a script which hides all videos which have a thumbnail of a person with their mouth open. Way too many creators have been using that now a days.
busymom0 on HN
Bulk delete and better Watch Later controls.
From 1 comment
Taking a look at it now, and how it interacts with Enhancer for Youtube. The one thing I'm absolutely desperate for, is a fix to Youtube's Watch Later playlist issues. If you…
quaunaut on HN
Questions
Does it automatically make the player full size?
From 1 comment
Looks pretty useful! Does it have the option to automatically make the player full size? YT defaults to the smaller one with related stuff on the right which is always annoying.
Saris on HN
Why are the links down?
From 1 comment
Your links are down within a day?!
tamimio on HN
Alternatives named
uBlock Origin
From 1 comment
I use uBlock Origin for hiding shorts: ``` youtube.com##ytd-reel-shelf-renderer:has(.ytd-reel-shelf-renderer:has-text(Shorts)) ```
jacekm on HN
DeArrow
From 1 comment
I use this, which uses crowd sourced thumbnails from within the video https://dearrow.ajay.app works really well. Made by the dev that made SponsorBlock
olig15 on HN
Enhancer for YouTube
From 1 comment
Taking a look at it now, and how it interacts with Enhancer for Youtube. The one thing I'm absolutely desperate for, is a fix to Youtube's Watch Later playlist issues. If you…
quaunaut on HN
FreeTube
From 1 comment
I needed to do this to make the plugin work after purchasing it through the App Store on OS X: 1. Restart Safari 2. Activate the plugin 3. Add the button to the toolbar and click…
carlosjobim on HN