Auto-Hide YT Buffering Popup

by SmartDSP · Functionality & UI

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Systematically hides the 'Is your video buffering?' action popups on YouTube without tracking any data.

Users

+31 in 30 days

Rating

0.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#114K

#95K among extensions

Version

1.0.1

updated 23 Aug 2026

Users

monthly, 5 months

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 43 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 5 months

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Auto-Hide YT Buffering Popup

The "is your video buffering?" pop-up on YouTube can get highly annoying by making you loose valuable time on a regular basic. With this simple extension, it won't bother you ever again. This extension works 100% in local and does not collect any data. --- La pop-up "La lecture de votre vidéo se bloque?" sur YouTube, peut rapidement devenir frustrante de part sa position et son délai avant de disparaître. Avec cette extension simple, vous ne la verrez plus jamais! Cette extension fonctionnement entièrement en local sur votre machine et ne collecte aucune donnée. [CHANGELOG] 2026-08-22: - Updated to ensure no other popup is hidden except the buffering one - Minor optimizations