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Bye (Better YouTube Experience)

by Programmer Boy · Functionality & UI
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

"YouTube Title and SeekBar Hider" is now "Bye (Better YouTube Experience)."

Users
268
+11 in 30 days
Rating
4.0 / 5
+0.17 in 30 days
Ratings
7
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#56K
#47K among extensions
Version
2.5
updated 27 Oct 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years
0134268Apr 2024Aug 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 268 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
047Apr 2024Aug 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 7 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Bye (Better YouTube Experience)

You can toggle(Show/Hide) the below things in YouTube Player: ✨ "Title Bar" ✨ "Seek Bar" ✨ "Video Suggestions" (which appears just before the end of a video). 😃 This Extension also works on ✨ iFrame (Embedded YouTube Videos on Other Websites), (On All Websites). After installing the extension, click on the extension icon to view the keyboard shortcut.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+6+2.3%00.00
30 days+11+4.3%+1+0.17
6 months+61+29.5%+3−0.25
1 year+73+37.4%+3−0.25

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Bye (Better YouTube Experience) appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
programmer#24+1
experience#54−4

Version history

6 versions recorded
2.527 Oct 2025
2.320 Apr 2025
2.25 Feb 2025
2.13 Feb 2025
2.02 Feb 2025
1.01 Apr 2024

Details

Category
Functionality & UI
First seen
1 Apr 2024
Size
8 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
programmerboy.com
Extension ID
hlpjacegdhcfnpcdobdgeghdncajbkhb

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Site access
*://*/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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