Controls for YouTube icon

Controls for YouTube

by Keyboard Guru · keyboard.guru · Entertainment
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Add configurable keyboard shortcuts and customizations to the YouTube player.

Users
161
−8 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#69K
#58K among extensions
Version
1.3.1
updated 28 May 2026

Users

monthly, 2 years
080161Oct 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 161 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
001Oct 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 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 Controls for YouTube

Use keyboard shortcuts to control video playback, easily follow transcripts and add more features to YouTube. — Over 20 new keyboard shortcuts, all configurable. — Follow the video transcript with live text highlighting in your preferred language. — Restore a full grid of video thumbnails: hide Shorts and fit up to 8 videos per row. The following shortcuts are currently available: – Like video: [ – Dislike video: ] – Open transcript: G – Save current position: B – Restore saved position: R – Delete saved position: Shift-B – Undo time jump: U – Play faster: { – Play slower: } – Picture-in-picture: H – Show channel info: Y Two custom “time skips” are configurable: – Go back 3 seconds: Z – Go forward 3 seconds: X – Go back 1 second: Shift+Z – Go forward 1 second: Shift+B Bring back the full grid of video thumbnails! Are you tired of YouTube showing you only 3–4 huge thumbnails in your subscriptions feed? Restore the full grid of video thumbnails: – Hide or collapse Shorts – Remove distractions like “YouTube Playables” – Show up to 8 video thumbnails per row All the keyboard shortcuts are also available when you watch YouTube Shorts: – 0–9 to jump to 0%, 10%, … 90% of the video. – J and L to go back or forward by 10 seconds. – , (comma) and . (period) to go back or forward by a single frame. – C opens the comments panel. – W opens the Short video in the regular video player. Autoplay next Short: At the end of a YouTube Short, start playing the next Short automatically, or loop back to the beginning as YouTube does by default. Channel information: While watching a video, you can press Y to show some details about the channel that posted the video, such as their biography, links, etc. Configure the regular video player to your liking: – Remove the “+5, +10…” indicators over the video every time you press arrow keys. – Remove the “Watch Next” overlays that can clutter the end of a video. Privacy: The extension does NOT track your data. Your data is NEVER collected or sent anywhere. The extension has access to YouTube, and nothing else. It does not use any analytics service. Notes: All features are free, and will remain free. Suggestions, bug reports, feature requests and feedback are all welcome! Please send them by email to hello@keyboard.guru Important: YouTube™ is a trademark of Google LLC. This extension is NOT built or sponsored or endorsed IN ANY WAY by Google.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+9+5.9%00.00
30 days−8−4.7%00.00
6 months+57+54.8%00.00
1 year+66+69.5%00.00

Version history

14 versions recorded
1.3.128 May 2026
1.3.022 Mar 2026
1.2.614 Jan 2026
1.2.528 Oct 2025
1.2.418 Sep 2025
1.2.327 Jun 2025
1.2.24 Jun 2025
1.2.125 May 2025

Details

Category
Entertainment
First seen
27 Oct 2024
Size
628 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
fbeaflebffecpigefenbgejkjogedaao

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
storagetabsactiveTabscripting
Site access
https://youtube.com/*https://www.youtube.com/*https://content-youtube.googleapis.com/*

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