Add controls for videos of YouTube™ shorts, including shortcuts!
Users
7,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.5 / 5
−0.04 in 30 days
Ratings
91
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#12K
#9,895 among extensions
Version
2.3.7
updated 20 May 2026
Users
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:7,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:91 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Controls for YouTube™ Shorts
Add a control bar below videos from YouTube Shorts.
Options:
- Always visible controls: it's not necessary to hover over the video for the controls to appear.
- Hide title and channel: when not hovering over the video, this option will hide the video information that overlays the video.
- Control volume with Arrow Up/Down: allow you to control the volume with arrow keys without holding shift/cmd, it is optional, as many users use it to scroll between shorts.
- Disable infinite loop.
Keyboard shortcuts:
- Left/Right arrow keys to backward/forward the video by 5 seconds.
- Shift/Cmd + Up/Down arrow keys to increase/decrease the volume.
- "M" to mute/unmute the video.
- Spacebar to pause/resume the video.