Youtube Rush

YouTube Rush – Clean & Minimal YouTube Experience YouTube Rush is a lightweight web extension designed to subtly improve the YouTube interface for long-form content and live streams. It automatically applies CSS tweaks to clean up distracting UI elements and enhance viewer focus—especially in fullscreen mode. 🎯 Key Features: 🧹 Clean Progress Bar: Removes the default focus outline for a sleeker appearance 🔍 Fullscreen Focus Mode: Hides video title, share/like buttons, and YouTube brand logo in fullscreen 🎨 Transparent UI: Makes control backgrounds transparent and adjusts button positioning for a cleaner layout 🖥️ Optimized for Long Videos & Streams: Ideal for uninterrupted viewing 🆕 Supports Material You (MUI): Fully compatible with the updated YouTube UI as of April 28 🔐 Privacy First: No scripts injected, just pure CSS 💻 Open Source: Check it out on GitHub – https://github.com/SLyHuy/youtube-rush 🔄 Change Log: * Version 3.0 - Mar 4 + New: Popup settings panel — Configure the extension directly from the toolbar popup with a modern dark UI. + New: Opacity sliders — Adjust controls opacity and progress bar opacity independently (0–100%). + New: Progress bar position toggle — Choose between YouTube default position or pinned to the bottom of the player. + Opacity and progress bar position are now user-configurable and applied dynamically via a content script. The static CSS values from v2.x are replaced by settings stored in `chrome.storage.sync`. + New permission: `storage` (zero user-facing warning) — required to persist your settings across sessions. + Timed markers pinned to bottom: `ytp-timed-markers-container` is now repositioned to the very bottom of the player with a clean 4px gap, separated from the control bar. + Dimmed player controls: All control buttons (play/pause, volume, autoplay, subtitles, settings, theater, fullscreen) now render at 0.4 opacity for a less intrusive UI. * Version 2.3 - Jul 5 + Hide meta-data UI in YouTube Short:** The user interface for YouTube Shorts has been updated to hide metadata, providing a cleaner and more immersive viewing area. + Improve visibility all detail of short video:** All essential details of the short video are now more clearly visible for an improved user experience. * Version 2.2 - May 15 + Youtube rollback previous UI, so we'll rollback some CSS to support previous UI. * Version 2.1 - May 8: + Updated progress bar positioning and z-index + Removed background from control buttons (backdrop-filter, background) + New: Hides video title, share/like buttons, and brand logo in fullscreen + New: Made UI background transparent and repositioned buttons for better focus + A small tool with a big impact—YouTube Rush helps you enjoy content without distractions.