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   Hover Speed for YouTube▲17

   Instant YouTube speed control with a single click

   Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com

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   YouTube banned adblockers so I built an extension to skip their ads▲713

   Hi HN! Since Youtube no longer allows AdBlockers, I built my own extension to get around their video ads. If there is an ad it temporarily manipulates the video; Mutes the volume, sets speed to 10x, and skips it if there is a button. Chrome Webstore link: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ad-accelerator/gpbo... Code: https://github.com/rkk3/ad-accelerator

   2023

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   YT Speed Controller▲115

   Control YouTube video playback speed with custom buttons

   2025

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   Youtube Custom Playback▲169

   Unlock up to 16x speed with native-style controls

   Jan 2026

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   Video Speed Controller▲104

   Control the speed of videos on any website with hotkeys 🎬

   2018

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   FREEZE : YOUTUBE▲85

   Control your YouTube with your fingers!

   2022

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   FasterChrome▲136

   Navigate the web faster by preloading pages on hovering

   2019

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   Youtube Remote▲82

   Control YouTube from anywhere in your browser.

   2020

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   Slowed Enchanced▲85

   Stupid Simple Audio Controls

   Oct 2025

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    Sideplayer▲267

    Watch YouTube while you browse the web.

    2015

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    zoetroView▲113

    Scroll through YouTube videos like a blog post

    2024

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    A Chrome extension to give you back control over short-form videos▲128

    Hi HN! I built this little extension to prevent, in my opinion, the most offensive anti-pattern used by tech companies. That is removing the seek bar in short-form videos. The "seek bar" is the bar at the bottom of a video that progresses as you play the video, and that you can click on or drag to skip around. Why companies ever thought it was a good idea to get rid of this I don't know, but I find it infuriating, so I decided to add it back for myself and thought others might like it too. ReelControl adds a progress bar and seeking capabilities to videos on Instagram, YouTube Shorts, and…

    2025 · chromewebstore.google.com

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    YouTube Wheel Master▲4

    Control YouTube with your mouse wheel.

    Aug 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com

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    Skippy▲93

    YouTube videos turned into books. Watch faster, even deeper.

    2017

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    YouTube Rabbit Hole▲122

    Remove YouTube recommendations, comments, and more

    2019

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    On the Sofa for YouTube▲2

    Control YouTube with just your mouse wheel

    Jun 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com

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    Video Search for YouTube▲133

    Search any YouTube video like a document.

    2019

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    CLICKABOOM▲46

    Boost your Youtube views, by driving clicks

    May 2026 · clickaboom.com

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    Chrome Web Store▲5

    The ultimate productivity toolkit for YouTube

    Jul 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com

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    Control Panel for YouTube▲111

    Hi HN, I recently released a new browser extension for YouTube, which in addition to the table stakes of hiding the existence of Shorts, hiding promoted content, automatically skipping ads, hiding useless/unused UI elements, hiding unwanted channels YouTube keeps recommending to you, letting you hide algorithmic suggestions etc. etc., makes other changes I've always wanted as a user, in the same vein as one of my other extensions, Control Panel for Twitter. The most significant of those is attempting to make your Subscriptions page more like an Inbox, by hiding videos you've already…

    2024

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    FloatPlayer▲111

    Simple Mac app for floating a YouTube video on your screen

    2018

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    Strawberry for YouTube▲31

    Hover thumbnails for instant summaries + chat with videos

    2024

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    Hover Play – Chrome extension that plays live streams on hover▲6

    2019 · chrome.google.com

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    Rotate Videos▲73

    Rotate web videos to your desired orientation

    2019

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