Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Keyboard-Operated YouTube
A tiny desktop app to control YouTube via global hotkeys
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Control YouTube from anywhere in your browser.
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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A simple and ready to use remote controller to youtube
2017 · augustnmonteiro.github.io · its alternatives →
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Control your YouTube with your fingers!
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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YouTube started blocking me because I use an adblocker. So I made this simple Firefox Add-On (haven't made it cross-browser yet, contributions welcome!) to open videos in alternative front-ends (piped.video by default). Default keybinding: Alt+J to reopen current page in the configured frontend. Shift+Click to open any video in a new tab in the configured frontend. You can change the default frontend to something else if you like.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Fast YouTube controls with shortcuts
Nov 2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Control the speed of videos on any website with hotkeys 🎬
2018 · videospeedcontroller.com · its alternatives →
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A native YouTube app for macOS, written in Swift
2020 · dbklabs.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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Control YouTube video playback speed with custom buttons
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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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 · its alternatives →
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This is a small project i made years ago and updated to whisper last year, i still use it from time to time and thought it might be useful to others, or just put the idea out there for someone better than me to make a better implementation!
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Chrome extension to control your music with your keyboard
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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zoetroView▲113Scroll through YouTube videos like a blog post
2024 · zoetroview.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Use The Keyboard▲111Keyboard shortcuts for Mac, Windows, and web apps
2019 · usethekeyboard.com · its alternatives →
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A new way to enjoy music (beta signup)
2014 · youtube.com · its alternatives →
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Gnotes▲109You focus on learning, we'll take the notes.
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Take Notes for Youtube Videos without leaving your Keyboard
2021 · instadeq.com · its alternatives →
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Add search bar shortcuts to long urls
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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FocusTube▲112Blur YouTube thumbnails and titles
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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BeardedSpice▲108Control web based media players with your keyboard keys
2014 · jevons1.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · essentialyoutube.com · its alternatives →
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