Growth · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to YouControl
Control YouTube tab from anywhere in the browser.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. YouControl launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Control YouTube from anywhere in your browser.
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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A distraction-free way to listen to music
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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Control your YouTube with your fingers!
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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- 7CP
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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Fast YouTube controls with shortcuts
Nov 2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Remove YouTube recommendations, comments, and more
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Chrome extension to control the speed of Youtube playback
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Say no more to Youtube tab hunting
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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A chrome extension to manage your YouTube from the browser
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Control your spotify on any web page.
2018 · chromewebstore.google.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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Smart Tab Mute▲120Ensures that only one tab is playing sound at the same time
2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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hyde▲72Press Ctrl+M to hide/show the YouTube video player controls.
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 jukebox easily without visit tab.
2017 · addons.mozilla.org · its alternatives →
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Organize & manage YouTube playLists
2023 · pockettube.io · its alternatives →
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Audio Focus▲65Focus on audio from the current tab on Chrome
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Control YouTube your way — speed, focus, memory.
Nov 2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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TubeLister▲94Generate a YouTube playlist from your opened tabs.
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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