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Life & fun · June 6, 2020

hyde

Press Ctrl+M to hide/show the YouTube video player controls.

hyde launched on June 6, 2020 with 72 votes, #661 of 4,317 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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What it does

When you pause a YouTube video, the player controls don't disappear. That makes it hard to take a clean screenshot of the video. The controls also block your view, which can get annoying. ⭐ Simply use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+M to hide/show the controls. ⭐

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