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hyde — hide the YouTube video player controls

80,000 users Rated 4.04 from 551 ratings Last updated 1 Nov 2026

By karmdesai Live in the Chrome Web Store pmkpddhfbiojipiehnejbjkgdgdpkdpb Search Google ↗ Last checked 8 Nov 2026, 16:23 UTC

The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check

Hide or show YouTube's video player controls. Use the toggle, or your keyboard shortcut if you have one set.Summary from the listing
Developer
karmdesai
Enhanced Safe Browsing
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Category
Make Chrome Yours › Functionality & UI
First published
23 May 2020
Last updated
1 Nov 2026
Version
1.4
Size
381 KiB
Minimum Chrome
88
Languages
1 language

English (United States)

See Chrome Web Store page ↗ View its code or download CRX ↗
Users over time As shown on the Chrome Web Store
80KTracking began 27 Sep 202627 Sep4 Oct11 Oct18 Oct25 Oct1 Nov8 Nov2026-09-27: 80,000 users2026-09-30: 80,000 users2026-10-07: 80,000 users2026-10-14: 80,000 users2026-10-21: 80,000 users2026-10-28: 80,000 users2026-11-02: 80,000 users2026-11-08: 80,000 users2026-11-02: new version80,00080KTracking began27 Sep18 Oct8 Nov2026-09-27: 80,000 users2026-09-30: 80,000 users2026-10-07: 80,000 users2026-10-14: 80,000 users2026-10-21: 80,000 users2026-10-28: 80,000 users2026-11-02: 80,000 users2026-11-08: 80,000 users2026-11-02: new version80K
Average rating
4.104.2027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct8 Nov4.044.104.2027 Sep18 Oct8 Nov4.04
Number of ratings
54055056027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct8 Nov55154055056027 Sep18 Oct8 Nov551
New version One point per check. Source: the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing.
Show the numbers
CheckedUsersRatingRatings
2026-11-0880,0004.04551
2026-11-0280,0004.04550
2026-10-2880,0004.04549
2026-10-2180,0004.07550
2026-10-1480,0004.07551
2026-10-0780,0004.17550
2026-09-3080,0004.17548
2026-09-2780,0004.17548
Users, 7 days
No change
since a week ago
Users, 30 days
No change
+0.0%
Rank
#1,862
by users, of 292,130 extensions
In its category
#52
of 11,702 in Functionality & UI

What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first

  1. New version 1.4, replacing 1.3.

    The summary on the listing changed.

    Added the permission storage.

Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 27 Sep 2026.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent account and contact changes →

What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language

Sites where it runs scripts
  • http://*.youtube.com/watch?*youtube.com and its subdomains
  • https://*.youtube.com/watch?*youtube.com and its subdomains
Browser features
  • activeTabThe tab you're on, only after you click the extension
  • scriptingRun scripts on sites it can reach
  • storageSave settings and data in your browser

About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 8 Nov 2026, 16:23 UTC; next check around 15 Nov 2026.

How we collect the data

Cite this page

Citation
Extension Tracker. “hyde — hide the YouTube video player controls” (pmkpddhfbiojipiehnejbjkgdgdpkdpb). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-08. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pmkpddhfbiojipiehnejbjkgdgdpkdpb. Accessed 2026-11-13.
BibTeX
@misc{extensiontracker_pmkpddhfbiojipiehnejbjkgdgdpkdpb,
  title   = {hyde — hide the YouTube video player controls (pmkpddhfbiojipiehnejbjkgdgdpkdpb)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-08},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pmkpddhfbiojipiehnejbjkgdgdpkdpb},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}

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