Control Panel for YouTube
J BUCHANAN & L.J BUCHANAN Productivity iPhoneiPadiPod touchMac
Control Panel for YouTube is a paid Productivity app for iPhone and iPad by J BUCHANAN & L.J BUCHANAN. Rated 3.7/5 from 9 ratings. Requires iOS 15.0.
- Rating
- 3.7
- 9 ratings
- Price
- 3.99 USD
- on the App Store
- Size
- 1 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 18
- 2026 · v1.38.0
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About Control Panel for YouTube
Ads: • Block ads • Hide Sponsored videos & promos • Hide Merch, Offers etc. (desktop version) YouTube experiments: • Restore Subscriptions link in sidebar (desktop version) • Restore order of sidebar items (desktop version) • Restore small thumbnails in Related (desktop version) • Restore "Upload date" search filter (desktop version) New video player UI: • Disable new progress bar and controls (desktop version) - Note: this will stop working when YouTube removes the old player UI • Hide new full screen controls • Hide "More videos" in full screen • Always use compact Play button (desktop version) • Remove background from controls (desktop version) • Restore Miniplayer button (desktop version) • Restore corner click to toggle full screen (desktop version) • Hide full screen title (desktop version) • Hide full screen like/dislike buttons (desktop version) Annoyances: • Hide AI summaries • Remove pink gradient from progress bars • Hide information panels • Hide Premium upsells • Disable video previews (desktop version) • Disable themed hover effects (desktop version) • Automatically pause channel trailers (desktop version) • Allow background playback (mobile version) • Hide Open App links (mobile version) Video lists: • Hide suggested sections • Hide Live videos • Hide Streamed videos • Hide Mixes • Hide Playlists • Hide Movies and TV • Hide Upcoming videos • Hide Members only videos • Hide Collaborations in Subscriptions • Hide Auto-dubbed videos in Related • Hide watched videos • Hide hidden videos - Hides the "Undo" button after 5 seconds • Hide channels - Adds "Hide channel" to video menus • Disable Home feed • Search thumbnail size (desktop version) • Minimum grid items per row (desktop version) • Hide Posts in Home (mobile version) Video pages: • Disable Autoplay • Disable Ambient mode • Hide Related videos • Hide the Next button • Hide channel watermark • Hide Share/Thanks/Clip etc. • Hide Ask button • Hide video metadata • Hide Comments • Always use theater mode (desktop version) • Full size theater mode (desktop version) • Disable enlarged UI in theater mode (desktop version) • Always use original audio (desktop version) • Hide video end cards (desktop version) • Hide video endscreen content (desktop version) • Hide Premium Jump ahead button (desktop version) • Hide Chat (desktop version) • Add Take snapshot to video menu (JPEG / PNG) (desktop version) • Make Transcript downloadable (desktop version) Shorts: • Hide Shorts • Redirect Shorts to the normal player • Hide suggested actions • Hide link to related Short by the same channel • Always show progress bar • Stop Shorts looping • Hide Remix button (desktop version) • Hide Shorts metadata until hover (desktop version) • Minimum Shorts per row (desktop version) UI tweaks: • Show full video titles • Use square corners for thumbnails and videos • Hide categories in Home • Hide channel banner images • Hide Search with your voice • Enforce theme (desktop version) • Link YouTube logo to Subscriptions (desktop version) • Tidy Guide sidebar (desktop version) • Hide "Latest" bar in Subscriptions (desktop version) • Use grid view for Subscriptions & Search (portrait only) (mobile version) • Hide Explore button in Home (mobile version) • Hide channel list in Subscriptions (mobile version) Embedded videos: • Hide Share button • Hide pause overlay
Ratings & reviews
3.7
9 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.38.0 · Updated October 18, 2026
• Added an option to hide Ask YouTube and AI suggestions on desktop (default: enabled) • Added an option to hide GIFs in comments (default: enabled) • Reduced delay when hiding the "Experiencing interruptions?" popup on desktop • Hiding Search with your voice now works in the Ask YouTube search input • Fixed hiding watched videos on mobile • Fixed disabling Autoplay on mobile • Fixed hiding stream VODs on mobile • Fixed blocking channels on mobile • Fixed "Hide channel" menu item on mobile to match recent YouTube UI changes • Fixed hidden channels controls in the options page not being styled as sub-options
App privacy
The developer, J BUCHANAN & L.J BUCHANAN, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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