Reviews for Control Panel for YouTube
Control Panel for YouTube by Jonny Buchanan
Review by Magiktako
Rated 5 out of 5
by Magiktako, 3 months ago70 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19201028, a day ago
- Please just remove the adblocking functionality entirely. Youtube detects it and blocks videos whether the adblock is turned on or not, and you have to disable the extension entirely just to play the video. uBlock Origin already blocks Youtube ads without being detected, so it's redundant anyway.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Shizune, 5 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by frostbyte, 8 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Wo, 9 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14119049, 10 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Miguel Machado, 11 days agoit might just be better than sponsorblock when it comes to youtube extensions. the sheer amount of control it gives you over youtube is just mindblowing. it does shit i didnt know was possible. the freedom it gives you was probably what americans were dreaming about in the american dream era. 10/10 would donate to the developer if i wasnt broke
- Rated 4 out of 5by Ben, 14 days ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by LaubeQ, 15 days ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Stephanie, 16 days agoThe setting "Hide Sponsored videos & promos" seems to trigger YouTube's adblock detector.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18387870, 18 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 17095038, 21 days agoWorks pretty well, although the "skip ads" and "hide sponsored" options cause Youtube's anti-adblock popups to block the video player when using on Desktop.
I also wish it would fix Youtube Search when using on Mobile, since Youtube Search Fixer isn't available on Android. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18979699, a month agoGot this extension to fix the thumbnail problem, only to find out it had a setting for every other feature that annoyed me about youtube (pushing members only content, livestreams, defaulting to shitty AI dubs for languages I speak, the homepage being 90% videos I've already seen). Genuinely don't think I could go back to using youtube without it!
- Rated 5 out of 5by たやまみ, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by tgaudier, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by –Phase–, 2 months agoI had the "Skip ads" setting turned off since I use uBlock Origin to block ads, but this extension was still triggering the warning about adblockers. Turns out it was the "Skip sponsored videos and promos" setting that was causing it. Just wanted to put this here for anyone else having this issue.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Ares, 2 months agoGreat extension however due to its adblock function it trigger's youtube's adblock-detector and makes it so you can't watch videos. If an alternate version of this exisited without the built in adblocker (since I use a dedicated adblocker) then that'd be perfect. Good extension over all though!
- Rated 4 out of 5by masakaj, 2 months agoI am using Firefox on Android. When I open a private tab, the autoplay off feature doesn't work. It just doesn't seem to show the autoplay icon.
- Rated 4 out of 5by GarySlayer, 2 months agoAddon is getting detected and youtube blocks playing video. Some updates needed seems as of now to avoid this.
Other than that its been working very well so far. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18968403, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Dudemyster, 2 months agoMaking youtube usable and sane. really appreciate the work.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Oda, 2 months agoI dont think this is compatible with Blocktube, when the two were added on together I couldnt write comments or like/dislike comments but I beg you, please give us the options to block channels and videos. This is a amazing add on and I love it.
- Rated 4 out of 5by SomersetUpNorth, 3 months agoIn 2025, this add-on is an absolute must-have. YouTube has made a series of frustrating and questionable changes in recent years, many of which have negatively impacted the user experience. This tool goes a long way in helping to restore some sanity and usability to the platform.
Whether it's undoing design choices that don’t benefit viewers, or reintroducing elements that users actually found helpful, this add-on feels like a breath of fresh air. It’s lightweight, easy to use, and works exactly as described. If you’re tired of fighting with a platform that seems to ignore its community’s feedback, this is well worth installing.
One small suggestion for a future update: please consider adding the ability to disable the "important" notifications and bring back chronological ones instead. Many of us just want to see updates in the order they happen, without the algorithm deciding what’s important on our behalf.
Overall, this add-on does an excellent job of putting some control back in the hands of users. Highly recommended! - Rated 5 out of 5by Quartzar, 3 months agoPhenomenal - completely fixes the borked UI that YouTube has forced upon anyone using Firefox and not their precious Google Chrome. Goodbye 2-3 video wide home page on 32" monitor...