YouTube Control Center
YouTube Control Center is an open-source project that aims to enhance the overall YouTube experience by providing the end user with more control in what the playback process is concerned.
YouTube Control Center: Enhance YouTube Experience
YouTube Control Center is a Firefox add-on developed independently as a fan project. It aims to enhance the overall YouTube experience by providing convenient control over playback. Features consist of setting preferred video quality and volume, controlling autoplay, autobuffer, and flash ads, looping a single video, changing player themes, managing visibility of video details and interface elements and much more.
Add-on stats
Weekly download count: 29
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact 
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- storage
- tabs
- cookies
- *://*.youtube.com/*
Size: 111.62K
Email: in*****@gmail.com
URLs: Website
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Add-on summary
YouTube Control Center is an open-source project that brings the following enhancements to YouTube.com
- Set preferred playback quality for all videos
- Set preferred video playback volume for all videos
- Control autoplay behavior of the YouTube player
- Control autobuffer behavior of the YouTube player
- Auto pause all YouTube players when a new player starts playing
- Show video annotations on the player
- Show video controls on player
- Autohide video controls after a video begins playing
- Play a single video in loop mode
- Change video player theme
- Skip flash advertisements in the player
- Hide/Show "video comments" pane
- Hide/Show "video views info" pane
- Hide/Show "action buttons" pane ('like', 'dislike', 'share', ... buttons)
- Hide/Show details" pane (published info, buy video, ...).
Note: YouTube is trademark of Google Inc. This extension does NOT belong or relate to the Google Inc at all and is developed and maintained independently as a fan project.
Please don't use reviews as a support forum. If you are experiencing problems with the add-on, send a support request: https://github.com/inbasic/iyccenter/issues
Note: YouTube is trademark of Google Inc. This extension does NOT belong or relate to the Google Inc at all and is developed and maintained independently as a fan project.
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Some users found it helpful for buffering videos more than usual.
- One user highly recommended the extension.
Cons
- Does not fully buffer YouTube videos as advertised.
- Limited customization options and no settings found.
- Disabling DASH playback no longer works.
- Users reported missing features that used to work.
- Some users experienced frustration with the add-on's functionality.
Most mentioned
- It doesn't buffer all the way.
- No option to disable DASH playback.
- Control autobuffer behavior is ineffective.
User reviews
by Firefox user 13558368, 2024-08-17
by Firefox user 13558368, 2024-08-17
by Firefox user 13558368, 2024-08-17
Add-on safety
Risk impact
YouTube Control Center requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
YouTube Control Center is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.
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