# Control Panel for YouTube — The missing options for YT

> Customizable YouTube interface and content blocker for desktop and mobile. (iPhone/iPad app by J BUCHANAN & L.J BUCHANAN.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/control-panel-for-youtube/id6478456678 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [J BUCHANAN & L.J BUCHANAN](https://appshunter.io/developer/1668516169)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: $3.99
- Rating: 3.90/5 from 7 App Store ratings · 31 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2024-02-25
- Data updated: 2026-09-14
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/control-panel-for-youtube/id6478456678/reviews.md

## What is 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

## Key features

- Block ads and sponsored videos
- Restore classic YouTube features
- Customize video player UI
- Hide suggested sections and videos
- Disable autoplay and ambient mode
- Allow background playback on mobile
- Hide Shorts and redirect them

## Recent user reviews (10 of 31)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/control-panel-for-youtube/id6478456678/reviews.md

### 5/5 — 星五！言うことなし！

*2026-06-29*

増やしてくれてありがとうございます！

### 5/5 — 買ってよかった！

*2026-06-27*

iphone 17e、iOS 26.5.1です。

①特定チャンネルブロック
②ショート非表示
③バックグラウンド再生
上記の3機能が目的でこのアプリを導入しました。

ずっと欲しかった機能がこの価格の買い切りで導入できるなんて最高です！
本当にありがとうございます！

### 5/5 — This is something that I needed

*2026-06-01*

This extension really resolves almost everything that I complained about Youtube. Well done.

### 5/5 — NICE!

*2026-05-30*

Finally! Found a replacement for untrap! All the functions are actually working and clearly indicated which function need to be login to be functional.

### 4/5 — Essential App

*2026-04-19*

Brilliant app that helps avoid the algorithm and make Youtube actually usable. Frequent updates too! 

PLEASE add iCloud setting sync though! As more settjngs have been added, it's a pain to set it up on multiple devices every update.

### 3/5 — Partly functional

*2026-04-16*

Great app idea and setting options! However, it only works for the current session, so as soon as you refresh or open the website on a new tab, your current settings are ignored (especially the AI ones)! Fix that and you'll have a gem!

### 2/5 — Does not work properly.

*2026-03-28*

So there are options to set the number of videos in a row on the home page, the options don’t show correctly in the extension, so you have to guess the option to sho “5 videos per row” for example.  

If you figure that out, then it breaks if you want to show shorts as well, so it goes back to showing 3 videos per row regardless of your settings.  

For an app that you have to pay for, it is unreliable.

### 4/5 — そこだけ残念

*2026-03-11*

高評価と低評価をモバイルでも非表示にしたい

### 5/5 — Can’t live without this

*2026-02-23*

Yeah

### 5/5 — Worth every penny

*2026-02-18*

The main reason that I decided to try this extension was to (1) force all YT videos into theater mode by default, and more importantly (2) stretch those videos to take up the entire viewport (the full window Safari window, but not full screen). Happy to say that this is the first extension I’ve found which does both perfectly. But then I stated exploring all of the other capabilities, and this is where I was truly amazed. Happy that I can now remove shorts from Home, remove music playlists from home, remove videos I’ve already watched (a certain % of) from home, and display full video titles (non-truncated) on home. Probably a lot more that I’ll find through continued experimentation.

## Frequently asked questions about Control Panel for YouTube

### What does this app do?

This application provides extensive customization options for the YouTube platform. It allows users to block advertisements, sponsored videos, and various UI elements they find distracting. It also offers features to restore older interface elements and functionalities that have been removed or changed by YouTube.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include blocking ads and sponsored content, disabling AI summaries and premium upsells, restoring the subscriptions link, customizing the video player controls, hiding suggested sections and videos, disabling autoplay, and allowing background playback on mobile. It also offers options to hide or redirect YouTube Shorts.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, this application is available for free. Based on the provided information, there are no in-app purchases or subscription fees associated with its use.

### What platforms is this app compatible with?

The app is designed to work on both desktop versions of YouTube and the mobile application. Specific features may be designated for either desktop or mobile use.

### How can this app improve my YouTube experience?

This app can significantly improve your YouTube experience by removing intrusive ads and content, allowing you to focus on the videos you want to watch. It also lets you tailor the interface to your preferences, bringing back familiar features and disabling annoying new ones, leading to a cleaner and more efficient viewing session.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.35.2 — 2026-07-06

• Fixed handling a channel's Videos tab on desktop when it don't have a Home/Featured tab

### 1.35.1 — 2026-07-06

• Disabling themed hover effects should now work everywhere on desktop - YouTube has now expanded this to most video thumbnails
• Fixed grid spacing in channel pages on desktop, which is still using the old grid system

### 1.35.0 — 2026-06-28

• Added an option to disable using the 0-9 number keys to seek while watching videos on desktop
• Added an option to hide the full screen "More actions" menu on desktop
• Disabling themed hover effects now also works in Related videos on desktop
• Hiding full screen like/dislike buttons now also works on mobile
• Fixed desktop grids having extra padding after YouTube tweaked how their grid layout is implemented

### 1.34.0 — 2026-05-22

• Added an option for full-width channel pages on desktop
• Grid items per row now also applies to the Videos and Live tabs in channels on desktop
• Fixed grid CSS adjustments accidentally applying to the Shorts tab in channels on desktop

### 1.33.4 — 2026-05-20

• Fixed more missing theme styles after recent YouTube CSS variable changes

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All apps by J BUCHANAN & L.J BUCHANAN: https://appshunter.io/developer/1668516169

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