YouTube popup pause and resume as well as no buffer, HD quality, wide screen, ...

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0.7.0
Update
May 5, 2024
Size
107KiB
Developer
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Users
10,000+
Rating
3.15493 ★
Manifest Version
3
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YouTube Control Center Extension

YouTube Control Center is a browser extension to control YouTube pages from a toolbar popup. You can pause, resume, stop, move to the next or previous tracks right from the popup without the need to switch to the YouTube tab. Note that if there is no open YouTube tab, by pressing the toolbar button, a new YouTube page is opened. When the player starts to playing the video, popup is ready.

Using this extension you can also control page layout as well as the player behaviours like:
1. Stop player from buffering media
2. Change quality to HD (HD2160p, HD1440p, HD1080p, HD720p)
3. Prevent the player from displaying annotations
4. Prevent the player from starting the next track when the current one is finished

For more info please visit:
http://add0n.com/control-center.html

Logs:
0.5.1: adds a new feature: Buffer video without starting it
0.5.2: the popup is now displayed when there is an open YouTube page. No buffering functionality is improved.
0.5.3: Supports YouTube history
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "YouTube Control Center", "description": "YouTube popup pause and resume as well as no buffer, HD quality, wide screen, ...", "version": "0.7.0", "manifest_version": 3, "permissions": [ "storage", "cookies" ], "host_permissions": [ "*://*.youtube.com/*" ], "background": { "service_worker": "worker.js" }, "content_scripts": [{ "matches": [ "*://www.youtube.com/*" ], "js": [ "data/page.js", "data/controls/isolated.js", "data/quality/isolated.js", "data/next_track.js", "data/css.js" ], "css": [ "data/no_buffer.css" ], "run_at": "document_start", "all_frames": false }, { "matches": [ "*://www.youtube.com/*" ], "js": [ "data/no_buffer.js", "data/controls/main.js", "data/quality/main.js" ], "run_at": "document_start", "all_frames": false, "world": "MAIN" }], "icons": { "16": "data/icons/16.png", "32": "data/icons/32.png", "48": "data/icons/48.png", "64": "data/icons/64.png" }, "action": { "default_title": "YouTube Control Center\\-> Opens YouTube when no player is detected.\-> Displays the control popup when there is at least one YouTube player" }, "homepage_url": "https://add0n.com/control-center.html", "commands": { "_execute_action": {}, "pause": { "description": "Stat the player" }, "stop": { "description": "Stop the player" }, "play": { "description": "Pause the player" }, "next": { "description": "Move to the next track" }, "previous": { "description": "Move to the previous track" } }}
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How to download and manually install YouTube Control Center extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install YouTube Control Center extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install YouTube Control Center extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install YouTube Control Center extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download YouTube Control Center extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a YouTube Control Center extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the YouTube Control Center Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the YouTube Control Center extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the YouTube Control Center extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for YouTube Control Center extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the YouTube Control Center extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download YouTube Control Center extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install YouTube Control Center extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the YouTube Control Center extension file

Select and download the YouTube Control Center extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the YouTube Control Center extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your YouTube Control Center extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the YouTube Control Center extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install YouTube Control Center extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Игорь Орлов (ID: 000000f516b623f5) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 10/29/2023 no working

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Mark (ID: 000000a204108e08) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 06/13/2023 When playing any YouTube video in MS Edge 114.0.1823.43 (Official Build) (64-bit) this application "YouTube Control Center" creates, when you hover the mouse over the image, half black appears on the video screen at the bottom of the video. When "YouTube Control Center" is disabled, this bug disappears. Request to the developers of "YouTube Control Center" to solve the compatibility issue with the MS Edge browser. In the Google Chrome browser, this application works without problems.

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Rafael Zuhe Molina Rondon (ID: 0000009ac165f006) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 03/20/2023 you can't buffer whole videos with this

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Eleanor U (ID: 000000076593a447) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 02/15/2023 Did what I wanted to initially but caused chrome to crash eventually when watching youtube videos or immediately every time i opened the extension options from the toolbar.

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Yash Tamakuwala (ID: 0000002cb46da3fe) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 02/05/2023 Doesnt work. I wanted it to fully buffer a video.