Video Player - UX Features
Skip and close ads
Automatically clicks on the "Skip Ad" button if it is visible. Also attempts to mute and speed through non-skippable ads.
Disable autoplay
Automatically disable autoplay at all times. Sometimes YouTube forgets that you've disabled autoplay, this option ensures that it stays disabled.
Disable ambient mode
Turns off the background glow effect that matches the video's colors.
Disable annotations
Hides clickable text and links that creators add over their videos.
Auto-expand the description
Automatically expands the video description when you open a video.
Disable scroll in fullscreen
Prevents scrolling while in fullscreen mode.
Redirect shorts to the default viewer
YouTube short videos play in a special viewer that automatically plays the next short video in a continuously scrolling fashion. This option redirects the special viewer to the regular one.
Enable theater mode
Automatically enables theater mode when you open a video.