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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 26/09/2026

Yeah, it's going to completely stop working at some point because it's just flipping YouTube feature flags, we've just been using the new UI and trying to improve things about it for a long time now

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 26/09/2026

I think this could become a "Grid density" setting and a "Restore views layout" setting which includes hiding the new play icon (which is currently a standalone setting)

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 26/09/2026

Reduce the title font size slightly and bump the grid spacing down a bit, will try to see how we can make these all configurable

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 26/09/2026

Bit of a hack because we're just shoving the word "views" in via CSS, but lookit

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 26/09/2026

We can put the views on YouTube back onto their own line, we have the technology

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 25/09/2026

Just found yet another way the template project Xcode uses when you create a new web extension for Safari points every barrel directly at your toes

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 25/09/2026

How do you know which version of Safari a bugfix applies to? Just noticed this WebExtension bug marked as fixed in April is affecting the macOS version of Control Panel for YouTube bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi...

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 25/09/2026

Control Panel for YouTube v1.36 has a bunch of new features and fixes, including hiding the new "views" icon and "New" badges, disabling the "Video paused. Continue watching?" popup, always opening channel links on the Videos tab and more… Release notes: github.com/insin/contro...

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Release v1.36.0 · insin/control-panel-for-youtube

Visit the Control Panel for YouTube website for installation links, more information about the extension, and FAQs (mostly about Safari). Follow @soitis.dev on Bluesky or @ControlPanelFT on Twitter...

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 23/09/2026

Just turned Control Panel for YouTube off to check something RQ and... I forgot how bad it is out there in vanilla land

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 22/09/2026

In Control Panel for Twitter v4.24.2 the Hide Grok option now skips the menu which was recently added to the Media button in the Tweet editor to try to get you to generate some Grok slop Release notes: github.com/insin/contro...

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 21/09/2026

Our work is once again done

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 21/09/2026

It would be pretty cool if videos in your YouTube Subscriptions automatically went away for real if you've watched them or will never watch them (stream VODs) We've proved the concept 🤓

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 21/09/2026

Sticky headings from Control Panel for Twitter v5 landing in Control Panel for YouTube first

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 17/09/2026

This is how I normally have it configured when not in Theater mode: Hide Related videos Hide sidebar when empty

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 17/09/2026

Same thing with the related sidebar when watching a video (which I normally have completely hidden) - this is what it looks like in vanilla YouTube then with Control Panel for Twitter restoring it usual size:

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 17/09/2026

...but it only looks like with Control Panel for YouTube removing the useless "Most relevant" section and increasing the number of videos per row! This is what the same screen in vanilla YouTube looks like - still sod all room for actual videos due to the huge thumbnails:

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 17/09/2026

This new YouTube UI change to how views are displayed in so baffling - clearly the intent is to fit more info in a smaller space...

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 08/09/2026

My Feed, My Way: www.pm.gov.au/media/my-fee... Opt yourself out of the algorithm with the Control Panel browser extensions Control Panel for Twitter: soitis.dev/control-pane... Control Panel for YouTube: soitis.dev/control-pane... Made in Australia!

pm.gov.au

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 17/08/2026

The options to stay on twitter.com and redirect the Chat nav link to Messages have been removed as these no longer work - after some recent X changes, logging in via twitter.com now sets a login cookie for x.com, and the Messages screen is no longer accessible

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 17/08/2026

Control Panel for Twitter v4.24.0 adds new options to revert the recent media carousel and profile tab changes, and a bunch of other stuff Release notes: github.com/insin/contro...

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 06/07/2026

We noticed we finally got the new YouTube /watch page side menu while taking these before & after screenshots, so we just added an option to hide it Progression: 1. Vanilla YT 2. Control Panel with default(-ish?) settings 3. Hide the sidebar when it's empty 4. Full-size theater mode

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 06/07/2026

Same page with Control Panel for YouTube turned off:

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 06/07/2026

Control Panel for YouTube v1.35.2 has a fix for handling channel page grids on desktop Release notes: github.com/insin/contro... Screenshot is a full-width channel page with the channel banner hidden and Auto +2 grid items per row

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 05/07/2026

Control Panel for YouTube v1.35.1 fixes grid spacing issues in channel pages on desktop and the "Disabled themed hover effects" option should now work for all desktop thumbnails, as YouTube has started rolling these out more widely Release notes: github.com/insin/contro...

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Release v1.35.1 · insin/control-panel-for-youtube

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 05/07/2026

Control Panel for Twitter v4.23.0 adds options to hide the new "Manage timelines" button and the new "More From This Author" suggested Tweets in focused Tweet threads Release notes & screenshots: github.com/insin/contro...

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Control Panel for Twitter

Browser extension which gives you more control over your Twitter timeline and adds missing features and UI improvements - for desktop and mobile browsers

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 28/06/2026

Control Panel for YouTube v1.35.0 adds new options for desktop (disable using the number keys to seek while watching, hide the new full screen "More actions" menu), extends a few existing features, and fixes grid padding on desktop Release notes: github.com/insin/contro...

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Release v1.35.0 · insin/control-panel-for-youtube

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 22/05/2026

Now available for Firefox and Chromium-based browsers

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 22/05/2026

Control Panel for YouTube v1.34.0 adds a new "Full-width channel page" option for desktop, and the "Grid items per row" option now also applies to the Videos and Live tabs in channels Release notes: github.com/insin/contro...

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 22/05/2026

We also had some WIP on a "Full-width channel pages" feature which would now be useful to combine this with:

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 22/05/2026

We just got the change where channel video pages now use the same grid sizing as Home and Subscriptions (3 videos at 1080p), but we can extend Control Panel for YouTube's "Grid items per row" feature to also work here:

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 19/05/2026

We're busy working on Control Panel for Twitter v5, which is getting close Start of an options rejig, manually importing and exporting settings, perf improvements and the first version of this, which will eventually be available for all our extensions: soitis.dev/extensions/pro

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Extensions Pro / So It Is Solutions

Sync extension settings. In every browser. On every device.

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 19/05/2026

Control Panel for YouTube v1.33.3 fixes the option for hiding the (now curiously linkless) "Experiencing interruptions?" popup on desktop, hides "Report history" when tidying the Guide sidebar, and more… Release notes & screenshots: github.com/insin/contro...

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Control Panel for YouTube

Browser extension which gives you more control over YouTube by adding missing options and UI improvements - for desktop and mobile browsers

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 18/05/2026

A bunch of people just turned up from nowhere and pushed Control Panel for Twitter past the 300k users mark on Chrome Web Store Why thank you

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 18/05/2026

Could this be a @firefox.com for Android CSS bug? Anything that uses env(safe-area-inset-bottom) is doing this:

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 18/05/2026

YouTube removed the "Find out more" link from their "Experiencing interruptions?" popup (which indicates your adblocker is working) and now it makes zero sense (Also that link is what we were using to detect and hide it in Control Panel for YouTube)

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 04/05/2026

Control Panel for YouTube just passed the 100k users mark on Chrome Web Store 🎉 soitis.dev/control-pane...

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 01/05/2026

Can't tell if we're locking in - or if we're locked in - at Stripe's distributed state machine factory

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 27/04/2026

Comments Owl for Hacker News v3.8.0 makes more features "live" - muting/unmuting users or changing their notes will be reflected across all your open tabs, opening an item with new comments in a new tab will mark it as read etc. (and much more) Release notes: github.com/insin/commen...

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Release v3.8.0 · insin/comments-owl-for-hacker-news

Visit the Comments Owl for Hacker News website for installation links, more information about the extension, and FAQs (mostly about Safari). Follow @soitis.dev on Bluesky or @ControlPanelFT on Twit...

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 27/04/2026

Control Panel for YouTube v1.33.2 fixes hiding watched videos in Home and Subscriptions on desktop on initial load in a new tab - YouTube seems to now delay rendering progress bars somewhat Release notes: github.com/insin/contro...

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Release v1.33.2 · insin/control-panel-for-youtube

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 23/04/2026

Implementing my little details. Enjoying my little details

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 22/04/2026

Agreeing to be contacted about my responses to the Firefox Add-ons developer survey with my best contact email as <localpart>+byemailingweagreetoautoapprovenewversions@gmail.com because the gods love a trier

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So It Is Solutions @soitis.dev · 20/04/2026

Comments Owl for Hacker News v3.6 makes the orange website themeable with CSS variables, adds dark mode (with pure black OLED version) and… view transitions? Release notes & screenshots: github.com/insin/commen... (A second site has been hit by the Twitter Dim theme)

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