Recent Releases

• 2026-04-22 – comments-owl-for-hacker-news v3.7.1
  Browser extension which makes it easer to follow comment threads on Hacker News across multiple visits, allows you to annotate and mute users, and other UI tweaks and mobile UX improvements
  v3.7.1 release notes

  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 Twitter for updates.

  Changes

  • Reduced or eliminated most flashes of original HN style when navigating between screens while using a theme
  • Added basic styling to more unstyled auth / error pages which were missed
  • Fixed nav bar features on the custom /muted page for logged-out users to manage their mutes

  Availability (2/5)

  New versions have to be reviewed and published by each browser extension store before they're available for use.

  This version is available for the following browsers:

  

• 2026-04-15 – control-panel-for-youtube v1.33.1
  Browser extension which gives you more control over YouTube by adding missing options and UI improvements - for desktop & mobile browsers
  v1.33.1 release notes

  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 for updates.

  Changes

  • Added an option to hide the watch page sidebar on desktop when it's empty
  • Added an option to disable Stable Volume
  • Added missing German translations, fixing multiple features in German
  • Fixed hiding streamed videos on mobile
  • Fixed adding the "Hide channel" menu item on mobile
  • Fixed hiding channel banners on mobile
  • Fixed hiding the Share button in Shorts on mobile
  • Fixed hiding "Open app" in the Shorts menu on mobile
  • Fixed "Open app" not being hidden the first time a menu containing it is opened on mobile

  Availability (4/5)

  New versions have to be reviewed and approved for each browser before they're available to install or upgrade to.

  This version is available for the following browsers:

  

  Screenshots

  New Hide sidebar when empty option

  This option hides the sidebar in the watch page when it's empty - if you're using Default view and hiding Related videos, this allows the player to take up more space, and centers the layout. The sidebar will reappear if something gets displayed in it, e.g. if you open the video transcript.

  

  Watch page screenshots

  Video in Default view	+ Hide related videos

  + Hide sidebar when empty	Sidebar reappearing when Transcript is opened

  New Disable Stable Volume option

  This option ensures the preference for Stable Volume off is set, automatically reapplying it if it somehow gets turned back on, removed or expired.

  

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• 2026-04-06 – ai-overview-hider-for-google v1.0.11
  Browser extension which hides the AI Overview section in Google search results on desktop and mobile browsers
  v1.0.11 release notes

  Visit the AI Overview Hider for Google website for installation links, more information about the extension, and FAQs.

  Follow @soitis.dev on Bluesky for updates.

  Changes

  • Fixed hiding "People also ask" items containing AI Overviews on desktop
  • Fixed fallbacks for hiding AI Overviews on desktop after Google removed the "Learn more" link

  Availability (3/5)

  New versions have to be reviewed and approved by each browser before they're available to install or upgrade to.

  This version is available for the following browsers:

  

• 2026-02-20 – control-panel-for-twitter v4.22.2
  Browser extension which gives you more control over your Twitter timeline and adds missing features and UI improvements - for desktop and mobile
  v4.22.2 release notes

  Visit the Control Panel for Twitter website for installation links, more information about the extension, and FAQs (mostly about why Safari is so weird about extensions).

  Follow @ControlPanelFT on Twitter or @soitis.dev on Bluesky for updates.

  Changes

  • Added an option to hide suggested content (People, News, Communities etc.) in Search, enabled by default
  • Fixed Notifications being switched to the Priority tab on repeat visits when you have "Use the Following timeline by default" enabled on mobile
  • Fixed Dim theme Progressive Web App (PWA) theme
  • Fixed Dim theme hovers in the Chat info dialog
  • Fixed Dim theme scrollbars

  Availability (5/5)

  This version is available for the following browsers:

  

  Screenshots

  Dim PWA theme fix

  Before	After

• 2026-01-13 – astro-lazy-youtube-embed v0.5.5
  Embed YouTube videos with a static placeholder which only embeds when you click
  v0.5.5 release notes

  • Astro 6 support
  • Export types