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A complete toolkit for YouTube Shorts — scrub, seek ±5s, volume slider, mute, disable loop, plus keyboard shortcuts. Shorts Toolkit for YouTube™ adds a better control experience to YouTube Shorts. The extension adds a custom control bar to Shorts videos so you can scrub through the video, seek forward or backward, control volume, mute or unmute, enter fullscreen, and manage looping behavior more easily. It is built for users who want more control while watching Shorts without changing their YouTube account or opening any external website. Key Features: • Adds a custom control bar to YouTube Shorts • Scrub through Shorts using a progress bar • Shows current time and video duration • Seek backward or forward by 5 seconds • Play and pause from the custom control bar • Volume slider for Shorts videos • Mute and unmute button • Fullscreen button • Option to disable infinite looping • Option to remember volume and mute state • Option to keep controls always visible • Option to hide title and channel overlay until hover • Spacebar shortcut for play and pause • Left and Right Arrow shortcuts for 5-second seeking • Popup controls for quick settings • Full settings page • Works on YouTube Shorts pages • No account required by the extension • No external server connection Keyboard Shortcuts: • Space: Play or pause • Left Arrow: Seek backward 5 seconds • Right Arrow: Seek forward 5 seconds How to Use: 1. Install Shorts Toolkit for YouTube™. 2. Open a YouTube Shorts video. 3. The custom control bar appears near the bottom of the Shorts player. 4. Use the progress bar to scrub through the video. 5. Use the volume slider, mute button, fullscreen button, and playback controls as needed. 6. Click the extension icon to change quick settings. 7. Open the full settings page for more options. Settings Included: • Show or hide the custom control bar • Keep controls always visible • Hide title and channel overlay until hover • Disable infinite loop • Remember volume and mute state • Reset settings to default Privacy Friendly: Shorts Toolkit for YouTube™ runs locally in your browser. Based on the current extension files, it does not collect personal information, does not use analytics scripts, does not send browsing data to an external server, and does not make external API requests. The extension stores only local settings such as control visibility, loop preference, overlay preference, and saved volume or mute state using Chrome storage. Disclaimer: Shorts Toolkit for YouTube™ is an independent extension and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube or Google.