YouTube Header Hide with Floating Search Bar

Hide the YouTube header for a clean, distraction-free view. A minimal floating search bar appears on hover when you need it.

Reclaim your screen. Hide the YouTube header and replace it with a minimal floating search bar that only appears when you need it. Tired of the cluttered YouTube header taking up valuable screen space? This extension gives you a distraction-free YouTube experience while keeping every essential feature one hover away. ✨ Key Features • Header-free YouTube — Reclaim the full screen for video content • Hover to reveal — Move your mouse to the top of the screen to summon the search bar • Live search suggestions — Powered by YouTube's native suggestion engine • Keyboard navigation — Arrow keys, Enter, and Escape all work as expected • Profile menu — Quick access to account switching, YouTube Studio, Settings, and Sign out • Auto avatar — Picks up your Google profile picture automatically • Acrylic blur — Beautiful frosted-glass background with a premium feel 🎯 Perfect for • Minimalists who want a clean YouTube experience • Power users who watch a lot of full-screen content • Anyone tired of UI clutter on YouTube • Users who love distraction-free interfaces ⌨️ How to Use Install the extension Open YouTube — the header disappears automatically Hover near the top of the screen to reveal the floating search bar Type your query and press Enter, or use arrow keys to pick a suggestion Press Escape to dismiss 🔒 Privacy First No data collection. No tracking. No analytics. The extension only communicates with YouTube and Google's suggestion API to show you live search results — nothing else. 🛠 Permissions Explained • youtube.com — to inject the floating search bar • suggestqueries.google.com — to fetch live search suggestions That's it. No background tracking, no data harvesting, no ads. Built for people who care about clean design.