Progress Bar Blocker

Hides video progress bars and time remaining information on YouTube to prevent spoilers

Avoid Spoilers. Watch Videos Without Knowing What’s Coming Next. Progress Bar Blocker is a Chrome extension designed for anyone who wants to watch YouTube videos without the unintentional spoilers that video progress bars often reveal. Whether you’re watching esports highlights, movie trailers, serialized story content, documentaries, or even Let’s Plays, seeing how much time is left—or when a dip or spike is coming—can totally ruin the moment. This extension solves that by completely hiding the progress bar while a video plays, letting you experience content with full suspense and surprise. ⸻ 🎯 Why Hide the Progress Bar? Progress bars might seem harmless, but they subtly spoil the pacing of a video. Think about it: • Watching an esports match and see the progress bar is almost over? You already know a final clutch moment is coming—or that someone’s about to lose. • Binging a horror short and see a sudden spike halfway through? Now you’re expecting a jump scare. • Midway through a mystery or documentary and you realize the runtime is too short to wrap things up? Now you know there’s a twist or a sequel coming. Progress Bar Blocker helps you stay in the moment, free from these visual spoilers. ⸻ 🎮 Perfect for: • Esports Matches: Watch games without knowing when a big play is about to happen. • Let’s Plays & Story Games: Stay immersed in narrative experiences without seeing when a chapter or boss fight ends. • Movies, TV, and Trailers: Avoid pacing spoilers so you don’t know when a character is about to die or a twist is incoming. • Documentaries & True Crime: Watch without predicting when the big reveal is about to drop. • Anything with suspense, drama, or emotional payoff. ⸻ ⚙️ How It Works Once installed, Progress Bar Blocker runs automatically on YouTube. It hides the playback bar while videos are playing so you don’t see time remaining, seek previews, or visual blips caused by ads and cuts. • Autoplay friendly • Works with fullscreen and mini-player • Non-intrusive — doesn’t interfere with recommendations or subscriptions • Reveals the progress bar when paused so you can still scrub and rewatch if you want It’s lightweight, privacy-respecting, and doesn’t collect any personal data. It just removes a visual element so you can enjoy videos without knowing how much is left. ⸻ 🧠 Why It Matters Spoilers aren’t just about plot twists or surprise goals. They’re about timing, structure, and expectation. Progress bars give away more than you realize: • Emotional spikes • Final showdowns • The length of climactic moments • Cliffhangers and cuts Even subconsciously, your brain reads the visual cues of a video’s timeline. Progress Bar Blocker removes those cues, giving you a cleaner, more immersive experience. ⸻ 🚀 Get Started No setup required. Just add it to Chrome and enjoy YouTube like it’s brand new again. Whether you’re a casual viewer, a media critic, or someone who just hates being spoiled by the clock, Progress Bar Blocker keeps the surprises intact.