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Removes the bottom recommendations grid and vignette in fullscreen while keeping scroll wheel volume functional.
(Note: This script is designed to work alongside the 'Enhancer for YouTube' browser extension or any extension with a similar functionality.)
Recently, Google has once again added a new feature to YouTube that no-one asked for: when using the scroll wheel while the player is in fullscreen mode, it causes a video suggestion overlay to appear, obscuring the entire screen. This script removes that ”More Videos (V)” overlay and its dark vignette background, restoring a clean viewing experience while keeping Enhancer for YouTube’s scroll wheel volume feature fully functional while in fullscreen mode. This script is pure CSS, so no slowdown, no JavaScript observers, and no interference with normal player controls. Without it, the volume scroll feature of these extensions is functional, but bugged and overall cumbersome to use. If you're like me and find this new overlay feature to be frustrating and intrusive since there is of course no option to disable it (go figure), hopefully this will do the trick for you.
Features:
• Removes the fullscreen “More Videos” grid / related-video thumbnails.
• Disables the vignette / dark gradient overlay at the bottom of the screen.
• Now, pressing ”V” while in fullscreen will toggle a 'minimalist' mode — all UI elements (progress bar, buttons, overlays) hide completely until you press V again or the Escape key to exit fullscreen. This is a side-effect of the grid removal and is intentionally left as a bonus feature.
• Keeps scroll-wheel volume adjustments (via Enhancer for YouTube or similar).
• Lightweight — CSS-only; zero JavaScript overhead or lag.
• Compatible with Firefox, Chrome, Edge (Tampermonkey or Stylus).
Installation instructions:
Option 1 – Tampermonkey:
Create a new userscript.
Paste in the provided .user.js code.
Save → Reload YouTube.
Option 2 – Stylus:
Create a new style for youtube.com.
Paste the CSS block or .user.css version.
Save → Reload YouTube.
Changelog
v1.2 – Expanded class matching for new YouTube A/B tests (fullscreen-grid, fullerscreen-grid); added vignette/scrim/gradient fix.
v1.1 – Initial stable version; pure CSS injection.
v1.0 – Prototype, fixed conflict with Enhancer for YouTube volume control. Vignette is still present and some page slowdowns occur.
Credits
Concept and testing by myself
CSS cleanup, multi-class targeting, and documentation refined with help from ChatGPT
