Hacker News: neonglow

Show HN: Maxxmod – The browser extension built for YouTube power users

neonglow — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:41:36 +0000

Hi, my name is Pablo, a product designer learning to ship my own products.

I built Maxxmod, a Chrome extension for improving the YouTube experience.

Key features:

- Hide Shorts, comments, and recommendations

- Set default speed and video quality

- Add loop, screenshot, and Picture-in-Picture controls

- Customize thumbnail size

- Mini player while scrolling

- Subscriptions feed in chronological order and list view

- Clean up search results

- 60+ features in total

I did the research, competitive analysis and UI design in Figma. Then I started building it with a small development team, but the project stalled halfway through. Later returned to it and finished it with Codex.

Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/maxxmod/oifpmejiphg...

Website: https://maxxmod.com

Product demo + full journey (in Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBSpsg8gkYA

I’m planning to make a Firefox version. Glad to listen any feedback.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49829812

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

Show HN: Stop Animated Images from Autoplaying

neonglow — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:01:53 +0000

I’ve always been annoyed that browsers autoplay GIFs and other animated images.

So I made GIF Control, a browser extension that stops animated images by default, shows the first frame, and adds a simple play/stop button directly on the image so you decide when motion starts and stops.

I built it with Codex. It’s available for Firefox, Chrome, Edge, and Opera.

Bug reports, feedback, and advice on how to make it open source are very welcome.

I’m a UX & Product Designer experimenting with building my ideas using AI. I documented the process in a YouTube video in Spanish [1].

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVsNsnz3Xx0

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49198517

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by neonglow in "Ask HN: What are tools you have made for yourself since the advent of AI?"

neonglow — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:59:14 +0000

I built a browser extension that stops animated images such as GIFs by default.

I've always found it annoying that browsers autoplay animated images, and there still isn't a built-in way to control that behavior.

The extension shows the first frame and adds a play/stop button directly on the image.

What started as a personal utility ended up being published on the Firefox and Chrome extension stores. It's still a small project, but it solved a problem I had every day.

Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/gif-control/

Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/gif-control/nhoihin...

Bug reports and feedback are very welcome.

Disclaimer: I previously posted a Show HN about it, but it didn't get traction [1].

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48208916