Remove Download option from uploaded video

Technical Q&A

Topic summary

Goal: Hide/remove the download option from videos uploaded in a Shopify store using the Dawn theme.

  • The poster saw advice to use “video control = false” but doesn’t know where to place it. They want to remove the download control from embedded videos.
  • A reply indicates it should be added as an attribute to the video tag (i.e., the HTML
  • The original poster asks how to add an attribute to the video tag, noting they are new to Shopify and need step-by-step guidance.
  • No specific instructions (theme file path, section/block, or exact attribute syntax) were provided. No resolution yet; the thread remains open with a request for concrete implementation details.
Summarized with AI on January 3. AI used: gpt-5.
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Good evening All

How can I remove or hide the download option from the videos I uploaded via shopify? I am using the dawn theme. I saw a post that said to add video control = false. But it was incomplete and did not say where to add it.

Thank you in advance

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You need to add it as an attribute to the video tag.

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Thank you for the response. How do I add as an attribute to the video tag? Sorry I am very new to shopify.