Best alternatives to Ambient light for YouTube™ (2026)
7 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Ambient light for YouTube™, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Ambient light for YouTube™ alternatives, compared
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[FOSS] Disable Ambient Mode in YouTube
Automatically turn off YouTube's ambient mode. Prevent unnecessary resource consumption.
≈1K users3.6★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago3 permissions- About 1000× fewer users than Ambient light for YouTube™
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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YouTube PiP Pro
Enables Picture-in-Picture mode for YouTube videos with native integration
≈1K users4.3★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago4 permissions- About 1000× fewer users than Ambient light for YouTube™
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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Less Mixes for YouTube
Prevent YouTube Mix generation for music videos
≈20K users4.8★ from 301 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago3 permissions- About 50× fewer users than Ambient light for YouTube™
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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No AI YouTube
Hides YouTube's AI features. Unofficial, not affiliated with YouTube. Local only.
≈1K users4.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 2 days ago1 permissions- About 1000× fewer users than Ambient light for YouTube™
- Updated more recently
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AiBlock for YouTube
Block YouTube channels that use AI-generated content
≈20K users4.2★ from 35 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago7 permissions- About 50× fewer users than Ambient light for YouTube™
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 1)
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YouTube Picture in Picture
Watch videos using the YouTube Picture in Picture feature. It allows to use picture-in-picture mode on YouTube or other websites.
≈10K users4.3★ from 29 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Ambient light for YouTube™
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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Auto Theater Mode for Youtube
Auto expands youtube videos.
≈2K users3.9★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago3 permissions- About 500× fewer users than Ambient light for YouTube™
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
Ambient light for YouTube™ alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Ambient light for YouTube™?
By users, the most popular alternative is Less Mixes for YouTube with ≈20K users and a 4.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is [FOSS] Disable Ambient Mode in YouTube.
Which Ambient light for YouTube™ alternative has the best rating?
Less Mixes for YouTube has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 301 ratings.
How many alternatives to Ambient light for YouTube™ are there?
We list 7 close alternatives to Ambient light for YouTube™ on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.