Best alternatives to Extension Youtube Player (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Extension Youtube Player, 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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Extension Youtube Player alternatives, compared
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PopupX - YouTube Popup Player
Watch YouTube videos in an overlay without leaving the page. Enjoy a cleaner browsing experience.
522 users5.0★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 11 days ago14 permissions- About 1.9× fewer users than Extension Youtube Player
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (14 vs 3)
- Listed under Entertainment
- 2
YouTube sticky player
Watch the video and read comments at the same time on YouTube.
≈5K users4.1★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 11 months agoNo special permissions- About 5.0× more users than Extension Youtube Player
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
- Listed under Accessibility
- 3
Player Enhancer for YouTube
Chrome extension that enhances the YouTube player experience.
378 users3.7★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago2 permissions- About 2.6× fewer users than Extension Youtube Player
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
- Listed under Accessibility
- 4
YouTube - Square Player
Customizes YouTube player style by making it square again.
317 users4.5★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 19 months agoNo special permissions- About 3.2× fewer users than Extension Youtube Player
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
- 5
YouTube Floating Player
Watch YouTube in a floating window while browsing other sites.
550 users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 9 months agoNo special permissions- About 1.8× fewer users than Extension Youtube Player
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
- 6
Anywhere Player for YouTube™
Provides access to a small floating YouTube window on any page!
646 users2.7★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago6 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than Extension Youtube Player
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
- Listed under Entertainment
- 7
YouTube Chapters In Player
Shows YouTube chapters right in the player
≈1K users4.2★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago5 permissions- A similar number of users to Extension Youtube Player
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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Skins for YouTube player
YouTube player skins, dark theme and true black, real 100% volume, autoskip ads, cinema mode, screenshot and transcript.
≈50K users4.6★ from 662 ratingsUpdated 2 days ago5 permissions- About 50× more users than Extension Youtube Player
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
- Listed under Just for Fun
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YouTube Ad Placer [OFFICIAL]
Automatically place ads in YouTube Studio by interval, silence detection, or spacing rules.
≈10K users4.3★ from 32 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago6 permissions- About 10× more users than Extension Youtube Player
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
- 10
Youtube Background Play Fix
Listen to YouTube in the background. Prevents auto-pause and tab-suspension while you multitask.
674 users2.9★ from 7 ratingsNo special permissions- A similar number of users to Extension Youtube Player
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
- Listed under Just for Fun
Extension Youtube Player alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Extension Youtube Player?
By users, the most popular alternative is Skins for YouTube player with ≈50K users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is PopupX - YouTube Popup Player.
Which Extension Youtube Player alternative has the best rating?
Skins for YouTube player has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 662 ratings.
Is there a Extension Youtube Player alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
YouTube sticky player asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for Extension Youtube Player.
How many alternatives to Extension Youtube Player are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Extension Youtube Player 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.