Best alternatives to HyperTube - YouTube Accelerator (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to HyperTube, 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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HyperTube alternatives, compared
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YouTube Ad Accelerator — Skip, Mute & Speed Up Ads
Skip, mute & speed up YouTube ads automatically, with optional SponsorBlock integration for sponsor, intro, and outro segments.
≈4K users4.3★ from 55 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago2 permissions- About 50× fewer users than HyperTube
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 14)
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Download Accelerator & Manager
Easily manage and accelerate your downloads up to 5 times!
≈10K users3.6★ from 34 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago7 permissions- About 20× fewer users than HyperTube
- Rated 0.8 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 14)
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Enhancer for YouTube™
Take control of YouTube and boost your user experience!
≈2M users4.7★ from 17.5K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago3 permissions- About 10× more users than HyperTube
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 14)
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YouTube Ad Speed Up
Speeds up YouTube ads up to 16x.
≈10K users4.0★ from 41 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 20× fewer users than HyperTube
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 14)
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YouTube Translator
Translate YouTube videos in real-time
≈3K users4.2★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago2 permissions- About 67× fewer users than HyperTube
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 14)
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YouTube Audio Selector
Automatically select a predefined audio track language for YouTube videos. Works on Shorts, even those without audio selection.
≈2K users4.3★ from 24 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago1 permissions- About 100× fewer users than HyperTube
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 14)
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YouTube Caption
YouTube Caption assistant.
≈10K users4.2★ from 75 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago1 permissions- About 20× fewer users than HyperTube
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 14)
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YouTube AdSkipper
Auto Skip ads so that you don't need to click the skip button yourself!
≈9K users4.3★ from 26 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago3 permissions- About 22× fewer users than HyperTube
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 14)
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Internet Download Accelerator
Intercept downloads for Internet Download Accelerator, download a file or a group of files from the context menu.
≈60K users3.3★ from 337 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years15 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than HyperTube
- Rated 1.1 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (15 vs 14)
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YouTube Tags
Shows the hidden tags of any YouTube video right on the watch page
≈100K users4.2★ from 572 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago3 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than HyperTube
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 14)
HyperTube alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to HyperTube?
By users, the most popular alternative is Enhancer for YouTube™ with ≈2M users and a 4.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is YouTube Ad Accelerator — Skip, Mute & Speed Up Ads.
Which HyperTube alternative has the best rating?
Enhancer for YouTube™ has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 17.5K ratings.
Is there a HyperTube alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
YouTube Audio Selector asks for 1 permissions, against 14 for HyperTube.
How many alternatives to HyperTube are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to HyperTube 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.