Best alternatives to OldYTPlayer | YouTube Old Player UI + Minimal Tweaks (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to OldYTPlayer, 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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OldYTPlayer alternatives, compared
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Tweaks for YouTube
Seek, control volume, speed, and more with mouse and keyboard. Adjust player controls, progress bar, UI elements, process audio...
≈60K users4.3★ from 642 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago7 permissions- About 15× more users than OldYTPlayer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 2
Pink Player — Mini for YouTube Music
A mini player for YouTube Music in your toolbar. Search, queue songs and read synced lyrics from any tab.
607 users4.6★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 7 days ago6 permissions- About 6.6× fewer users than OldYTPlayer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
- Listed under Tools
- 3
Outside YouTube Player Bar
Display YouTube's player bar outside the video.
≈10K users4.3★ from 94 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago2 permissions- About 2.5× more users than OldYTPlayer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
- Listed under Accessibility
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YouTube MiniPlayer Hider
A browser extension that permanently hides the mini-player that appears in the bottom right when browsing YouTube
≈4K users2.6★ from 25 ratingsUpdated 13 months agoNo special permissions- A similar number of users to OldYTPlayer
- Rated 1.8 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
- Listed under Tools
- 5
FloatTube — A Floating Mini Player for YouTube
A smart floating mini player for YouTube that automatically shows while you scroll and hides at the top.
≈1K users4.6★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago5 permissions- About 4.0× fewer users than OldYTPlayer
- Updated more recently
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 6
Extension Youtube Player
This plugin will open a new window in Chrome dedicated to the Youtube screen by entering the URL.
≈1K users3.4★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago3 permissions- About 4.0× fewer users than OldYTPlayer
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 7
YouTube Mini Player Button Restorer
Brings back the missing mini player button on YouTube with the same 'i' key functionality.
≈2K users4.6★ from 29 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago1 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than OldYTPlayer
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 5)
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YouTube Shorts Normal Player
Plays YouTube Shorts in the normal YouTube player so you can rewind the videos.
≈1K users4.6★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 10 days ago3 permissions- About 4.0× fewer users than OldYTPlayer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
- Listed under Tools
- 9
YouTube Chapters In Player
Shows YouTube chapters right in the player
≈1K users4.2★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago5 permissions- About 4.0× fewer users than OldYTPlayer
- Updated more recently
- Listed under Tools
- 10
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- A similar number of users to OldYTPlayer
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
- Listed under Accessibility
OldYTPlayer alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to OldYTPlayer?
By users, the most popular alternative is Tweaks for YouTube with ≈60K users and a 4.3-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Tweaks for YouTube.
Which OldYTPlayer alternative has the best rating?
Outside YouTube Player Bar has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.3 out of 5 from 94 ratings.
Is there a OldYTPlayer alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
YouTube MiniPlayer Hider asks for 0 permissions, against 5 for OldYTPlayer.
How many alternatives to OldYTPlayer are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to OldYTPlayer on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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