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Best alternatives to Outside YouTube Player Bar (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Outside YouTube Player Bar, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Outside YouTube Player Bar: reviews, users and permissionsBest Accessibility extensions

Outside YouTube Player Bar today

≈10K users4.3★ from 94 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago2 permissions

Outside YouTube Player Bar alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    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 10× fewer users than Outside YouTube Player Bar
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
    Extension Youtube Player alternativesCompare side by side
  2. 2

    YouTube Chapters In Player

    Shows YouTube chapters right in the player

    ≈1K users4.2★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago5 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Outside YouTube Player Bar
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
    • Listed under Tools
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  3. 3

    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 2.0× fewer users than Outside YouTube Player Bar
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
    YouTube sticky player alternativesCompare side by side
  4. 4

    YouTube Shorts Normal Player

    Plays YouTube Shorts in the normal YouTube player so you can rewind the videos.

    ≈1K users4.6★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 11 days ago3 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Outside YouTube Player Bar
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
    • Listed under Tools
    YouTube Shorts Normal Player alternativesCompare side by side
  5. 5

    YouTube Progress Bar Hider

    Lightweight extension to hide the YouTube progress bar and video duration.

    ≈1K users4.6★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks agoNo special permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Outside YouTube Player Bar
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
    YouTube Progress Bar Hider alternativesCompare side by side
  6. 6

    Sidebar for YouTube™

    Easy Access to YouTube via Sidebar UI

    ≈1K users4.2★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago4 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Outside YouTube Player Bar
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
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  7. 7

    Thumbnail Rating Bar for YouTube™

    Displays a rating bar (likes/dislikes) on the bottom of every YouTube™ video thumbnail.

    ≈10K users4.4★ from 284 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago5 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Outside YouTube Player Bar
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
    Thumbnail Rating Bar for YouTube™ alternativesCompare side by side
  8. 8

    Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube

    Always display a tiny progress bar with buffer loading on YouTube's player even in the fullscreen mode

    ≈10K users4.1★ from 85 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago2 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Outside YouTube Player Bar
    • Rated 0.2 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Listed under Just for Fun
    Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube alternativesCompare side by side
  9. 9

    Youtube-shorts block

    Play the Youtube shorts video as if it were a normal video.

    ≈400K users4.1★ from 1.1K ratingsUpdated 12 months ago1 permissions
    • About 40× more users than Outside YouTube Player Bar
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
    • Listed under Just for Fun
    Youtube-shorts block alternativesCompare side by side
  10. 10

    Shorts Blocker — Block YouTube Shorts

    Block YouTube Shorts, disable Shorts scrolling, or watch Shorts in the regular video player.

    ≈3K users5.0★ from 39 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago6 permissions
    • About 3.3× fewer users than Outside YouTube Player Bar
    • Rated 0.7 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
    • Listed under Well-being
    Shorts Blocker alternativesCompare side by side

Outside YouTube Player Bar alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Outside YouTube Player Bar?

By users, the most popular alternative is Youtube-shorts block with ≈400K users and a 4.1-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Extension Youtube Player.

Which Outside YouTube Player Bar alternative has the best rating?

Thumbnail Rating Bar for YouTube™ has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.4 out of 5 from 284 ratings.

Is there a Outside YouTube Player Bar alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

YouTube sticky player asks for 0 permissions, against 2 for Outside YouTube Player Bar.

How many alternatives to Outside YouTube Player Bar are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Outside YouTube Player Bar 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.