Best alternatives to Skins for YouTube player (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Skins for 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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Skins for YouTube player alternatives, compared
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YouTube Popout Player
Provides simple ways to open any YouTube video or playlist in a configurable popout window
≈70K users3.5★ from 151 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago6 permissions- A similar number of users to Skins for YouTube player
- Rated 1.4 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
- 2
Youtube Playlist Reverser
With just one click, this extension allows you to reverse the order of videos in your YouTube playlists
≈30K users4.2★ from 136 ratingsUpdated 5 days ago1 permissions- About 1.7× fewer users than Skins for YouTube player
- Rated 0.7 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 5)
- 3
PlayerTube
The secret ingredient for a older (and better) looking YouTube.
≈3K users4.5★ from 42 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago1 permissions- About 17× fewer users than Skins for YouTube player
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 5)
- 4
YouTube Play All Button
A browser extension that adds a “Play All” button in the “Videos”, “Shorts”, and “Live” tabs of a YouTube channel.
≈5K users4.3★ from 22 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Skins for YouTube player
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
- 5
Youtube-shorts block
Play the Youtube shorts video as if it were a normal video.
≈400K users4.5★ from 1.1K ratingsUpdated 11 months ago1 permissions- About 8.0× more users than Skins for YouTube player
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 5)
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Youtube TV On PC
Enables Youtube TV with auto HD on your pc so you can control youtube from your mobile device.
≈100K users4.3★ from 297 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago2 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Skins for YouTube player
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
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Tab Playlist for YouTube™
Lets you make a playlist by simply lining up tabs
≈1K users4.3★ from 31 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago4 permissions- About 50× fewer users than Skins for YouTube player
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
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YouTube Default Playback Speed
Set the default playback speed for YouTube videos! Complete with hotkeys to manipulate the current video speed.
≈3K users3.6★ from 58 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 17× fewer users than Skins for YouTube player
- Rated 1.3 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
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No Playlist Autoplay For YouTube
When you finish a video in a playlist, the next video won't start unless you click on it. You can toggle this on and off.
≈8K users4.4★ from 182 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago2 permissions- About 6.3× fewer users than Skins for YouTube player
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
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YouTube Control Center
YouTube popup pause and resume as well as no buffer, HD quality, wide screen, ...
≈10K users3.2★ from 73 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Skins for YouTube player
- Rated 1.7 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
Skins for YouTube player alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Skins for YouTube player?
By users, the most popular alternative is Youtube-shorts block with ≈400K users and a 4.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is YouTube Popout Player.
Which Skins for YouTube player alternative has the best rating?
Youtube-shorts block has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings.
Is there a Skins for YouTube player alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Youtube Playlist Reverser asks for 1 permissions, against 5 for Skins for YouTube player.
How many alternatives to Skins for YouTube player are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Skins for 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.