Best alternatives to Star's Youtube Music Mini Player (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Star's Youtube Music Mini Player, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
Star's Youtube Music Mini Player today
Star's Youtube Music Mini Player alternatives, compared
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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 11 months ago1 permissions- A similar number of users to Star's Youtube Music Mini Player
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
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YouTube - Square Player
Customizes YouTube player style by making it square again.
≈1K users4.5★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 18 months agoNo special permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Star's Youtube Music Mini Player
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
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YouTube Miniplayer Button Restorer
Restores the missing miniplayer button to YouTube's video player
843 users5.0★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 12 months agoNo special permissions- About 2.4× fewer users than Star's Youtube Music Mini Player
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
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Less Mixes for YouTube
Prevent YouTube Mix generation for music videos
≈20K users4.8★ from 301 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago3 permissions- About 10× more users than Star's Youtube Music Mini Player
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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OldYTPlayer | YouTube Old Player UI + Minimal Tweaks
Restores YouTube's pre-2025 player UI and optional tweaks (dislikes, SponsorBlock, etc.). Includes popup controls.
≈10K users4.4★ from 50 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago5 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Star's Youtube Music Mini Player
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
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hyde — hide the YouTube video player controls
Press Ctrl+M to hide or show the YouTube video player controls.
≈80K users4.2★ from 551 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago2 permissions- About 40× more users than Star's Youtube Music Mini Player
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
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YouTube PiP Pro
Enables Picture-in-Picture mode for YouTube videos with native integration
≈1K users4.3★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago4 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Star's Youtube Music Mini Player
- Updated more recently
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Spotify Track To YouTube Music
Redirects Spotify track pages to YouTube Music.
221 users4.7★ from 3 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 9.0× fewer users than Star's Youtube Music Mini Player
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
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Media player classic
Watch videos using Picture-in-Picture mode (Floating Video Player).
≈1K users4.6★ from 12 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years3 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Star's Youtube Music Mini Player
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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YouTube Picture in Picture
Watch videos using the YouTube Picture in Picture feature. It allows to use picture-in-picture mode on YouTube or other websites.
≈10K users4.3★ from 29 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Star's Youtube Music Mini Player
- Updated less recently
Star's Youtube Music Mini Player alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Star's Youtube Music Mini Player?
By users, the most popular alternative is hyde — hide the YouTube video player controls with ≈80K users and a 4.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is YouTube Mini Player Button Restorer.
Which Star's Youtube Music Mini Player alternative has the best rating?
Less Mixes for YouTube has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 301 ratings.
Is there a Star's Youtube Music Mini Player alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
YouTube - Square Player asks for 0 permissions, against 4 for Star's Youtube Music Mini Player.
How many alternatives to Star's Youtube Music Mini Player are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Star's Youtube Music Mini Player on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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