Best alternatives to Video Watcher (2026)
6 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Video Watcher, 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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Video Watcher alternatives, compared
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Video Resumer
Automatically resumes YouTube videos from where you played them last.
≈30K users4.0★ from 360 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 6.0× more users than Video Watcher
- Updated more recently
- 2
VideoTogether
Watch video together
≈30K users5.0★ from 26 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago2 permissions- About 6.0× more users than Video Watcher
- Updated more recently
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Video Downloader PLUS
Best Video Downloader Extension. Downloads most popular media types from any website.
≈1M users3.0★ from 1.6K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years10 permissions- About 200× more users than Video Watcher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 2)
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GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together!
Watch YouTube videos together, completely in sync and easy to manage.
≈3K users4.3★ from 16 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- About 1.7× fewer users than Video Watcher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
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Twitter Video Slideshow
Overlay fullscreen-style slideshow of all videos on the current Twitter/X page.
≈10K users4.5★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago2 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Video Watcher
- Updated more recently
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Watch2Gether - Launcher
Check your Watch2Gether rooms right from the New Tab page of your browser.
≈2K users4.0★ from 6 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions- About 2.5× fewer users than Video Watcher
- Updated less recently
Video Watcher alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Video Watcher?
By users, the most popular alternative is Video Downloader PLUS with ≈1M users and a 3.0-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Video Resumer.
Which Video Watcher alternative has the best rating?
Video Resumer has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.0 out of 5 from 360 ratings.
Is there a Video Watcher alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
GroupTube - Watch YouTube videos together! asks for 1 permissions, against 2 for Video Watcher.
How many alternatives to Video Watcher are there?
We list 6 close alternatives to Video Watcher 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.