Best alternatives to YouTube Control Center (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to YouTube Control Center, 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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YouTube Control Center alternatives, compared
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YouTube Speed Control
Control the speed of YouTube videos!
≈2K users4.8★ from 8 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years1 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than YouTube Control Center
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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YouTube™ Dislike Counter
YouTube™ Dislike Counter brings back the functionality to view dislikes on the YouTube™ platform.
≈8K users3.3★ from 52 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions- A similar number of users to YouTube Control Center
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
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ScrewMyCode.in: Pitch control for YouTube
Slow down and speed up videos directly on YouTube like you would on a turntable.
≈2K users4.8★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 14 months ago2 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than YouTube Control Center
- Rated 1.6 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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YouTube Limiter
Restrict YouTube.
≈1K users5.0★ from 5 ratings1 permissions- About 10× fewer users than YouTube Control Center
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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Skins for YouTube player
YouTube player skins, dark theme and true black, real 100% volume, autoskip ads, cinema mode, screenshot and transcript.
≈50K users4.9★ from 661 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago5 permissions- About 5.0× more users than YouTube Control Center
- Rated 1.7 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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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 40× more users than YouTube Control Center
- Rated 1.4 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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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- About 7.0× more users than YouTube Control Center
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
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YouTube Auto HD + FPS
Automatically set the video quality on YouTube according to its FPS!
≈200K users4.3★ from 1.4K ratingsUpdated 3 days ago6 permissions- About 20× more users than YouTube Control Center
- Rated 1.1 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
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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 10× more users than YouTube Control Center
- Rated 1.2 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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Audio Equalizer for Youtube™
Stylish audio equalizer for your Youtube
≈50K users4.7★ from 485 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago3 permissions- About 5.0× more users than YouTube Control Center
- Rated 1.5 stars higher
- Updated more recently
YouTube Control Center alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to YouTube Control Center?
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 Speed Control.
Which YouTube Control Center alternative has the best rating?
Skins for YouTube player has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 661 ratings.
Is there a YouTube Control Center alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
YouTube Speed Control asks for 1 permissions, against 3 for YouTube Control Center.
How many alternatives to YouTube Control Center are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to YouTube Control Center 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.