Best alternatives to YouTube Customizer (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to YouTube Customizer, 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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ChromaTube - YouTube Progress Bar Customizer
Customize YouTube progress bar colors
≈2K users4.4★ from 106 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago3 permissions- About 2.0× more users than YouTube Customizer
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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YouTube Custom Subtitles
Load custom .srt and .ass subtitle files for YouTube videos
191 users1.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago4 permissions- About 5.2× fewer users than YouTube Customizer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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BTS Cursor Customizer
Customize your browser cursor with BTS logos!
202 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago2 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than YouTube Customizer
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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Youtube SubStyler: Customize subtitles [QVI]
Extension to customize captions and subtitles on Youtube. Change text size, font, color and add background.
109 usersNot rated yetUpdated 8 months ago3 permissions- About 9.2× fewer users than YouTube Customizer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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YouTube Custom Settings
Set default values to YouTube (quality, speed, subtitles, audio), also includes an audio normalizer and members-only video filter.
749 users5.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago3 permissions- A similar number of users to YouTube Customizer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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Youtube-tube
This simulates the CRT in Youtube
226 users4.3★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago2 permissions- About 4.4× fewer users than YouTube Customizer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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Sweezy Custom Progress Bar for Youtube™
Revamp your YouTube vibe! Swap the borring progress bar with funky animations & colors. It's time to play, the stylish way!
≈90K users4.9★ from 1.1K ratingsUpdated 12 months ago3 permissions- About 90× more users than YouTube Customizer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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Random YouTube Video
Customize, shuffle and play random videos from any YouTube channel.
≈7K users4.7★ from 79 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago2 permissions- About 7.0× more users than YouTube Customizer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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Youtube™ Controller
Control Youtube™ videos from any web page
≈1K users4.8★ from 52 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago3 permissions- A similar number of users to YouTube Customizer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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YouTube Romaji + Custom Subtitles
Adds Romaji option to YouTube subtitles and supports per-video custom subtitle uploads.
132 users2.3★ from 3 ratings5 permissions- About 7.6× fewer users than YouTube Customizer
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
YouTube Customizer alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to YouTube Customizer?
By users, the most popular alternative is Sweezy Custom Progress Bar for Youtube™ with ≈90K users and a 4.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is ChromaTube - YouTube Progress Bar Customizer.
Which YouTube Customizer alternative has the best rating?
Sweezy Custom Progress Bar for Youtube™ has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings.
How many alternatives to YouTube Customizer are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to YouTube Customizer on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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