Best alternatives to YouTube GIF Comments (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to YouTube GIF Comments, 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 GIF Comments alternatives, compared
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GIF Comments for YouTube
Adds a GIF button to YouTube comments on desktop. Search Tenor and post real GIF comments that everyone can see.
≈10K users2.7★ from 49 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago5 permissions- A similar number of users to YouTube GIF Comments
- Rated 1.0 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 9)
- Listed under Social Networking
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YouTube GIF Comments
Renders GIF tags into inline GIFs on YouTube comments.
≈20K users2.5★ from 227 ratings2 permissions- About 2.0× more users than YouTube GIF Comments
- Rated 1.2 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 9)
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YouTube GIF Comments
Insert and view GIFs in YouTube comments using the original encoded format. Inline GIFs require this extension.
≈2K users2.7★ from 26 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago3 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than YouTube GIF Comments
- Rated 1.0 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 9)
- Listed under Tools
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Hide YouTube Comments
An extension to hide YouTube comments for a cleaner viewing experience.
≈1K users4.8★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago2 permissions- About 10× fewer users than YouTube GIF Comments
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 9)
- Listed under Household
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Sidesy: Your Comments Sidebar For YouTube
Bring YouTube comments to the side. Dive into the comments without scrolling past the video.
≈5K users4.3★ from 90 ratingsUpdated 7 days ago1 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than YouTube GIF Comments
- Rated 0.6 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 9)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Youtube Right Side Comments
Easily toggle YouTube comments to the right or default left side with our Chrome extension for a more organized viewing experience.
≈2K users4.1★ from 28 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago3 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than YouTube GIF Comments
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 9)
- Listed under Social Networking
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Comments Search for YouTube
Search youtube comments by keywords.
≈4K users3.7★ from 54 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago4 permissions- About 2.5× fewer users than YouTube GIF Comments
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 9)
- Listed under Tools
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Timestamped YouTube Comments
See timestamped comments as you watch
≈2K users4.0★ from 93 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago2 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than YouTube GIF Comments
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 9)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Youtube Comment Viewer
Watch the video with comments on full screen!
≈2K users4.4★ from 33 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago2 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than YouTube GIF Comments
- Rated 0.7 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 9)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Return YouTube Comment Username
This script replaces the "handle" in the YouTube comments section to user name
≈20K users4.2★ from 125 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago4 permissions- About 2.0× more users than YouTube GIF Comments
- Rated 0.5 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 9)
- Listed under Accessibility
YouTube GIF Comments alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to YouTube GIF Comments?
By users, the most popular alternative is YouTube GIF Comments with ≈20K users and a 2.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is GIF Comments for YouTube.
Which YouTube GIF Comments alternative has the best rating?
Sidesy: Your Comments Sidebar For YouTube has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.3 out of 5 from 90 ratings.
Is there a YouTube GIF Comments alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Sidesy: Your Comments Sidebar For YouTube asks for 1 permissions, against 9 for YouTube GIF Comments.
How many alternatives to YouTube GIF Comments are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to YouTube GIF Comments on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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