Best alternatives to YouTube Progress Bar Hider (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to YouTube Progress Bar Hider, 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 Progress Bar Hider alternatives, compared
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Youtube progress bar back to red
A Chrome extension to change the background color of YouTube progress bar back to red.
371 users4.9★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 21 months agoNo special permissions- About 2.7× fewer users than YouTube Progress Bar Hider
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Tools
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Custom Progress Bar for YouTube™
Change Youtube™ progress bar to custom from fun collection. Make your Youtube™ player awesome!
≈200K users4.3★ from 3.5K ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago15 permissions- About 200× more users than YouTube Progress Bar Hider
- Asks for more permissions (15 vs 0)
- Listed under Just for Fun
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YouTube Shorts Progress Bar
Adds a video progress bar to YouTube Shorts! Jump ahead, rewind, or simply track your progress through any short with ease.
≈9K users4.5★ from 86 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 9.0× more users than YouTube Progress Bar Hider
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Social Networking
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Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube
Always display a tiny progress bar with buffer loading on YouTube's player even in the fullscreen mode
≈10K users4.1★ from 85 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago2 permissions- About 10× more users than YouTube Progress Bar Hider
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 0)
- Listed under Just for Fun
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Progress Bar - Sweet Progress Bar for YouTube
Progress Bar - customize the progress bar on YouTube with bright themes for even more enjoyable views!
≈2K users4.1★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago2 permissions- About 2.0× more users than YouTube Progress Bar Hider
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 0)
- Listed under Just for Fun
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YouTube Progress Saver
Save and view YouTube video progress across devices.
114 usersNot rated yetUpdated 10 months ago5 permissions- About 8.8× fewer users than YouTube Progress Bar Hider
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 0)
- Listed under Tools
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Youtube Chapter Progress
Chrome extension that modifies the youtube video page, placing a progress bar with the remaining time under the active chapter
160 users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 7 months ago1 permissions- About 6.3× fewer users than YouTube Progress Bar Hider
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (1 vs 0)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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 1.2K ratingsUpdated 13 months ago3 permissions- About 90× more users than YouTube Progress Bar Hider
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 0)
- Listed under Entertainment
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Outside YouTube Player Bar
Display YouTube's player bar outside the video.
≈10K users4.3★ from 94 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago2 permissions- About 10× more users than YouTube Progress Bar Hider
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 0)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Random color for YouTube's progress bar
Change red color for a random of the YouTube's progress bar
527 users3.5★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago1 permissions- About 1.9× fewer users than YouTube Progress Bar Hider
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (1 vs 0)
- Listed under Just for Fun
YouTube Progress Bar Hider alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to YouTube Progress Bar Hider?
By users, the most popular alternative is Custom Progress Bar for YouTube™ with ≈200K users and a 4.3-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Youtube progress bar back to red.
Which YouTube Progress Bar Hider 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 1.2K ratings.
How many alternatives to YouTube Progress Bar Hider are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to YouTube Progress Bar Hider on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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