Best alternatives to Youtube™ Controller (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Youtube™ Controller, 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™ Controller alternatives, compared
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Youtube Short Controller
Youtube Shorts Controller
≈2K users3.7★ from 27 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years1 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Youtube™ Controller
- Rated 1.0 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Youtube Shorts Controller
Youtube Shorts Controller for fast-forwarding, rewinding, and modifying playback speed
≈2K users4.5★ from 20 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 2.0× more users than Youtube™ Controller
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
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Controller for YouTube™ Shorts
Youtube Shorts Controller designed for fast-forwarding, rewinding, and adjusting playback speed.
123 usersNot rated yetNo special permissions- About 8.1× fewer users than Youtube™ Controller
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
- Listed under Social Networking
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YouTube Speed Control
Control the speed of YouTube videos!
≈1K users4.8★ from 8 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years1 permissions- A similar number of users to Youtube™ Controller
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
- Listed under Just for Fun
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Pin YouTube Control
Pin YouTube Control
235 users3.7★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago1 permissions- About 4.3× fewer users than Youtube™ Controller
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Controls for Youtube
Quickly seek Youtube video playback forwards and backwards by either 3 or 15 seconds.
≈9K users4.6★ from 131 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 9.0× more users than Youtube™ Controller
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Controls for YouTube™ Shorts
Add controls for videos of YouTube™ shorts, including shortcuts!
≈6K users4.5★ from 91 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago3 permissions- About 6.0× more users than Youtube™ Controller
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Controls for YouTube
Add configurable keyboard shortcuts and customizations to the YouTube player.
171 usersNot rated yetUpdated 6 months ago7 permissions- About 5.8× fewer users than Youtube™ Controller
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
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Speedy - YouTube Playback Speed Controller
Adds playback speed buttons below YouTube videos.
206 users4.8★ from 4 ratings4 permissions- About 4.9× fewer users than Youtube™ Controller
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
- Listed under Education
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YouTube Control Center
YouTube popup pause and resume as well as no buffer, HD quality, wide screen, ...
≈10K users3.2★ from 73 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 10× more users than Youtube™ Controller
- Rated 1.6 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Just for Fun
Youtube™ Controller alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Youtube™ Controller?
By users, the most popular alternative is YouTube Control Center with ≈10K users and a 3.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Youtube Short Controller.
Which Youtube™ Controller alternative has the best rating?
Controls for Youtube has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 131 ratings.
Is there a Youtube™ Controller alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Youtube Shorts Controller asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for Youtube™ Controller.
How many alternatives to Youtube™ Controller are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Youtube™ Controller on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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