Best alternatives to YT Tweaks (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to YT Tweaks, 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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YT Tweaks alternatives, compared
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Tweaks for YouTube
Seek, control volume, speed, and more with mouse and keyboard. Adjust player controls, progress bar, UI elements, process audio...
≈60K users4.3★ from 642 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago7 permissions- About 6.0× more users than YT Tweaks
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 1)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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OldYTPlayer | YouTube Old Player UI + Minimal Tweaks
Restores YouTube's pre-2025 player UI and optional tweaks (dislikes, SponsorBlock, etc.). Includes popup controls.
≈4K users4.4★ from 52 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago5 permissions- About 2.5× fewer users than YT Tweaks
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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YT Focus - Learning Made Easy
YouTube Without The Distractions | Focus Homepage, Hide Shorts/Comments/Recommendations and more...
≈1K users5.0★ from 26 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago5 permissions- About 10× fewer users than YT Tweaks
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
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YT to Music
One-click to switch between Youtube and Youtube Music with the same video and music.
≈1K users3.7★ from 3 ratings1 permissions- About 10× fewer users than YT Tweaks
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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YouTube Tags
Shows the hidden tags of any YouTube video right on the watch page
≈80K users3.4★ from 584 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago3 permissions- About 8.0× more users than YT Tweaks
- Rated 1.4 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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YT Zoom
Add option to zoom any Youtube wideo.
≈10K users3.4★ from 31 ratingsNot updated for 4+ yearsNo special permissions- A similar number of users to YT Tweaks
- Rated 1.4 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended & Shorts
Hide YouTube related videos, shorts, comments, suggestions wall, homepage recommendations, trending, and other distractions.
≈1M users4.9★ from 4.6K ratingsUpdated 8 months ago4 permissions- About 100× more users than YT Tweaks
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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YTBlock - Block any content from YouTube™
Block videos, comments, channels and much more!
≈70K users3.8★ from 354 ratingsUpdated 13 days ago6 permissions- About 7.0× more users than YT Tweaks
- Rated 0.9 stars lower
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 1)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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YT Transcript Exporter
Export YouTube video, Shorts, playlist, channel, search & home-feed transcripts as text or Markdown. Bulk-export to a ZIP.
≈1K users4.9★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago4 permissions- About 10× fewer users than YT Tweaks
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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YT-Encrypt
Encrypts Steam-Tradelink for Sparkles viewers
≈80K users2.5★ from 199 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- About 8.0× more users than YT Tweaks
- Rated 2.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
YT Tweaks alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to YT Tweaks?
By users, the most popular alternative is Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended & Shorts with ≈1M users and a 4.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Tweaks for YouTube.
Which YT Tweaks alternative has the best rating?
Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended & Shorts has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 4.6K ratings.
Is there a YT Tweaks alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
YT Zoom asks for 0 permissions, against 1 for YT Tweaks.
How many alternatives to YT Tweaks are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to YT Tweaks on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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