Best alternatives to YTPlayer (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to YTPlayer, 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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YTPlayer alternatives, compared
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YouTube Mini Player (PiP)
Play YouTube video in Picture-in-Picture mode.
443 users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 17 months ago3 permissions- About 2.3× fewer users than YTPlayer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 7)
- Listed under Social Networking
- 2
Better Shorts Player
Adds video player controls to YouTube Shorts
723 users4.8★ from 12 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- A similar number of users to YTPlayer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 7)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Mini Player for YouTube™
Mini Player for YouTube™: activate pip and use picture in picture function with a simple mini player button.
≈80K users4.9★ from 1.6K ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago2 permissions- About 80× more users than YTPlayer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 7)
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YouTube Player Resizer
Resize the YouTube video player to fit your large screen.
109 users3.7★ from 3 ratings2 permissions- About 9.2× fewer users than YTPlayer
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 7)
- Listed under Tools
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Youtube Pop Out Player
Explore picture in picture chrome mode with YouTube Pop Out Player – your ideal youtube miniplayer chrome extension now!
≈80K users4.6★ from 2.3K ratingsUpdated 12 months ago2 permissions- About 80× more users than YTPlayer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 7)
- Listed under Tools
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YouTube Background Player
Keep YouTube playing in the background — blocks "still watching?" prompts, with sleep timer and native Picture-in-Picture.
490 users5.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago6 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than YTPlayer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 7)
- Listed under Tools
- 7
Lyra - YouTube Music Mini Player
Floating Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mini player for YouTube Music.
320 users4.8★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago9 permissions- About 3.1× fewer users than YTPlayer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 7)
- Listed under Entertainment
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YouTube Popout Player
Provides simple ways to open any YouTube video or playlist in a configurable popout window
≈70K users3.5★ from 152 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago6 permissions- About 70× more users than YTPlayer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 7)
- Listed under Just for Fun
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Search for YouTube Player
Add search functionality to the YouTube video player for videos with closed captions
327 users3.9★ from 8 ratingsNot updated for 4+ yearsNo special permissions- About 3.1× fewer users than YTPlayer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 7)
- Listed under Tools
- 10
YouTube Miniplayer Button Restorer
Restores the missing miniplayer button to YouTube's video player
865 users5.0★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 13 months agoNo special permissions- A similar number of users to YTPlayer
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 7)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
YTPlayer alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to YTPlayer?
By users, the most popular alternative is Mini Player for YouTube™ with ≈80K users and a 4.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is YouTube Mini Player (PiP).
Which YTPlayer alternative has the best rating?
Mini Player for YouTube™ has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings.
Is there a YTPlayer alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Search for YouTube Player asks for 0 permissions, against 7 for YTPlayer.
How many alternatives to YTPlayer are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to YTPlayer on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.