Best YouTube Chrome extensions (2026)
The 20 most-used YouTube extensions on the Chrome Web Store, ranked by real store users. Listings rated under 3 stars on 20+ ratings are left out. Hide Shorts, comments or recommendations; skip ads and sponsors; cinema mode, loop, auto HD, playlist and watch-party helpers for viewers.
Top 20 YouTube extensions, ranked
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AdBlock — block ads across the web
Block ads on YouTube and your favorite sites for free
≈65M users4.5★ from 290K ratingsUpdated 6 days ago12 permissions - 2
Adblock for Youtube™
Removes ads from Youtube™.
≈11M users4.4★ from 383K ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago9 permissions - 3
Return YouTube Dislike
Returns ability to see dislikes
≈5M users4.5★ from 19.9K ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago3 permissions - 4
Enhancer for YouTube™
Take control of YouTube and boost your user experience!
≈2M users4.7★ from 17.5K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago3 permissions - 5
SponsorBlock for YouTube - Skip Sponsorships
Skip sponsorships, subscription begging and more on YouTube videos. Report sponsors on videos you watch to save others' time.
≈2M users4.6★ from 3.5K ratingsUpdated 4 months ago5 permissions - 6
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 7 months ago4 permissions - 7
Turn Off the Lights
The entire page will be fading to dark, so you can watch the videos as if you were in the cinema. Works for YouTube™ and beyond.
≈1M users4.6★ from 33.5K ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago6 permissions - 8
Transpose: pitch ▸ speed ▸ loop
Change pitch and speed, loop sections and practice music directly on YouTube, Spotify and other supported sites.
≈1M users4.5★ from 1.1K ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago6 permissions - 9
h264ify
Makes YouTube stream H.264 videos instead of VP8/VP9 videos
≈1M users4.6★ from 1.2K ratingsUpdated 20 months ago5 permissions - 10
Speak Subtitles for YouTube
Extension convert text subtitles for YouTube into natural-sounding speech using AI technologies.
≈500K users3.3★ from 739 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago3 permissions - 11
Screenshot YouTube
Take a screenshot of any YouTube video with one click.
≈500K users4.4★ from 488 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago1 permissions - 12
Youtube-shorts block
Play the Youtube shorts video as if it were a normal video.
≈400K users4.5★ from 1.1K ratingsUpdated 11 months ago1 permissions - 13
Looper for YouTube
Auto replay videos with ONE-CLICK, able to customise features such as AUTO LOOP toggle, setting loop counts and loop portion.
≈400K users4.6★ from 4K ratingsUpdated 6 months ago1 permissions - 14
Blockify: Ad Blocker for Spotify, YouTube, & more!
Blockify is a Spotify Ad Blocker that blocks & removes audio ads from Spotify using Spotify adblock technology.
≈400K users4.8★ from 6K ratingsUpdated 11 days ago7 permissions - 15
'Improve YouTube!' 🎧 (for YouTube & Videos)
YouTube, tidy & smart? Supercharge YouTube! Give it strong features, filter only the videos you want & exactly the look you like
≈400K users4.5★ from 7.2K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago3 permissions - 16
Substital: Add subtitles to videos and movies
Add captions to any video or movie on Netflix, Youtube or other platforms.
≈400K users4.3★ from 3.2K ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago5 permissions - 17
Youtube Playback Speed Control
Control speed of the youtube playback using keyboard. Press '+' to increase and '-' to decrease the playback speed.
≈300K users4.5★ from 4.3K ratingsUpdated 8 months ago1 permissions - 18
PocketTube: Youtube Subscription Manager
Group YouTube subscriptions into YouTube folder. Video Deck for Youtube. Mark as watched videos. Filter YouTube video. Youtube mode
≈300K users4.6★ from 5K ratingsUpdated in the last day7 permissions - 19
Trancy - AI Translator & Dual Subtitles
Trancy provides bilingual subtitle for platforms like YouTube, Disney+, as well as AI translator for websites.
≈300K users4.7★ from 2.8K ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago4 permissions - 20
Adblock for YouTube™
Remove all ads from YouTube. Block ads and pop-unders on YouTube videos and remove all other types of ads. Make YouTube work faster.
≈300K users4.6★ from 3.1K ratingsUpdated 4 months ago5 permissions
Head-to-head comparisons
YouTube extensions: questions
What is the most popular YouTube Chrome extension?
AdBlock — block ads across the web is the most used, with ≈65M users and a 4.5-star rating. Adblock for Youtube™ is next with ≈11M users.
Which YouTube extension has the best rating?
Of the listings with 100+ ratings, Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended & Shorts rates highest: 4.9 out of 5 from 4.6K ratings.
Are these YouTube extensions still maintained?
7 of the 20 listed here were updated in the last 30 days. Each card shows how recently it was updated.