Best YouTube creator & channel tools Chrome extensions (2026)
The 20 most-used YouTube creator & channel tools on the Chrome Web Store, ranked by real store users. Listings rated under 3 stars on 20+ ratings are left out. Keyword, tag, thumbnail, analytics and SEO tools for YouTubers: vidIQ, TubeBuddy and similar.
Top 20 YouTube creator & channel tools, ranked
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vidIQ Vision for YouTube
Uncover the secrets to success behind your favorite YouTube videos.
≈4M users4.5★ from 11.3K ratingsUpdated 4 days ago7 permissions - 2
YouTube Tags
Shows the hidden tags of any YouTube video right on the watch page
≈100K users4.2★ from 572 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago3 permissions - 3
Viewstats - YouTube video & channel analytics
View video and channel analytics while browsing YouTube
≈100K users4.4★ from 240 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago6 permissions - 4
DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails
Crowdsourcing titles and thumbnails to be descriptive and not sensational
≈100K users4.3★ from 317 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago9 permissions - 5
Jambofy
Improves boring YouTube thumbnails by adding Jambo and other cats.
≈60K users4.9★ from 2.5K ratingsUpdated 11 months ago2 permissions - 6
Imagus Reborn
Enlarge thumbnails, and show images/videos from links with a mouse hover.
≈60K users4.3★ from 108 ratingsUpdated 13 days ago7 permissions - 7
Jambofy v3.0 - Popify Youtube Themes & Customizers
Improves boring youtube thumbnails with popify, benify, dogify & more!
≈10K users4.7★ from 149 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago5 permissions - 8
Re-introduce google maps links to search page
Readds google maps link to the search page and makes map thumbnail clickable.
≈10K users4.8★ from 131 ratingsUpdated 14 months agoNo special permissions - 9
ThumbnailTest.com Analytics Processor
Automatically grab analytics from youtube studio to track your A/B testing results. For use with ThumbnailTest.com only.
≈10K users4.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago4 permissions - 10
Thumbnail Grabber
Download thumbnails and covers from YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube Music and more
≈10K users4.4★ from 17 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years9 permissions - 11
Youtube Tags
See the tags on any YouTube video, right under the description. Click one to search it, or copy the whole list.
≈9K users4.3★ from 382 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago1 permissions - 12
Tweaks for VSCO
View and download full-size images on vsco.co website. Includes custom gallery viewer - change theme, thumbnail size, and more.
≈7K users4.5★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago1 permissions - 13
NewStudio - Better YouTube Analytics
NewStudio - Better YouTube Analytics
≈5K users4.1★ from 19 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago18 permissions - 14
YouTube Monetization Checker
Check YouTube channel monetization, view detailed stats, extract Video SEO details, and check Social Blade.
≈5K users4.3★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago4 permissions - 15
YouTube Thumbnail Grabber
Get thumbnails of YouTube videos, made by FeriVOQ
≈4K users4.0★ from 4 ratings2 permissions - 16
YouTube Channel Stats
This extension calculates various stats about the current YouTube channel.
≈3K users4.4★ from 7 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years3 permissions - 17
Ozillo Studio YouTube Creator Assistant
Your YouTube assistant for niche research, content analysis, and growth
≈2K users4.8★ from 72 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago10 permissions - 18
Reintroduce Google Maps links in Search
This extension brings back all clickable links from Google Search to Google Maps (map thumbnail). Removed by European Union.
≈2K users4.4★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 24 months agoNo special permissions - 19
TubeNXT – YouTube SEO Tool (Better than vidIQ?)
Boost YouTube views with AI titles, SEO tools, keyword and competitor insights—TubeNXT helps you grow smarter
≈2K users4.6★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago8 permissions - 20
YouTube Creator Blocker
Closes the tab if the YouTube creator handle matches a managed blocklist also blocks inline video playing.
≈2K usersNot rated yetUpdated 8 weeks ago2 permissions
Head-to-head comparisons
YouTube creator & channel tools: questions
What is the most popular YouTube creator & channel tools Chrome extension?
vidIQ Vision for YouTube is the most used, with ≈4M users and a 4.5-star rating. YouTube Tags is next with ≈100K users.
Which YouTube creator & channel tools extension has the best rating?
Of the listings with 100+ ratings, Jambofy rates highest: 4.9 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings.
Are these YouTube creator & channel tools still maintained?
3 of the 20 listed here were updated in the last 30 days. Each card shows how recently it was updated.