# Child Video Time Controller

> Pauses YouTube videos with customizable, cyclical timers and multiple control modes. Perfect for managing screen time and promoting breaks.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/child-video-time-controller](https://chrome-stats.com/d/child-video-time-controller)

## Overview

- **ID:** `child-video-time-controller`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** mfe
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,photos-music-videos,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 4
- **Version:** 2.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-31
- **First published:** 2025-08-03
- **Size:** 20 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/child-video-time-controller/)

## Description

The Child Video Controller extension provides robust tools to manage screen time by enforcing timed viewing and pause cycles on YouTube.

Key Features:

<code>Multiple Modes: The extension cycles through four main modes to gradually decrease screen time or enforce long breaks:

Normal (Green): Standard run/pause cycle.
</code>

Doubled (Yellow): Longer run time or pause time, often used as a warning.

Blue Mode: Features a significantly longer pause duration.

Red (Stop) Mode: Enforces a long pause duration (default 6 hours).

White Mode: Allows continuous play, bypassing timers.

Customizable Timers: All run and pause durations for Green, Yellow, Blue, and Red modes are fully adjustable in seconds via the settings page.

Automatic Mode Switching: The extension can automatically transition between Green → Yellow → Blue → Red based on the total accumulated run time within each mode (e.g., Green lasts for 40 minutes, then switches to Yellow).

Child Lock Security: Prevents manual video playback (clicking the play button) when the extension has paused the video, requiring a customizable code to resume.

Stealth Mode: Option to hide all floating UI elements (buttons and timers) on the video page for less distraction. A temporary pop-up displays the mode when it is switched.

Browser Action: Clicking the extension icon in the toolbar directly opens the settings page .

## Rankings

- #49,859 — Overall
- #211 — child

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `activeTab`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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