CustomTube - Restore the Old YouTube Layout

Name: CustomTube - Restore the Old YouTube Layout
Rating: 4.1304 (115 reviews)
Author: lightbeam

By: lightbeam

Choose your own YouTube layout, and more!

CustomTube - Restore the Old YouTube Layout

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Features & Capabilities

CustomTube is a versatile Chrome extension that empowers you to personalize your YouTube experience by choosing among various classic YouTube layouts from 2008 to 2021 with just one click. It not only restores old interface designs but also offers additional powerful features to enhance your viewing pleasure.

Key features include the ability to loop videos by default (with an option to exclude playlist videos), customization of video player size, improved search by hiding irrelevant results, and the option to hide the "Shorts" button on the sidebar. With ongoing updates planned, CustomTube ensures an increasingly tailored and distraction-free YouTube environment.

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Version:

1.2.7.2 Last updated: 2024-02-02

Version code:

5686244

Creation date:

2023-05-12

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Permissions:

Content scripts matches:

*.youtube.com

Size:

841.06KB

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Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-17

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Ranking

# 1,837 ▼ 5

Other rankings

#290 in Appearance

#313 in Photos, Music & Videos ▼ 1

#2 in layout keyword 20

#7 in gpt store keyword 40

#11 in choose keyword 28

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CustomTube - Restore the Old YouTube Layout (v1.2.7.2)

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Developed by:

lightbeam

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/customtube/

Website:

https://github.com/lightbeam24/CustomTube

User Reviews

User reviews show strong praise for CustomTube's layout customization (including older YouTube styles) and thumbnail/grid density control. However, many complain about poor maintenance, frequent breaks with YouTube redesigns, non-working search features, and misrendered UI elements. Several note that settings may not apply and that the project appears deprecated, though a subset still finds it usable on older layouts.

Pros

Extensive layout customization including older YouTube layouts (years like 2005/2006, 2017, 2019)
Thumbnail/grid density control: adjust thumbnail size and number per row to reduce clutter and improve the home page layout
Perceived advantage over similar extensions or replacement scripts; considered a viable alternative by some users

Cons

Not maintained / deprecated / outdated; development appears inactive
Frequent breakage with YouTube updates / incompatibility with newer redesigns
Search bar features do not work (predictive search and previous searches not shown)
UI rendering issues: buttons text missing, overlays, logo color changes
Settings changes sometimes do not apply; only the default layout works

Recent reviews

todo bien se pone perfecto,pero,hay bugs que si o si deben arreglarlo,por ejemplo el icono de youtube se bugea,hay diseños que en el youtube antiguo no estaban,tambien funciones (como los youtube shorts) estan literalmente ahi,bueno,espero q escuchen mi opinion y hagan su trabajo. Gracias Por Leer.

by la*****, 2026-05-14

really good but recent 2025+ updates has broken it over time. should be updated :(

by ra*****, 2026-01-13

Hi, i really liked this extension more than youtube redux, i hope you make a twitch old layout extension, i hate the oldtwitch one.

by Fr*****, 2025-12-30

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Is CustomTube - Restore the Old YouTube Layout Safe?

Risk impact

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CustomTube - Restore the Old YouTube Layout requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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CustomTube - Restore the Old YouTube Layout has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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