Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube

Always display a tiny progress bar with buffer loading on YouTube's player even in the fullscreen mode

YouTube Progress Bar Extension

Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube is a Chrome extension that brings a small, persistent progress bar to the YouTube player, offering a constant visual cue of the player's progress status. It provides customizable features such as adjustable bar height and color, and is compatible with both the YouTube website and embedded YouTube players on any website.

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Extension stats

By: emano.waldeck

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.19

(67)

Version: 0.3.1 (Last updated: 2025-02-24)

Creation date: 2019-07-22

Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

*://www.youtube.com/*

Size: 39.02K

Email: em*****@gmail.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 7,906 ▲ 61

Other rankings

#562 in Just for Fun ▲ 2 #2 in progress keyword 20 #101 in keep keyword 55 ▼ 4 #173 in youtube keyword 87 ▼ 18 #183 in configure keyword 10 ▼ 46

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube (v0.3.1)

439 4.43

(28)

Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube (v0.3.1)

1,436+ 4.30

(3)

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Helps track video progress without needing to hover or press keys
Customisation options are appreciated
Works well most of the time and has a good design
Users find it very convenient for monitoring video length

Cons

Intermittently stops working
Issues with functionality during live streams
Does not match or align properly with YouTube's native progress bar
Some bugs result in the bar disappearing when changing settings

Most mentioned

Stops working intermittently
Functionality issues during live streams
Customization options available
Works well when functioning properly

User reviews

Excellent.

ABS, 2025-02-24

works but not on youtube live replay. Plz fix

Senka Hacka, 2025-02-13

進捗バーが画面下と重なっているのが残念、画面下に追加した進捗バーが良い、と思います。

渡辺正裕, 2025-01-30

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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