# Floating 4 YouTube

> Open YouTube video in Floating Mini Player for YouTube™.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/floating-tube](https://chrome-stats.com/d/floating-tube)

## Overview

- **ID:** `floating-tube`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Fireons
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 463
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Rating:** 1.32 / 5 (22 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.7.4resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2018-02-27
- **Size:** 42 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/floating-tube/)

## Description

Floating 4 YouTube lets you open YouTube videos in a floating mini player, enhancing your viewing experience on desktop. This extension allows you to watch YouTube content while efficiently multitasking by keeping a resizable, movable video player on top of other windows. Enjoy your favorite videos with uninterrupted workflow using Floating 4 YouTube.

## Rankings

- #5,255 — Overall
- #48 — rating
- #214 — youtube

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `management`
- `webNavigation`
- `activeTab`
- `*://*.youtube.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`
- `*.youtube-nocookie.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

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

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## Review summary

User reviews overwhelmingly indicate the Floating 4 YouTube add-on does not work in practice. The majority report it doesn’t function at all, with several noting missing UI elements like a popup or pin and occasional errors such as a TypeError (id) in background.js. A few mentions indicate an icon appears in the address bar but usage requires manual guidance, suggesting a confusing UX. Overall sentiment is negative, pointing to compatibility or implementation issues that prevent the add-on from delivering its intended features.

### Cons

- Not functioning / Doesn’t work at all in most reviews
- UI elements (popup/pin) do not appear or work as expected
- Error messages or crashes reported (e.g., TypeError for parameter id)
- Users note a confusing UX and some mention needing manual/instructions for usage

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/floating-tube)