# Freetube Redirector

> Makes all the videos on the YouTube homepage redirect to Freetube when you click them.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/freetube-redirector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/freetube-redirector)

## Overview

- **ID:** `freetube-redirector`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** LQR471814
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 11
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-21
- **First published:** 2024-05-20
- **Size:** 27 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/freetube-redirector/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/LQR471814](https://github.com/LQR471814)

## Description

Freetube (<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/d465501405ce09b12d22446e6615c4a585d14d1b8827f4e80916f378d503b0ca/https%3A//github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube</a>) is an open source alternative frontend to YouTube. This addon allows you to scroll through your YouTube homepage and find videos to watch without needing to use the slow and janky YouTube UI to watch videos.

## Rankings

- #32,427 — Overall
- #208 — direct link
- #218 — homepage
- #225 — redirect
- #240 — free vpn

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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