CustomTube - Restore the Old YouTube Layout

Choose your own YouTube layout, and more!

CustomTube - Reinstate Classic YouTube Layout

CustomTube - Restore the Old YouTube Layout is a Chrome extension that reinvents your YouTube experience by giving you the power to choose layouts from YouTube's past from 2008 to 2021. Apart from layout selection, the extension also offers advanced video controls like autoplay toggle, video player size selection, and improved search functionality. Additionally, it offers options to hide the 'Shorts' button on the sidebar for a distraction-free viewing experience.

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By: lightbeam

Users: 20,000+

Rating: 3.86

(240)

3 new ratings

Version: 1.2.7.2 (Last updated: 2024-02-02)

Creation date: 2023-08-21

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Size: 847.87K

Email: li*****@proton.me

Ranking

# 5,913 ▲ 36

Other rankings

#60 in Just for Fun ▲ 2 #5 in layout keyword 23 #23 in choose keyword 1 ▲ 4 #154 in youtube keyword 88 ▼ 14

Other platforms

Not available on Android

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

4.33

(84) 2,503+

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Extension summary

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What if you could just choose your YouTube layout? Well, now you can! CustomTube lets you choose between recreations of any YouTube layout from 2008-2021, all with a single click!

Outside of the layout selector, CustomTube has even more options, including: -Ability to loop videos by default (with an option to exclude playlist videos) -Choose the size of the video player -Make search better by hiding some irrelevant results -Hide the "Shorts" button on the sidebar -And more, with even more options planned for future updates!

User reviews

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Pros

Brings back nostalgic memories of older YouTube layouts.
Offers more customization options compared to other extensions.
Users appreciate the detail and effort put into the extension.

Cons

Frequent bugs and issues across various older layouts.
Broken functionalities like like/dislike buttons and search bar layout.
Some elements, like profile pictures and fonts, do not match expected styles.

Most mentioned

Broken layouts and bugs are a recurring theme.
Requests for updates and fixes are common among users.
The blue YouTube logo in dark mode is frequently criticized.

User reviews

great extension to go back to the windows 7/xp eras. but... why is the logo light blue ; ;

TezzWasHere, 2024-12-13

An awsome extention bringing back the old YT themes. Unfortunately YT keeps braking it every time it gets an layout/theme update. Please keep up the good work of fixing issues, every update.

Václav Rada, 2024-12-12

Something went wrong. My 2014 YouTube theme it's breaking because somehow it has both create and upload theme of the same time and the search bar is not 2014 themed. Please fix this bug