CustomTube - Restore the Old YouTube Layout

Choose your own YouTube layout, and more!

CustomTube lets you personalize your YouTube experience by choosing from a range of classic layouts spanning 2008 to 2021 with just one click. Whether you prefer the nostalgia of the old design or the new style, CustomTube makes switching effortless.

Beyond layout selection, this extension enhances your viewing by allowing default video looping, customizable player size, hiding the "Shorts" button on the sidebar, and refining search by filtering out irrelevant results. More exciting features are planned for future updates, making CustomTube your go-to tool for tailoring YouTube to your liking.

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By:: lightbeam
Users:: 20,000+
Rating:: 3.84
(269) 1 new ratings
Version:: 1.2.7.2 (Last updated: 2024-02-02)
Creation date:: 2023-08-21
Risk:: Low risk impact Very low risk likelihood
Permissions:: storage
Size:: 847.87K
Email:: li*****@proton.me
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: 18 hours ago

Ranking

# 5,464 ▼ 304

Other rankings

#54 in Just for Fun ▲ 3 #4 in layout keyword 24 ▲ 1 #25 in choose keyword 2 ▲ 13 #82 in youtube keyword 88 ▲ 38

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

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User reviews

CustomTube is praised for restoring classic YouTube layouts and enhancing user nostalgia, with customizable options and removal of Shorts. However, as it is discontinued, multiple reviews report increasing bugs including search bar and layout glitches, broken logos, and misaligned buttons. Some older layouts have severe display problems. Many users desire updates to fix these persistent issues.

Pros

Successfully restores old YouTube interface layouts, providing nostalgia and classic design options.
Allows users to customize YouTube appearance, including removing YouTube Shorts.
Offers multiple old YouTube layout versions, appealing to users with different preferences.
Overall improves user experience for those preferring classic YouTube designs.

Cons

Extension is discontinued, leading to a lack of updates and growing bugs.
Several bugs and glitches are common, especially with search bar functionality and layout elements overlapping or appearing broken.
YouTube logo and dislike button sometimes appear glitched or misaligned.
Certain features like view counts, like numbers, and user profile pictures may not display correctly.
Some old layouts like 2008 and 2009 versions have significant display issues making parts unusable.

Recent reviews

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vp ༺Kirito༻, 2025-04-22

Имба! Помогло вернуть старый лейаут ютуба с двух видео на строчку до 5. Без данного расширения пользоваться ютубом стало невозможно

Игорь Аверин, 2025-04-17

La extensión es muy interesante y la verdad es bastante útil si quieres ver un diseño más clásico de YouTube, además de otras funciones útiles, solo diré un detalle y es que he visto que el botón de 'dislike' se vuelve pequeño por unos segundos cuando entro a un video, ese detalle me gustaría que se pueda arreglar, se lo agradecería mucho, el resto está muy bien.

Domingo García, 2025-04-08

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Extension safety

Risk impact

CustomTube - Restore the Old YouTube Layout requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

Risk likelihood

CustomTube - Restore the Old YouTube Layout has earned a good reputation and 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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