CustomTube - Restore the Old YouTube Layout

Name: CustomTube - Restore the Old YouTube Layout
Rating: 3.800724637681159 (276 reviews)
Author: lightbeam

Choose your own YouTube layout, and more!

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CustomTube is a versatile Chrome extension designed to enhance your YouTube experience by letting you customize the layout. Choose from recreations of YouTube layouts spanning 2008 to 2021 with just a single click. This flexibility allows you to enjoy the interface style you prefer, tailored to your nostalgia or usability needs.

Beyond just layout changes, CustomTube offers several handy features: set videos to loop by default while optionally excluding playlist videos, adjust the video player's size to your liking, improve search results by filtering out irrelevant content, and remove the "Shorts" button from the sidebar for a cleaner interface. With continuous updates planned, CustomTube aims to provide even more customization options for an optimal YouTube experience.

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By:

lightbeam

Users:

20,000

Rating:

3.80

(276)

Version:

1.2.7.2 Last updated: 2024-02-02

Creation date:

2023-08-21

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Size:

828.00KB

Email:

li*****@proton.me

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-15

Ranking

# 5,147 ▲ 41

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#48 in Just for Fun

#2 in layout keyword 20

#52 in choose keyword 3 ▲ 3

#64 in youtube keyword 88 ▲ 4

#189 in youtube summary keyword 51 ▲

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

2,646 4.25

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User reviews

CustomTube extension is praised for restoring classic YouTube layouts and enhancing nostalgia with customizable features and removal of unwanted elements. However, as it's discontinued since early 2024, users report increasing bugs and glitches, especially with older layouts (2008, 2009), including misaligned or overlapping videos and broken search bars. Other issues include UI glitches, logo problems, and sticky elements after navigation. Despite these cons, users appreciate the extension's function and seek updates or alternatives like Startube.

Pros

Effectively restores old YouTube layouts, bringing nostalgia and classic design back to users.
Offers multiple layout options from different YouTube eras (e.g., 2005, 2008, 2012, 2019).
Removes unwanted elements like YouTube Shorts, improving user experience.
Highly customizable with several useful functions.
Improves usability for users who prefer old YouTube interfaces.

Cons

The extension is discontinued and hasn't received updates since February 2024, causing increasing incompatibility.
Older layouts like the 2008 and 2009 versions are glitchy, with misaligned elements and overlapping videos.
Search bar is frequently broken or glitched, including issues with icons and alignment.
Bugs include sticky elements after video changes, incorrect display of views/likes, and logo glitches.
Some UI components like dislike buttons or profiles are small, missing, or malfunctioning.

Recent reviews

never updated after febuary 2024

En*****, 2025-07-06

the layout is completly broken for 2008 and nothing seems to align with youtube, the round search bar is in the background of the website and its completly messed up when i click the home page

da*****, 2025-07-04

Dei 3 estrelas por que tem bug e a barra do lado muda nada (Muito melhor do que o youtube redux)

Fe*****, 2025-06-29

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Risk impact

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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.

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CustomTube - Restore the Old YouTube Layout has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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