YouTube Redux

Replicate old YouTube look and features within the modern layout!

YouTube Redux - Restore Classic YouTube Experience

'YouTube Redux' is a Chrome extension allowing users to experience the nostalgic and old refined styling and features of YouTube within today's interface. It offers a variety of features such as classic video page design, small video player, customizable settings, disabling infinite scrolling for comments and videos, option to manage number of videos per row on home page, and many more, to empower users with an old yet familiar YouTube environment.

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By: omniZero

Users: 60,000+

Rating: 4.14

(804)

1 new ratings

Version: 3.7.0 (Last updated: 2025-01-21)

Creation date: 2020-11-09

Permissions:

activeTab
storage
scripting

Size: 312.32K

Email: om*****@gmail.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 3,209 ▲ 77

Other rankings

#52 in Accessibility ▲ 2

#18 in layout keyword 24 ▲ 2

#28 in youtube keyword 87 ▲ 3

#46 in logo keyword 14 ▼ 2

#58 in interface keyword 14 ▼ 4

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

YouTube Redux (v3.7.0)

5,793+ 4.27

(237)

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Restores the nostalgic design of YouTube
Simple and minimalist interface
Customizable with requests for additional features
Functionality works well and generally stable

Cons

Playlists display in dark mode regardless of settings
Non-clickable timestamps
Issues with comments not working
Some elements like like/subscription buttons not loading on Mac
UI scaling issue when toggling fullscreen

Most mentioned

Desire for a more nostalgic YouTube experience
Request to disable YouTube Shorts
Problems with playlists and dark mode
Issues with timestamps and comments not functioning
Bugs affecting viewing experience

User reviews

unfotunately doesnt work anymore :( youtube sent this to the mf shadow realm so that it could use 1.1 gb of my memory every time i open the page.

a e, 2025-03-06

Absolutely fantastic extension. Youtube's layout changes are garbage, so this is what I've been rocking for years. I just wish it could disable youtube shorts entirely.

Dylan Reinecke, 2025-02-26

beautiful; love love love thsank you new youtube is hellsite.

Lab Specimen, 2025-02-24

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Extension safety

Risk impact

YouTube Redux requires very minimum permissions.

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