# Media Controller

> Simple, lightweight pop-up button to provide controls over YouTube video playback and tabs, allowing quick access to Pause/Play, muting, reloading and closing, without having to switch tabs all the time!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/media-controller](https://chrome-stats.com/d/media-controller)

## Overview

- **ID:** `media-controller`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Technomancer
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,tabs
- **Daily users:** 4
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-08-16
- **First published:** 2020-08-15
- **Size:** 11 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/media-controller/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/thecodedmind/media-controller-web-ext](https://github.com/thecodedmind/media-controller-web-ext)

## Description

Media Controller is a simple and lightweight Firefox add-on that enhances your YouTube experience. It allows you to easily control video playback and tabs without switching tabs constantly. With Media Controller, you can quickly Pause/Play, mute, reload, and close videos. Enjoy seamless control over your YouTube videos with this handy add-on.

## Rankings

- #48,344 — Overall
- #159 — media
- #244 — self control

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://*.youtube.com/*`
- `tabs`
- `theme`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/media-controller)