Media Player for YouTube™

Name: Media Player for YouTube™
Rating: 3.612244897959183 (49 reviews)
Author: Benni

Simple, yet elegant player for YouTube

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Media Player for YouTube™ is an open-source Chrome extension designed to improve your YouTube viewing experience. It offers enhanced playback control features, allowing users to set a preferred playback volume for all videos, manage autoplay settings, and loop single videos or entire playlists.

Beyond playback controls, this extension lets you customize the video player's theme for a more personalized look. It also tracks your video history and integrates seamlessly with your YouTube account playlists for easier navigation and management. Whether you want a simple tool to streamline your YouTube sessions or more control over how videos play, Media Player for YouTube™ provides a straightforward yet elegant solution.

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By:

Benni

Users:

3,000+

Rating:

3.61

(49)

Version:

0.3.6 Last updated: 2017-01-01

Creation date:

2016-12-31

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
storage
<all_urls>

Size:

99.75K

Email:

be*****@yahoo.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 16,782 ▲ 1

Other rankings

#3598 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 3 #28 in video player keyword 52 ▲ 1 #42 in player keyword 39 ▲ 4 #243 in playlist keyword 16 ▲ 2 #285 in play keyword 30 ▲

Other platforms

Media Player for YouTube™ (v0.3.7resigned1)

961 3.85

(74)

User reviews

Users generally find the extension practical and useful for controlling media playback on YouTube with functionalities like loop and playback position. However, multiple users face issues with searching, adding playlists, and sometimes the extension doesn't work or lacks a visible icon after installation. There are also reported concerns about the extension potentially installing unwanted antivirus software, though some users dispute this. Overall, it is appreciated for its focused features but suffers usability and reliability issues according to several reviews.

Pros

Provides full control over media tabs including loop and playback position.
Useful and practical extension for YouTube media playback.
Works well as an audio player when combined with other extensions.
Lightweight with no extra unwanted installations.
Reported useful and handy by multiple users.

Cons

Search functionality is either not working or not intuitive.
Difficulty in adding or managing playlists.
Some users report extension not working at all.
Confusion about usage and missing visible icon after installation.
Concerns about potential unwanted antivirus installations from the extension (reported by a few users).

Recent reviews

çok yararlı

Cenırıl Baki acar, 2021-10-31

buena

Ruben Gomez, 2021-09-05

No funciona.

Hen Cholocho, 2019-01-06

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Media Player for YouTube™ requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Media Player for YouTube™ has earned a fairly good reputation and likely 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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