Custom Color for YouTube's Progress Bar

Name: Custom Color for YouTube's Progress Bar
Rating: 3.3142857142857145 (35 reviews)
Author: Magic Dev

Change the default color of the YouTube progress bar to a custom color.

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The "Custom Color for YouTube's Progress Bar" Chrome extension lets you personalize your YouTube viewing experience by changing the default progress bar color to any custom shade you prefer. With a variety of beautiful colors to choose from, you can make your YouTube player truly stand out.

This extension saves your color preference so you don't have to select it every time you watch a video. After installation, simply refresh your YouTube tab to enable the new custom color. Enhance your video playback aesthetic and enjoy a more vibrant interface effortlessly. User feedback is welcomed to improve your experience.

Extension

By:

Magic Dev

Users:

1,000

Rating:

3.31

(35)

Version:

1.1.1 Last updated: 2025-01-20

Creation date:

2022-08-22

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Size:

91.87KB

Email:

dr*****@gmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-15

Ranking

# 22,723 ▲ 55

Other rankings

#571 in Accessibility

#4 in change color keyword 15 ▲ 2

#5 in progress keyword 24 ▲ 13

#48 in color keyword 71 ▲ 20

#84 in choose keyword 3 ▲ 72

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User reviews

User reviews of the 'Custom Color for YouTube's Progress Bar' extension show a split experience. Several users praise its simplicity and effectiveness in adding color customization to the progress bar, enhancing their watching experience. However, many others report that the extension no longer works as intended in 2024, potentially due to YouTube design changes, impacting usability across browsers. Additionally, some users desire more advanced features like RGB selection and progress bar thickness adjustment, which are currently missing. Overall, while valued for its purpose, its inconsistent functionality and limited options are key concerns.

Pros

Easy to use and implements the core function of changing YouTube's progress bar color.
Allows customization of YouTube's progress bar, adding a visual personalization element that users enjoy.
Enhances the YouTube watching experience for those who like theming and personalization.
Works well on multiple browsers as per some users reporting smooth functionality.
Recommended by users who appreciate the color customization feature.

Cons

The extension does not work for many users in 2024, across different browsers like Chrome and Vivaldi.
YouTube changes have broken the ability to change the color, making the extension ineffective.
Lacks advanced customization options, such as RGB color selection and thickness adjustment of the progress bar.
Some users find that it personalizes too much or not enough according to their preferences.
Users report the extension is essentially useless if it doesn't perform its main function properly.

Recent reviews

Не работает!

Де*****, 2025-07-04

للاسف لم تعمل عندي على جوجل كروم

Pr*****, 2025-01-04

No longer works. Valve please fix.

Ct*****, 2024-12-28

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Custom Color for YouTube's Progress Bar 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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Custom Color for YouTube's Progress Bar has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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