PlayerTube

Name: PlayerTube
Rating: 4.3158 (19 reviews)
Author: ktg5

By: ktg5

The secret ingredient for a older (and better) looking YouTube.

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Features & Capabilities

PlayerTube is a free Chrome extension that reimagines the YouTube player with a cleaner, older-style look. It offers a suite of toggleable features to change player behavior and appearance, plus a dedicated custom themes page so users can design, import, and share player styles without hunting for tutorials.

Open-source and easy to use, PlayerTube includes granular enable/disable controls in its extension menu and a community-friendly approach for theming. Source code and issue reporting are available on GitHub, and the extension is ideal for anyone who prefers a retro, less-cluttered YouTube experience.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

ktg5

Daily users:

346 -1

Rating:

4.32

(19)

Version:

1.12.2 Last updated: 2026-04-13

Version code:

6219365

Creation date:

2023-09-16

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Content scripts matches:

*.youtube.com
*.youtube-nocookie.com

Size:

1.98MB

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-17

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 6,059 ▼ 15

Other rankings

#44 in player keyword 43 ▼ 1#103 in tutorial keyword 13 ▲ 1#137 in play keyword 33 #197 in author keyword 14 ▲ 1

Other platforms

PlayerTube (v1.12.2)

3,000 4.55

(38)

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Developed by:

ktg5

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/playertube/

Permission Change History

2023-12-04: Version 1.5.1 → 1.5.2.1

Remove Permissions: scripting

2023-11-20: Version 1.5 → 1.5.1

Add Permissions: scripting

User Reviews

Great extention, But i'm kinda getting impatient for the next update gettng added to firefox:/

by po*****, 2026-03-31

by Fi*****, 2026-03-20

It's fine but it's also broken with 2006...

by Ju*****, 2026-01-30

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Is PlayerTube Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

PlayerTube requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Request access to the following domains: youtube.com, youtube-nocookie.com
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

PlayerTube is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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