# PopupYouTube

> Open YouTube videos in a separate window

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `popupyoutube`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Firefox user 14443164
- **Category:** appearance,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 8
- **Rating:** 4.67 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-26
- **First published:** 2018-11-21
- **Size:** 32 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/popupyoutube/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Eun/PopupYouTube](https://github.com/Eun/PopupYouTube)

## Description

PopupYouTube is a Firefox add-on that enhances your YouTube viewing experience by allowing you to open videos in a separate window. This convenient feature allows you to multitask and watch videos while browsing or working on other tasks.

## Rankings

- #37,767 — Overall
- #121 — popup

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`
- `*.youtu.be`

## 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/popupyoutube)