# YouTube Remote Control

> This allows you to remote control a YouTube window running on a laptop or desktop from the YouTube app running on your phone or other mobile device.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/the-youtube-remote-control](https://chrome-stats.com/d/the-youtube-remote-control)

## Overview

- **ID:** `the-youtube-remote-control`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Wrybread
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 446
- **Weekly downloads:** 19
- **Rating:** 3.67 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.31
- **Last updated:** 2020-11-05
- **First published:** 2020-11-03
- **Size:** 57 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/the-youtube-remote-control/)

## Description

YouTube Remote Control is a Firefox add-on that allows you to remote control a YouTube window running on a laptop or desktop from the YouTube app on your phone or other mobile device. Simply link your devices and whatever you play in the YouTube app on your phone will play in the YouTube window on your laptop or desktop, providing a convenient way to control YouTube playback across devices.

## Rankings

- #5,425 — Overall
- #12 — laptop
- #42 — control
- #54 — self control
- #64 — relate
- #66 — phone

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://*.youtube.com/tv*`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
- 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/the-youtube-remote-control)