whyEXT YouTube Subbar

Name: whyEXT YouTube Subbar
Author: byrdltd

A faster way to jump between your YouTube subscriptions: a horizontal “subscriptions bar” with pinning, optional wider visibility on YouTube pages, and local-only settings.

Overview

Firefox Add-ons Store

Daily users

Data as of 2026-08-19

Version:

0.1.0

Last updated: 2026-04-25

Features & Capabilities

whyEXT YouTube Subbar adds an extra subscriptions navigation layer on youtube.com to help you move between channels more quickly.

What it does

Shows a horizontal subscriptions bar based on subscriptions information available in the page.
Lets you pin channels so favorites stay easy to reach.
Provides Popup and Options controls for enable/disable, visibility mode, compact layout, and clearing pins.

Visibility modes

Subscriptions-focused mode: intended for subscription browsing contexts.
Site-wide mode (YouTube only): attempts to keep the bar available across more YouTube pages. YouTube’s UI changes frequently; some pages may not be a perfect match.

Privacy

No telemetry, no analytics, and no remote code execution.
Stores only extension settings locally (for example: enabled state, visibility mode, pinned channel identifiers, compact mode, and small cached avatar URLs to improve rendering).

Permissions (why they exist)

Access to https://www.youtube.com/*: required to run the content script/CSS only on YouTube.
Storage: required to remember your preferences and pins locally.

Important notes / limitations

YouTube is a third-party site with frequent UI updates: features may partially break until the extension is updated.
This extension is not affiliated with YouTube/Google and does not modify YouTube’s servers—only the local page view in your browser.

Open source

Source repository: https://github.com/byrdltd/whyEXT

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

byrdltd

Daily users:

Version:

0.1.0 Last updated: 2026-04-25

Version code:

6231549

Creation date:

2026-04-22

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

https://www.youtube.com/*

Content scripts matches:

www.youtube.com

Size:

21.60KB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-19

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 147,053 ▲ 2,966

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Developed by:

byrdltd

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/whyext-youtube-subbar/

Website:

https://github.com/byrdltd/whyEXT

Is whyEXT YouTube Subbar Safe?

Risk impact

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whyEXT YouTube Subbar requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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whyEXT YouTube Subbar may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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