# whyEXT YouTube Subbar

> 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.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/whyext-youtube-subbar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/whyext-youtube-subbar)

## Overview

- **ID:** `whyext-youtube-subbar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** byrdltd
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,social-communication,tabs
- **Version:** 0.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-25
- **First published:** 2026-04-22
- **Size:** 22 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/whyext-youtube-subbar/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/byrdltd/whyEXT](https://github.com/byrdltd/whyEXT)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/whyext-youtube-subbar/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/whyext-youtube-subbar/privacy/)

## Description

whyEXT YouTube Subbar adds an extra subscriptions navigation layer on <strong><a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/577585700e711c66b2f847e9c2ba66f07706960fe129e88008d23cb2a93a014c/http%3A//youtube.com" rel="nofollow">youtube.com</a></strong> to help you move between channels more quickly.

What it does
<ul><li>Shows a <strong>horizontal subscriptions bar</strong> based on subscriptions information available in the page.</li><li>Lets you <strong>pin</strong> channels so favorites stay easy to reach.</li><li>Provides <strong>Popup</strong> and <strong>Options</strong> controls for enable/disable, visibility mode, compact layout, and clearing pins.</li></ul>
Visibility modes
<ul><li><strong>Subscriptions-focused mode</strong>: intended for subscription browsing contexts.</li><li><strong>Site-wide mode (YouTube only)</strong>: attempts to keep the bar available across more YouTube pages. YouTube’s UI changes frequently; some pages may not be a perfect match.</li></ul>
Privacy
<ul><li><strong>No telemetry</strong>, no analytics, and <strong>no remote code execution</strong>.</li><li>Stores only extension settings locally (for example: enabled state, visibility mode, pinned channel identifiers, compact mode, and small cached avatar URLs to improve rendering).</li></ul>
Permissions (why they exist)
<ul><li><strong>Access to <code><a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/dcea9feb588cc5836afbafef9da251348d7f98d3240b0007edbd73271bc53ea9/https%3A//www.youtube.com/%2A" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/*</a></code></strong>: required to run the content script/CSS only on YouTube.</li><li><strong>Storage</strong>: required to remember your preferences and pins locally.</li></ul>
Important notes / limitations
<ul><li>YouTube is a third-party site with frequent UI updates: features may <strong>partially break</strong> until the extension is updated.</li><li>This extension is <strong>not affiliated with YouTube/Google</strong> and does not modify YouTube’s servers—only the local page view in your browser.</li></ul>
Open source

Source repository: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/49d182fecbd3f12e776b75acf897958a546a836497eabdd6c831f68df94d8712/https%3A//github.com/byrdltd/whyEXT" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/byrdltd/whyEXT</a>

## Rankings

- #146,632 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `https://www.youtube.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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/whyext-youtube-subbar)