# YouCaptain

> Enables keyboard navigation on YouTube

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `youcaptain`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Glauco Custódio
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.0.12
- **Last updated:** 2020-09-22
- **First published:** 2019-10-31
- **Size:** 6.20 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youcaptain/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/glaucocustodio/youcaptain](https://github.com/glaucocustodio/youcaptain)

## Description

YouCaptain is a Firefox add-on that allows you to use keyboard navigation and shortcuts on YouTube. It enables you to navigate through videos, add videos to the queue, like and dislike videos, focus on search field and player, and perform various other actions using simple keyboard shortcuts. Enhance your YouTube browsing experience with YouCaptain!

## Rankings

- #71,392 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## 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/youcaptain)