YouTube Alternative Switch

Name: YouTube Alternative Switch
Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Author: willswats

By: willswats

Quickly switch videos between YouTube, Piped, Invidious and Chat Replay.

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Features & Capabilities

Features

The features described here will only work on YouTube, Piped (default is piped.video), Invidious (default is yewtu.be), and Chat Replay.

Right click a web page while watching a video to reveal a context menu that allows you to; open the video in an alternative front-end while replacing the current tab, or open the video in an alternative front-end while creating a new tab.
Right click a video link (e.g. YouTube thumbnail) to choose an alternative front-end to open the video in (creates a new tab).

The Piped and Invidious instances can be configured about:addons -> YouTube Alternative Switch -> Preferences.

Keyboard Shortcuts

The keyboard shortcuts will only work while watching a video on YouTube, Piped, Invidious, or Chat Replay.

Create New Tab:

Ctrl+Alt+Y - Open Current Tab in New YouTube Tab.
Ctrl+Alt+P - Open Current Tab in New Piped Tab.
Ctrl+Alt+I - Open Current Tab in New Invidious Tab.
Ctrl+Alt+C - Open Current Tab in New Chat Replay Tab.

Replace Current Tab:

Shift+Alt+Y - Switch Current Tab to YouTube.
Shift+Alt+P - Switch Current Tab to Piped.
Shift+Alt+I - Switch Current Tab to Invidious.
Shift+Alt+C - Switch Current Tab to Chat Replay.

The keyboard shortcuts can be changed in about:addons -> Manage Extension Shortcuts.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

willswats

Daily users:

Rating:

4.00

(4)

Version:

2.1.1 Last updated: 2024-03-28

Version code:

5712373

Creation date:

2023-12-02

Risk:

Permissions:

Size:

15.12KB

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-21

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 25,385 ▼ 15

Other rankings

#72 in switch keyword 25 #74 in replay keyword 26 ▼ 2

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Developed by:

willswats

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-alternative-switch/

Permission Change History

2023-12-21: Version 1.3.0 → 1.5.0

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User Reviews

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Is YouTube Alternative Switch Safe?

Risk impact

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YouTube Alternative Switch requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.

Risk likelihood

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YouTube Alternative Switch has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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