# YouTube Alternative Switch

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

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-alternative-switch`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** willswats
- **Category:** privacy-security,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 16
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-03-28
- **First published:** 2023-12-02
- **Size:** 15 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-alternative-switch/)

## Description

<b>Features</b>

The features described here will only work on YouTube, Piped (default is <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/dc11d0585570255b9d4cfbf824657a7d5f699ac761fbb80f07b5807d4a09d8b7/https%3A//piped.video" rel="nofollow">piped.video</a>), Invidious (default is <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/346cc3804bb0517317460d03e1e2c4d67b467aba9750e4f05725b475c2dd982b/https%3A//yewtu.be" rel="nofollow">yewtu.be</a>), and Chat Replay.

<ul><li>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.</li><li>Right click a video link (e.g. YouTube thumbnail) to choose an alternative front-end to open the video in (creates a new tab).</li></ul>
The Piped and Invidious instances can be configured about:addons -&gt; YouTube Alternative Switch -&gt; Preferences.

<b>Keyboard Shortcuts</b>

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

Create New Tab:

<ul><li>Ctrl+Alt+Y - Open Current Tab in New YouTube Tab.</li><li>Ctrl+Alt+P - Open Current Tab in New Piped Tab.</li><li>Ctrl+Alt+I - Open Current Tab in New Invidious Tab.</li><li>Ctrl+Alt+C - Open Current Tab in New Chat Replay Tab.</li></ul>
Replace Current Tab:

<ul><li>Shift+Alt+Y - Switch Current Tab to YouTube.</li><li>Shift+Alt+P - Switch Current Tab to Piped.</li><li>Shift+Alt+I - Switch Current Tab to Invidious.</li><li>Shift+Alt+C - Switch Current Tab to Chat Replay.</li></ul>
The keyboard shortcuts can be changed in about:addons -&gt; Manage Extension Shortcuts.

## Rankings

- #26,889 — Overall
- #79 — switch
- #84 — replay

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `contextMenus`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate 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/youtube-alternative-switch)