# YouTube Autofocus

> Automatically focuses on search bar when YouTube is opened

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-autofocus`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** afkdev8
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2021-09-21
- **First published:** 2021-09-20
- **Size:** 15 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-autofocus/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/mrinfinidy/autofocusYT](https://github.com/mrinfinidy/autofocusYT)

## Description

YouTube Autofocus is a Firefox Add-on that automatically focuses on the search bar when the YouTube homepage is loaded. No interaction is needed.

## Rankings

- #145,239 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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/youtube-autofocus)