# YouTube Button Controller

> Advanced YouTube controller for Firefox with popup playback controls, keyboard shortcuts, live seekable progress, profiles, history, and a current video preview card.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-button-controller`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Real Happy Man
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 11
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Version:** 2.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-13
- **First published:** 2024-01-18
- **Size:** 52 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-button-controller/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/AlirezaTalebi/Youtube-Buttons-Controller-Firefox-Extention](https://github.com/AlirezaTalebi/Youtube-Buttons-Controller-Firefox-Extention)

## Description

YouTube Button Controller is a lightweight Firefox extension that gives you faster, more precise control over YouTube playback from a clean popup interface.

It includes:
- Play/Pause, Mute, Previous/Next, Stop, Restart, skip forward/backward, speed, and volume controls
- Keyboard shortcuts for quick playback control
- Current Video card with thumbnail, title, channel, and live playback progress
- Seekable progress bar for jumping through the current video
- Auto-pause when switching tabs
- Per-channel settings profiles plus a global default profile
- Watch history with resume support
- Popup size options and light/dark theme support
- Help section and debug logs for easier troubleshooting

The extension works entirely in Firefox, stores data locally, and does not collect or transmit user data. It is open source and designed for users who want better control over YouTube with minimal clutter.

## Rankings

- #32,434 — Overall
- #218 — progress
- #227 — self control
- #234 — control

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

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

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`
- `youtube.com`
- `m.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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-button-controller)