YouTube Full Windowed

Name: YouTube Full Windowed
Rating: 4.439 (41 reviews)
Author: Dennis

By: Dennis

This extension adds the ability to toggle a full windowed mode in YouTube website

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Features & Capabilities

YouTube Full Windowed is a handy Chrome extension that lets you toggle a full windowed mode on the YouTube website. With intuitive hotkeys, SHIFT + W toggles full windowed mode for immersive viewing, while ESC exits this mode effortlessly.

This extension enhances your video-watching experience by maximizing the YouTube player within your browser without going into fullscreen, allowing you to multitask efficiently. Support further development by donating via PayPal or explore the project on GitHub.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

Dennis

Daily users:

324 -6

Rating:

4.44

(41) 0.09

Version:

1.1.1 Last updated: 2022-04-25

Version code:

5396294

Creation date:

2017-12-13

Risk:

Content scripts matches:

*.youtube.com

Size:

16.60KB

Email:

de*****@hotmail.com

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-10

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 6,236 ▼ 60

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#89 in pull keyword 3 ▼ 1

#141 in donation keyword 15

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Developed by:

Dennis

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-full-windowed/

Email:

de*****@hotmail.com

Website:

https://github.com/darco1991

User Reviews

Users broadly praise YouTube Full Windowed for being simple, effective, and capable of fullscreen video without tab juggling. Several reports note it generally works well and matches what they’re looking for. But recurring issues reduce reliability: can't scroll in windowed mode; exiting to theater view instead of default; hotkey conflicts with YouTube shortcuts (spacebar, W); pillarboxing cropping the top and UI not resizing; and lack of persistence across new tabs. Fixes in these areas would improve consistency.

Pros

Simple and effective.
Fullscreen windowed mode without needing to double-click to switch tabs.
Generally reliable and works well.
Positive overall feedback (amazing work / exactly what users wanted).

Cons

Cannot scroll in windowed mode (scroll handling is broken).
Exiting windowed mode sometimes goes to theater mode instead of default view.
Hotkeys conflict with YouTube shortcuts (e.g., W toggling; Spacebar issues when typing).
Pillarboxing/cropping at the top of the video and UI not scaling with the window.
Lacks persistence across new tabs (windowed state does not persist across tabs).

Recent reviews

by Fi*****, 2026-07-08

kinda stopped working, hope it gets fixed

by bi*****, 2025-12-14

by Br*****, 2025-05-10

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Is YouTube Full Windowed Safe?

Risk impact

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YouTube Full Windowed requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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YouTube Full Windowed 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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