# YouTube Hover Play with Comments in Sidebar

> Now you can view YouTube comments right next to the video, making it easy to read them while you watch. Comments appear beside the player, while suggested videos are conveniently displayed below. Hover over a video to start playback automatically.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-hover-comments-sidebar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sworno Das
- **Category:** social-communication
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Version:** 2.1.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-20
- **First published:** 2026-03-26
- **Size:** 23 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-hover-comments-sidebar/)

## Description

Show YouTube comments on the right of the video. Read comments while you watch videos!
See YouTube comments next to the video. Read comments as you watch!
Want to read comments while watching a YouTube video? Fed up with scrolling or pausing to read comments? 

We have a solution.

Comments now show up beside the video player, and suggested videos are below the video player.
Show YouTube comments on the right of the video. Read comments while you watch videos!

## Rankings

- #68,242 — Overall
- #116 — hover
- #203 — comment

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `scripting`
- `webNavigation`

### Host permissions

- `https://www.youtube.com/watch*`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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-hover-comments-sidebar)