# YouTube on Hover Preview

> Preview YouTube while hovering mouse over a YouTube link on any website

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-on-hover`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jeremy Schomery
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 204
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (26 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.3.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-01
- **First published:** 2016-12-18
- **Size:** 30 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-on-hover/)
- **Website:** [http://add0n.com/youtube-hover.html](http://add0n.com/youtube-hover.html)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-on-hover/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-on-hover/privacy/)

## Description

The **YouTube on Hover Preview** Chrome extension enhances your browsing experience by allowing you to preview YouTube videos instantly. Simply hover your mouse over any YouTube link on any website to display a floating panel player, enabling quick video previews without opening new tabs. 

The extension offers two modes for displaying the preview panel: centered on the screen or positioned at the link location, accommodating your browsing preferences. To close the floating player, just click anywhere on the page. This lightweight and convenient tool saves time and improves productivity when browsing multiple YouTube links.

For support, FAQs, and bug reports, users can visit the [official FAQ page](http://add0n.com/youtube-hover.html) or the [GitHub issues page](https://github.com/schomery/youtube-hover/issues). Privacy details and terms are accessible through the extension's related links.

## Rankings

- #8,133 — Overall
- #6 — hover
- #15 — preview
- #57 — review
- #117 — cover
- #192 — analytics

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Host permissions

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

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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-on-hover)