Youtube Piped redirect

Open source and minimal permissions addon that redirects from Youtube to piped.video or any other URL that you can set.

The "Youtube Piped Redirect" Chrome extension offers a simple, open source solution to enhance your Youtube browsing experience by redirecting Youtube main, watch, and channel pages to piped.video — a fast, privacy-friendly Youtube frontend. Users can also customize the redirect destination to any URL of their choice, enabling flexibility and control over their video viewing platform. This minimal-permissions addon promotes user privacy and improved performance without compromising usability.

Designed to work seamlessly on the main Youtube page, individual watch pages, and channel pages, this extension ensures you access video content through a lightweight and privacy-conscious interface. Its open source nature invites transparency and potential contributions from the community, making it a trustworthy choice for privacy-conscious users seeking an alternative Youtube experience.

By:
tushisvet
Daily users:
49 -1
Rating:
5.00
(3)
Version:
1.2.1 Last updated: 2024-01-28
Version code:
5683695
Creation date:
2022-09-27
Risk:
Moderate risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • *://www.youtube.com/*
  • *://m.youtube.com/*
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • storage
Size:
12.96K
URLs:
Website
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Browser Add-ons
Updated:
a day ago

User reviews

love it. it had the minimum required permission. its extremely light. the "Changing instance option" update is perfect ! thank you ! So many redirect addons , and its the only one that nailed it.
by failafail, 2023-09-21
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Youtube Piped redirect requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood

Youtube Piped redirect has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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