# YouTube Repeat Button

> Adds a repeat button to the HTML5 player to loop over a single track after 1 second delay

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-repeat-button`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** James Fray
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 2,886
- **Weekly downloads:** 41
- **Rating:** 4.25 / 5 (40 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.3.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-20
- **First published:** 2018-06-13
- **Size:** 50 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-repeat-button/)
- **Website:** [https://webextension.org/listing/youtube-tools.html?from=repeat-button](https://webextension.org/listing/youtube-tools.html?from=repeat-button)

## Description

The **YouTube Repeat Button** extension enhances your YouTube viewing by adding a missing repeat button to the HTML5 player. With this tool, you can easily loop a single video with just one click. Once activated, the button turns white to signify it's enabled. When a video finishes, the player pauses briefly for one second before restarting the video, ensuring a smooth repeat experience.

Initially, the extension works best in normal playing mode and suggests switching if used in playlist mode. From version 0.2.1 onwards, it taps into YouTube's native loop feature and preserves the loop state during navigation between videos. For continued use after opening a new player, simply add "&repeat=true" to your YouTube URL. This extension is perfect for those who want seamless repetition of their favorite tracks or videos without manual replays.

## Rankings

- #1,725 — Overall
- #185 — Social & Communication
- #295 — Photos, Music & Videos
- #35 — replay
- #66 — tons
- #87 — button for google

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `scripting`

### Host permissions

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

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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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## Review summary

The add-on is praised for its simplicity and clean integration with the YouTube player, and it works well when it functions. However, many users report reliability problems: the repeat button often fails to appear or enable, playback may fail to loop, and behavior can break when switching tracks, moving the page to the background, or after restarting Firefox. Several reviews call for updates to accommodate YouTube’s UI changes. Overall, it’s useful but inconsistently functional.

### Pros

- Simple and easy to use
- Integrates well with the video player UI
- When it works, it repeats the video reliably
- Minimal, straightforward design that does what it's supposed to

### Cons

- Not reliable; intermittent functionality; may not repeat or enable at all
- Button/icon not consistently visible or clickable
- Stops working after Firefox restart and needs re-enabling
- Does not work when the page is in background / issues with background tab
- Compatibility issues with YouTube UI changes requiring updates

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-repeat-button)