# YouTube Usage Self Limiter

> Honest self-binding for YouTube: watch only inside daily windows with a continuous timer, restricted browsing outside them, and a daily visit cap.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-usage-self-limiter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-usage-self-limiter)

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-usage-self-limiter`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** imperriau
- **Category:** other
- **Version:** 0.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-17
- **First published:** 2026-06-14
- **Size:** 26 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-usage-self-limiter/)

## Rankings

- #144,121 — Overall
- #225 — usage

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `alarms`
- `tabs`
- `webNavigation`

### Host permissions

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

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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-usage-self-limiter)