# YouTube Customizer

> Changes layout of YouTube and adds QoL features.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtubecustomizer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtubecustomizer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtubecustomizer`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ryze
- **Category:** appearance,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 4
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2023-11-28
- **First published:** 2023-11-15
- **Size:** 25 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtubecustomizer/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/ryze312/youtube-customizer](https://github.com/ryze312/youtube-customizer)

## Description

Youtube Customizer allows you to hide various layout elements on YouTube's page, such as sidebar subscriptions, "Shorts" tab, search bar and more.  it includes the ability to replace home page with subscriptions page if you are tired of the recommendation system of YouTube.

The extension supports integration with ff2mpv: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/da5ecf329da565dabbb33cda104da92a103e11a344cd6ce95c4730f167269d81/https%3A//github.com/woodruffw/ff2mpv" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/woodruffw/ff2mpv</a>, allowing you to open videos straight away, without needing to click the extension icon.

Source code: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/5e8276e31a8a4a6f28525bf098db4e4ca626ad98406471bb06f5ffcc887810c3/https%3A//github.com/ryze312/youtube-customizer" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/ryze312/youtube-customizer</a>

Permissions:
- Access your data for <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/577585700e711c66b2f847e9c2ba66f07706960fe129e88008d23cb2a93a014c/http%3A//youtube.com" rel="nofollow">youtube.com</a>:
Necessary to modify YouTube page.
- Exchange messages with programs other than Firefox:
Used for ff2mpv integration

## Rankings

- #47,438 — Overall
- #72 — customize
- #201 — custom feed
- #203 — custom font
- #214 — customer

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `nativeMessaging`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/youtubecustomizer)