# YouTube 2 Player

> Watch YouTube videos in an external player.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/yt2p](https://chrome-stats.com/d/yt2p)

## Overview

- **ID:** `yt2p`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Rasmus Riiner
- **Category:** download-management,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 35
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 2.25 / 5 (16 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.5resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2014-10-11
- **Size:** 75 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/yt2p/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/sumzary/yt2p/issues](https://github.com/sumzary/yt2p/issues)

## Description

YouTube 2 Player is a Firefox add-on that allows you to watch YouTube videos in an external player. It provides the flexibility to choose from various players like mpv, Media Player Classic BE, DAUM Potplayer, VLC Media Player, and BS Player. You can configure the players and utilize their features for a smoother video experience.

## Rankings

- #19,118 — Overall
- #70 — player
- #107 — layout

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `notifications`
- `contextMenus`
- `storage`
- `nativeMessaging`
- `downloads`

### 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/yt2p)