Old YouTube Scrubber icon

Old YouTube Scrubber

by henrywarren04 · Functionality & UI
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Hides YouTube's annoying scrubber button until you hover over the progress bar, just like it used to be (and should be).

Users
1,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
15
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#25K
#21K among extensions
Version
0.1
updated 25 Dec 2024

Users

monthly, 2 years
05001,000Dec 2024Dec 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
0815Dec 2024Dec 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 15 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Old YouTube Scrubber

YouTube's always-visible scrubber button is annoying. This extension returns the old behavior where the scrubber only appears when hovering over the progress bar.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months0+0.0%+30.00
1 year+319+46.8%+60.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
0.125 Dec 2024

Details

Category
Functionality & UI
First seen
25 Dec 2024
Size
18 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
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Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 1

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