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Youtube™ Controller

by Maroun Baydoun · maroun-baydoun.com · Entertainment
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Control Youtube™ videos from any web page

Users
1,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.8 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
52
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#23K
#20K among extensions
Version
3.0.0
updated 9 Aug 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
2001,1002,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
103152Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 52 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 Youtube™ Controller

Play and pause Youtube™ videos from any other web page or even when Chrome is in the background. Up to two shortcuts can be set to control video playback. To set shortcuts for this extension, navigate to chrome://extensions/shortcuts

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months0+0.0%00.00
1 year0+0.0%00.00

Version history

4 versions recorded
3.0.09 Aug 2026
2.1.025 Jul 2021
2.0.021 Jul 2021
1.5.012 Dec 2019

Details

Category
Entertainment
First seen
12 Dec 2019
Size
33 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
poalplpedjpddipkghmlhkmgbcnmecop

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
tabsscripting
Site access
*://*.youtube.com/*

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