YouTube Search Bar icon

YouTube Search Bar

by Gabriel Guimarães Cardoso · Tools
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Avoid YouTube home screen

Users
2,000
+1,000 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
33
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#19K
#16K among extensions
Version
1.1.1
updated 13 May 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years
3001,1502,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 2,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
51933Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 33 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 Search Bar

to be able to concentrate the best in studies I decided to create this extension to be able to search on youtube without having to go through the youtube home screen

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+1,000+100.0%00.00
30 days+1,000+100.0%+10.00
6 months+1,000+100.0%+10.00
1 year+1,000+100.0%+10.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where YouTube Search Bar appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
search box#10
search bar#10
search#42−27

Version history

4 versions recorded
1.1.113 May 2025
1.1.013 Jan 2021
1.0.112 Jan 2021
1.011 Jan 2021

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
11 Jan 2021
Size
50 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
bcabhalplnnjfbmnhbcdbphgcehcapme

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 0, likelihood 0

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