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Your YouTube player, reskinned.

Twelve player skins that restyle the controls, the progress bar and the page around them. Plus 46 tools for what YouTube won’t let you change: skip sponsors, see dislikes, speeds past 2×, dual subtitles, true black.

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The Synthwave skin on a YouTube watch page

Real screenshots from YouTube with ytbud installed.

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Player skins
12
Tools
46
Trackers
0
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Screenshots · skins

Twelve skins. Each one restyles the controls, the bar and the page.

Pick one on the Skins page and every open YouTube tab changes at once. Star favorites, get a new skin on every video, give a channel its own, or build yours.

Synthwave YouTube skin, watch page
Watch page
Synthwave YouTube skin, player
Player
Synthwave YouTube skin, theater
Theater

Synthwave. Neon sunset bar, chrome-pink glow, and a page that turns to dusk.

ytbud Skins page
The Skins page
ytbud Tools page
The Tools page
ytbud skin builder
The skin builder

Screenshots · tools

46 tools. Off means gone.

Most start off. Turn one on and it works on the next video; turn it off and YouTube is exactly as it was. Every clip below is the real extension on YouTube.

Look How YouTube looks around the video.

Dark theme On by default

Turns all of YouTube dark, including the page around the player.

True black

Paints the interface pure black. OLED pixels switch off and save battery.

Guide

Cinema mode

Dims the area around the player after 5 seconds without mouse movement.

Guide

Permanent progress bar On by default

Keeps the progress bar visible while the video plays.

Guide
On the Tools page

Captions match your skin

Captions take the font and colors of the active skin.

On the Tools page

Dual subtitles

Shows two caption languages at once.

Guide

Sound One shared audio graph, no extra volume tricks.

On the Tools page

Optimize volume On by default

100% on the slider means 100% of the original sound.

Guide
On the Tools page

Night mode audio

Quieter explosions, clearer dialogue.

On the Tools page

Mono audio

Both channels in each ear. Good for one earbud.

Mouse-wheel volume

Scroll over the player to change the volume.

On the Tools page

Pause other tabs

Starting a video pauses YouTube in your other tabs.

Quality and playback Quality, speed and time, the way you want them.

Always HD On by default

Picks the best available quality on every video.

Guide

Data saver

Caps quality at 480p.

Extra speeds

Speeds past 2× in finer steps.

Guide
On the Tools page

Remember per channel On by default

Keeps volume and speed for each channel.

Real time left

Shows the time remaining at your current speed.

On the Tools page

Pause on tab switch

Pauses when you leave the tab, resumes when you come back.

Sleep timer

Stops after a set time or at the end of the video.

Guide

Audio-only view

Hides the picture behind your skin. Saves CPU and GPU, not data.

Skinned mini player

Pops the player out, with your skin on it.

Ads and segments Community data, asked for only when you switch it on.

On the Tools page

Autoskip ads On by default

Presses Skip the moment the button appears.

Skip sponsor segments

Uses segments marked by the SponsorBlock community.

Guide

Dislike counts

Shows estimated dislikes from Return YouTube Dislike.

Guide

Clickbait cleanup

Real frames for thumbnails and titles without ALL CAPS.

Focus Remove what pulls you away from the video you came for.

Hide Shorts

Removes Shorts from the home page, search and subscriptions.

Guide

Open Shorts in the normal player

Any Shorts link plays with full controls.

Turn off autoplay

The next video never starts on its own.

Hide comments

Removes the comment section under videos.

Hide recommendations

Removes the sidebar and end-of-video suggestions.

Guide
On the Tools page

Hide end-screen cards

Removes the cards that cover the last seconds.

On the Tools page

Hide watched videos

Removes videos you finished from your feeds.

Block channels and keywords

Hides matching videos everywhere.

Guide

Buttons under the video A row of buttons right under the player.

Screenshot button On by default

Saves the current frame as a PNG and copies it.

Guide

Transcript button On by default

Searchable text of what is said. Download as .txt or .srt.

Guide

Thumbnail button On by default

Grabs the video cover in full quality.

Guide

Timestamp notes

Bookmark a moment, add a note, export as Markdown.

A–B loop

Repeats one section until you turn it off.

Guide

Chapter sidebar

Lists all chapters, with a key to jump to the next one.

Playlist duration

Total length and time left in a playlist.

Guide

Picture Adjust the picture without touching your monitor.

Mirror flip

Flips the picture for dance and guitar tutorials.

Picture filters

Brightness, contrast and saturation sliders.

Warm filter

Less blue light for late-night watching.

Frame-by-frame

Steps one frame forward or back.

On the Tools page

Custom shortcuts

Set your own keys for any tool.

Habits Know how much you watch. Stop when you mean to.

On the Tools page

Watch time stats

How long you watch each day.

Daily limit

A gentle nudge when you reach your limit.

Guide

How it works

Three steps, about a minute.

  1. Add it to Chrome

    One click from the Chrome Web Store. Free, no account, nothing to configure.

  2. Pick a skin

    The toolbar icon opens your skins. Click Use and the player changes in every YouTube tab.

  3. Turn on the tools you want

    All 46 live on one page with search. Most are off until you turn them on, and off means gone.

Guides

Answers to what people search for most.

How to do it on YouTube as it is, then how ytbud does it in one switch.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Is ytbud free?

Yes. Every skin and every tool is free. No account, no trial, no ads. Learn more

How do I change the YouTube player skin?

Click the ytbud icon, pick a skin, click Use. Every open YouTube tab changes at once. Learn more

Can I change the color of the YouTube progress bar?

Yes. Each skin brings its own bar, and “Permanent progress bar” keeps it visible while the video plays. Learn more

How do I make YouTube pure black for OLED?

Turn on True black. The page goes to #000, not YouTube’s dark grey. Learn more

How do I see dislikes on YouTube again?

Turn on Dislike counts. Estimates from Return YouTube Dislike appear in the dislike button. Learn more

Can it skip sponsor segments?

Yes, using SponsorBlock’s community timestamps, with an Undo button on each skip. Learn more

Can I watch YouTube faster than 2x?

Yes: 0.25× to 4× in 0.05 steps, plus 5×, 8× and 16×, from the player’s gear menu. Learn more

How do I hide Shorts on YouTube desktop?

Turn on Hide Shorts. They leave the home page, search, subscriptions, the sidebar and channel tabs. Learn more

Can I download a YouTube transcript?

Yes, as .txt, .srt or Markdown with timestamp links, from the Transcript button. Learn more

Why is YouTube so quiet at 100%?

YouTube turns loud videos down. Optimize volume makes 100% mean the original level. Learn more

Does ytbud collect my data?

No analytics, no account. Settings, notes and stats stay in your browser. Community services are contacted only while their switch is on. Learn more

Which browsers does ytbud work in?

Chrome on Windows, macOS, Linux and ChromeOS, and Chromium browsers that install from the Chrome Web Store: Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi. Learn more

Make YouTube yours in one click.

Twelve skins, 46 tools, no account. Undo any of it with one switch.

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