Dark theme On by default
Turns all of YouTube dark, including the page around the player.
Chrome extension · 7 days free
Your all-in-one companion for a better YouTube.
Watch YouTube your way. Give the player a look you love with 30 skins, skip the sponsor segments, see the dislikes, go past 2× speed, read a transcript, stay focused. 49 tools, one install, and every one switches off when you’re done.
- No account
- No analytics
- Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera
Real screenshots from YouTube with ytbud installed.
Add ytbud to Chrome
Free for 7 days from the Chrome Web Store, then $5 once for one browser or $10 for three. Works in Chrome on Windows, macOS, Linux and ChromeOS, and in Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi.
- Player skins
- 30
- Tools
- 49
- Trackers
- 0
Screenshots · skins
30 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. Neon sunset bar, chrome-pink glow, and a page that turns to dusk.
Liquid Glass. A floating frosted pill of controls that picks up the colors of the video.
16-bit Quest. Coin-block progress, a pixel hero for a playhead, chiptune click sounds.
VHS Tape. On-screen-display type, tracking lines, and PLAY ▶ in the corner.
Wax Print. Ankara-inspired dots and warm gold, bold enough to wear.
Hi-Fi Amp. Brushed aluminium, a glowing VU-amber bar, knobs you want to turn.
Cassette. Mixtape label, tape-deck buttons, a red record stripe.
Terminal. Phosphor green on black, monospace everything, a blinking block cursor.
RPG Menu. A JRPG dialog box for controls. Your HP bar is the video.
Space Run. A rocket flies from Earth to the Moon as the video plays.
Brutalist. Hard shadows, thick borders, electric blue. Loud on purpose.
High Contrast. Large labelled controls in yellow on black, for low vision and bright rooms.
Classic '08. The white page and silver player of the late 2000s, glossy buttons and all.
Media Player. A black glass bar, a glowing blue play button and a spectrum that moves with the sound.
Aero Glass. Frosted glass over a bright sky, with glossy round buttons.
Click Wheel. Silver and white, an LCD time readout, and a click wheel for a thumb.
Handheld. Four shades of green, big pixels and a game-console grid over the video.
CRT TV. A wooden set with a curved screen, scanlines and a channel number.
Lo-fi Study. A warm lamp, rain on the window and a focus timer counting down the video.
Valentine's. Pink gradient bar, a heart for a playhead and soft pink pages. Feb 7 to 15.
Eid Mubarak. Deep green and gold with a crescent playhead and a star-dotted page. In season around Eid.
Spring Bloom. Pastel lilac and mint with painted-egg dots. Mar 20 to Apr 25.
Pride. A rainbow progress bar and top stripe on a dark page. June.
Independence Day. Red, white and blue with a star playhead and a night sky of sparks. Jul 1 to 5.
Halloween. Purple night, a pumpkin playhead and a moon over the page. Oct 15 to Nov 1.
Diwali. Gold and saffron on deep purple, with a flame for a playhead. In season around Diwali.
Thanksgiving. Autumn browns and oranges for the Thanksgiving week. Nov 20 to 28.
Christmas. A string of colored lights across the player and snow on the page. Dec 1 to 26.
New Year's Eve. Black and gold with confetti and a sparkle playhead. Dec 27 to Jan 2.
Lunar New Year. Red and gold with a lucky 福 in the corner. Jan 20 to Feb 25.
Screenshots · tools
49 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.
On the Tools page
Captions match your skin
Captions take the font and colors of the active skin.
On the Tools page
Sound One shared audio graph, no extra volume tricks.
Night mode audio
Quieter explosions, clearer dialogue.
Mono audio
Both channels in each ear. Good for one earbud.
Mouse-wheel volume
Scroll over the player to change the volume.
Pause other tabs
Starting a video pauses YouTube in your other tabs.
Quality and playback Quality, speed and time, the way you want them.
Data saver
Caps quality at 480p.
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.
Pause on tab switch
Pauses when you leave the tab, resumes when you come back.
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.
Focus Remove what pulls you away from the video you came for.
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 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.
Buttons under the video A row of buttons right under the player.
Transcript button On by default
Searchable text of what is said. Download as .txt, .md or .srt.
GuideTimestamp notes
Bookmark a moment, add a note, export as Markdown.
Chapter sidebar
Lists all chapters, with a key to jump to the next one.
Flying comments
Comments that mention a time fly across the video at that moment.
Random playlist order
Plays a playlist in random order, without repeats.
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.
Watch Wrapped
Your month on YouTube, as a card to share.
Turn on Watch time stats and ytbud builds a recap from your own watching, right in your browser.
- Time watched, your top five channels, your busiest hour and your biggest day
- This month or this year, ready as a 1080 × 1350 image
- Saved or copied in one click. Nothing is uploaded, so it goes nowhere unless you share it
How it works
Three steps, about a minute.
Add it to Chrome
One click from the Chrome Web Store. Free for 7 days, no account, nothing to configure.
Pick a skin
The toolbar icon opens your skins. Click Use and the player changes in every YouTube tab.
Turn on the tools you want
All 49 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.
- youtube player skinsHow to put a skin on the YouTube player
- youtube themes extension chromeHow to change the YouTube theme on PC
- custom progress bar for youtubeHow to change the YouTube progress bar
- youtube true black themeHow to make YouTube true black on an OLED screen
- youtube cinema mode extensionHow to dim everything around a YouTube video
- how to see dislikes on youtubeHow to see dislikes on YouTube
- skip sponsors youtube extensionHow to skip sponsor segments on YouTube automatically
- youtube dual subtitles chrome extensionHow to show two subtitle languages on YouTube
- how to hide shorts on youtube desktopHow to hide Shorts on YouTube on a computer
- youtube speed more than 2xHow to watch YouTube faster than 2x
- how to get transcript of youtube videoHow to get the transcript of a YouTube video
- how to screenshot youtube video without barHow to screenshot a YouTube video without the bar
- loop part of youtube videoHow to loop just part of a YouTube video
- youtube playlist length calculatorHow to see how long a YouTube playlist is
- youtube volume too lowWhy YouTube is quiet at 100% volume, and how to fix it
- hide youtube recommendationsHow to hide recommendations on YouTube
- youtube thumbnail download hdHow to download a YouTube thumbnail in full size
- youtube sleep timer extensionHow to set a sleep timer on YouTube on a computer
- youtube time limit chrome extensionHow to set a daily time limit for YouTube on a computer
- youtube always hdHow to make YouTube always play in HD
- block channels on youtubeHow to block a channel on YouTube
- youtube subscription foldersHow to organize YouTube subscriptions into folders
- best youtube extensions for chromeThe best YouTube extensions for Chrome in 2026
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Is ytbud free?
Free for 7 days with everything on. After that it’s a one-time payment of $5 for one browser or $10 for three, with no subscription. Skip sponsor segments and Clickbait cleanup stay free. No account, 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.
30 skins, 49 tools, no account. Undo any of it with one switch.
Add to Chrome — free for 7 days