Sidebar for YouTube™

Easy Access to YouTube via Sidebar UI
What is Sidebar for YouTube™?
Sidebar for YouTube™ is a Firefox add-on that gives you easy one-click access to YouTube via a sidebar window. It supports all YouTube functions in mobile view and provides an ad-free experience. Best for listening to music or watching videos while browsing the web.

Add-on stats

By: Martin
Users: 132 ▲ 3
Rating: 3.85 (20)
Version: 0.1.9 (Last updated: 2021-05-29)
Creation date: 2016-08-09
Weekly download count: 7
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
Size: 77.94K

Other platforms

Sidebar for YouTube™ (v0.1.0)
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Add-on summary

Sidebar for YouTube™ is a Firefox addon to give you access to YouTube (mobile view) via sidebar window.

Note: YouTube is trademark of Google Inc. Sidebar for YouTube™ is an unofficial addon and does NOT belong or relate to Google and YouTube at all. This add-on is developed and maintained independently by its author.

Some features: a. Easy one-click access to YouTube via sidebar window (click the toolbar icon to open sidebar). b. Supports all YouTube functions in mobile view. d. Best for listening to your favorite music or watching favorite video while browsing the web. e. YouTube music and videos are free of all Ads and banners within the sidebar. f. Sidebar has a toolbar (in top section) with 5 buttons.

  • back button, which acts as a browser back button.
  • settings button, which opens the options page.
  • home button, to load the YouTube homepage.
  • pop-out button, which is for opening the current video in a new tab.
  • forward button, which acts as a browser forward button.
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Sidebar for YouTube™ is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Sidebar for YouTube™ if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Sidebar for YouTube™ has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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