---
title: "Sidebar for YouTube™ – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "1,000 users, rated 4.20 by 5 people. Version 0.1.3, updated 2026-08-13. Requests 4 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ffnhapbeebfgpgkfoacmekkjnnmkgbbo"
---

# Sidebar for YouTube™

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 1,000
- Rating: 4.20 from 5 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-07 05:59 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%)
- Rank by users: #17,862 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Functionality & UI: #629 of 11,702

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Easy Access to YouTube via Sidebar UI

- Extension ID: `ffnhapbeebfgpgkfoacmekkjnnmkgbbo`
- Developer: [Lynn](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u549bcf73afdd28fb220664bb740e9e45)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Make Chrome Yours › Functionality & UI](https://extensiontracker.com/category/make_chrome_yours/functionality)
- First published: 2024-07-02
- Last updated: 2026-08-13
- Version: `0.1.3`
- Size: 59.83 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Support page: `https://mybrowseraddon.com/youtube-sidebar.html`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/sidebar-for-youtube/ffnhapbeebfgpgkfoacmekkjnnmkgbbo>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/ffnhapbeebfgpgkfoacmekkjnnmkgbbo>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22ffnhapbeebfgpgkfoacmekkjnnmkgbbo%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-07 | 1,000 | 4.20 | 5 |
| 2026-10-31 | 1,000 | 4.20 | 5 |
| 2026-10-23 | 1,000 | 4.20 | 5 |
| 2026-10-16 | 1,000 | 4.20 | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 | 1,000 | 4.20 | 5 |
| 2026-10-03 | 1,000 | 4.20 | 5 |
| 2026-09-27 | 1,000 | 4.20 | 5 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `*://*.youtube.com/*`: youtube.com and its subdomains

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `*://*.youtube.com/*`: youtube.com and its subdomains

### Browser features

- `declarativeNetRequest`: Block or change network requests, using rules
- `sidePanel`: Show a side panel
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Open in PDF Viewer](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ehndikigeekodlnbohjndjjiikphickb) | 100,000 | 3.33 | 136 | Tools |
| [Proxy Switcher](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/iejkjpdckomcjdhmkemlfdapjodcpgih) | 40,000 | 3.85 | 40 | Tools |
| [Smart HTTPS](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cmleijjdpceldbelpnpkddofmcmcaknm) | 20,000 | 4.39 | 33 | Tools |
| [Disable Autoplay for YouTube™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/dinkeiniijmpjehejhedbciaedblhnnk) | 20,000 | 3.60 | 240 | Tools |
| [Open in VLC™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/nhpfgmjcpbdcbmhjbhogflbbmdbomfmb) | 20,000 | 3.54 | 48 | Tools |
| [Open in IE™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/dkhhkjpckbmkfdicijemmdaieaagkcco) | 10,000 | 2.95 | 19 | Tools |
| [Window Resizer](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hgjfanlllikpfpaadggdbchdpcbiaeei) | 10,000 | 3.73 | 11 | Tools |
| [Dark Theme for YouTube™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/noaomggoeegeonccimekobnhkikoapog) | 10,000 | 3.35 | 138 | Tools |
| [Save Tabs](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/efgdadcghookjdehffdbmoofpfcmgoaa) | 7,000 | 2.83 | 6 | Tools |
| [Allow X-Frame-Options](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jfjdfokifdlmbkbncmcfbcobggohdnif) | 4,000 | 5.00 | 4 | Developer Tools |

All 20 extensions by [Lynn](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u549bcf73afdd28fb220664bb740e9e45).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-07 05:59 UTC; next check around 2026-11-14.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Sidebar for YouTube™” (ffnhapbeebfgpgkfoacmekkjnnmkgbbo). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ffnhapbeebfgpgkfoacmekkjnnmkgbbo. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_ffnhapbeebfgpgkfoacmekkjnnmkgbbo,
  title   = {Sidebar for YouTube™ (ffnhapbeebfgpgkfoacmekkjnnmkgbbo)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ffnhapbeebfgpgkfoacmekkjnnmkgbbo},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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