---
title: "BigTube - Better Youtube Theater Mode & More – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "8,000 users, rated 4.59 by 115 people. Version 5.0.4, updated 2026-05-13. Requests 5 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/gdkadbhiemijfpoochcieonikoaciapi"
---

# BigTube - Better Youtube Theater Mode & More

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 8,000
- Rating: 4.59 from 115 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-08 04:42 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: −1,000 (-11.1%)
- Rank by users: #8,178 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Functionality & UI: #239 of 11,702

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Full-sized theater mode, miniplayer on scroll, Popout player for all video sites.

- Extension ID: `gdkadbhiemijfpoochcieonikoaciapi`
- Developer: [Pregnantboy](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ue71c2fd6a39181483fa28f600b42ac96)
- 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: 2017-05-30
- Last updated: 2026-05-13
- Version: `5.0.4`
- Size: 32.17 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bigtube-better-youtube-th/gdkadbhiemijfpoochcieonikoaciapi>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/gdkadbhiemijfpoochcieonikoaciapi>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22gdkadbhiemijfpoochcieonikoaciapi%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-08 | 8,000 | 4.59 | 115 |
| 2026-11-01 | 8,000 | 4.59 | 115 |
| 2026-10-24 | 10,000 | 4.59 | 115 |
| 2026-10-18 | 9,000 | 4.59 | 115 |
| 2026-10-10 | 9,000 | 4.73 | 115 |
| 2026-10-03 | 8,000 | 4.73 | 115 |
| 2026-09-27 | 8,000 | 4.73 | 115 |

## 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

- `https://www.youtube.com/*`: www.youtube.com

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `cookies`: Read and change cookies on the sites it can reach
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## 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 2026-11-08 04:42 UTC; next check around 2026-11-14.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “BigTube - Better Youtube Theater Mode & More” (gdkadbhiemijfpoochcieonikoaciapi). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-08. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/gdkadbhiemijfpoochcieonikoaciapi. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_gdkadbhiemijfpoochcieonikoaciapi,
  title   = {BigTube - Better Youtube Theater Mode & More (gdkadbhiemijfpoochcieonikoaciapi)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-08},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/gdkadbhiemijfpoochcieonikoaciapi},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

---

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