---
title: "YouTube Background Player – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "48 users, rated 5.00 by 3 people. Version 1.1.2, updated 2026-09-26. Requests 6 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ijhekpmdiadohjdckhdogehbacckafpk"
---

# YouTube Background Player

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 48
- Rating: 5.00 from 3 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-27 03:07 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #86,152 of 264,704 live extensions
- Rank in Tools: #28,307 of 103,503

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Keep YouTube playing in the background — blocks "still watching?" prompts, with sleep timer and native Picture-in-Picture.

- Extension ID: `ijhekpmdiadohjdckhdogehbacckafpk`
- Developer: [ScriptSmith](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u02eadb8dbf369a990daeac12878776c2)
- Trader status: Not declared a trader under EU law
- Category: [Productivity › Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/tools)
- First published: 2026-09-15
- Last updated: 2026-09-26
- Version: `1.1.2`
- Size: 339 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 111
- Languages (51): Deutsch, English, Filipino, Indonesia, Kiswahili, Melayu, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, català, dansk, eesti, español, español (Latinoamérica), français, hrvatski, italiano, latviešu, lietuvių, magyar, norsk, polski, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), română, slovenčina, slovenščina, suomi, svenska, čeština, Ελληνικά, български, русский, српски, українська, العربية, فارسی, मराठी, हिन्दी, বাংলা, ગુજરાતી, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ಕನ್ನಡ, മലയാളം, ไทย, አማርኛ, 中文（中国）, 中文（台灣）, 日本語, 한국어
- Website: `scriptsmith.dev`
- Support page: `https://scriptsmith.dev/en/youtube-background-player/feedback-ex`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/youtube-background-player/ijhekpmdiadohjdckhdogehbacckafpk>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fijhekpmdiadohjdckhdogehbacckafpk>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-27 | 48 | 5.00 | 3 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

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

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `*://*.youtube-nocookie.com/*`: youtube-nocookie.com and its subdomains
- `*://*.youtube.com/*`: youtube.com and its subdomains
- `*://music.youtube.com/*`: music.youtube.com
- `https://scriptsmith.dev/*`: scriptsmith.dev

### Sites where it runs scripts

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

### Browser features

- `alarms`: Run tasks on a schedule
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Ultimate Reddit Filter](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/mkgoifedffhajjchmppjdodfgmeeahne) | 520 | 4.67 | 24 | Tools |
| [Search Enhancement Suite](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/mccbghhcnnakalkomkgdmdeecbaalmpg) | 28 | 5.00 | 1 | Tools |
| [Reddit Bouncer](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ecfcnmklkcmiikeaeabneadkkmldceeb) | 14 | 5.00 | 1 | Functionality & UI |

All 4 extensions by [ScriptSmith](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u02eadb8dbf369a990daeac12878776c2).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked again 7 and 30 days after it was published, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-27 03:07 UTC; next check around 2026-10-15.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “YouTube Background Player” (ijhekpmdiadohjdckhdogehbacckafpk). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ijhekpmdiadohjdckhdogehbacckafpk. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_ijhekpmdiadohjdckhdogehbacckafpk,
  title   = {YouTube Background Player (ijhekpmdiadohjdckhdogehbacckafpk)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ijhekpmdiadohjdckhdogehbacckafpk},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

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