---
title: "vidIQ Vision for YouTube – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "4,000,000 users, rated 4.80 by 11,488 people. Version 3.241.0, updated 2026-11-11. Requests 8 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pachckjkecffpdphbpmfolblodfkgbhl"
---

# vidIQ Vision for YouTube

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 4,000,000
- Rating: 4.80 from 11,488 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-12 05:53 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%)
- Rank by users: #80 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Social Networking: #2 of 7,576

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Uncover the secrets to success behind your favorite YouTube videos.

- Extension ID: `pachckjkecffpdphbpmfolblodfkgbhl`
- Developer: [vidIQ](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u42e987477ae8ea64da8e94def968cb0f)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Lifestyle › Social Networking](https://extensiontracker.com/category/lifestyle/social)
- First published: 2013-08-01
- Last updated: 2026-11-11
- Version: `3.241.0`
- Size: 17.06 MiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (10): Deutsch, English, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, español, français, italiano, português (Brasil), русский, 日本語
- Website: `http://vidiq.com/`
- Support page: `https://support.vidiq.com/`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/vidiq-vision-for-youtube/pachckjkecffpdphbpmfolblodfkgbhl>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/pachckjkecffpdphbpmfolblodfkgbhl>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22pachckjkecffpdphbpmfolblodfkgbhl%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-12 | 4,000,000 | 4.80 | 11,488 |
| 2026-11-11 | 4,000,000 | 4.80 | 11,488 |
| 2026-11-10 | 4,000,000 | 4.80 | 11,479 |
| 2026-11-07 | 4,000,000 | 4.80 | 11,466 |
| 2026-11-06 | 4,000,000 | 4.79 | 11,460 |
| 2026-11-04 | 4,000,000 | 4.80 | 11,453 |
| 2026-10-31 | 4,000,000 | 4.79 | 11,428 |
| 2026-10-28 | 4,000,000 | 4.78 | 11,419 |
| 2026-10-24 | 4,000,000 | 4.77 | 11,396 |
| 2026-10-23 | 4,000,000 | 4.77 | 11,393 |
| 2026-10-22 | 4,000,000 | 4.77 | 11,390 |
| 2026-10-21 | 4,000,000 | 4.77 | 11,383 |
| 2026-10-19 | 4,000,000 | 4.77 | 11,376 |
| 2026-10-16 | 4,000,000 | 4.78 | 11,356 |
| 2026-10-15 | 4,000,000 | 4.77 | 11,336 |
| 2026-10-14 | 4,000,000 | 4.77 | 11,336 |
| 2026-10-09 | 4,000,000 | 4.50 | 11,315 |
| 2026-10-02 | 4,000,000 | 4.50 | 11,276 |
| 2026-09-28 | 4,000,000 | 4.50 | 11,276 |
| 2026-09-27 | 4,000,000 | 4.50 | 11,273 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

- 2026-11-12: New version `3.241.0`, replacing `3.240.2`.
- 2026-11-12: Added the permission `alarms`.
- 2026-11-11: New version `3.240.2`, replacing `3.240.1`.
- 2026-11-10: New version `3.240.1`, replacing `3.239.1`.
- 2026-11-07: New version `3.239.1`, replacing `3.239.0`.
- 2026-11-06: New version `3.239.0`, replacing `3.238.0`.
- 2026-11-04: New version `3.238.0`, replacing `3.235.0`.
- 2026-10-31: New version `3.235.0`, replacing `3.234.0`.
- 2026-10-28: New version `3.234.0`, replacing `3.233.0`.
- 2026-10-24: New version `3.233.0`, replacing `3.231.0`.
- 2026-10-23: New version `3.231.0`, replacing `3.230.0`.
- 2026-10-22: New version `3.230.0`, replacing `3.229.0`.
- 2026-10-22: Added the sites where it runs scripts `https://reddit.com/*`, `https://www.reddit.com/*`, `https://x.com/*`.
- 2026-10-21: New version `3.229.0`, replacing `3.228.0`.
- 2026-10-19: New version `3.228.0`, replacing `3.227.0`.
- 2026-10-16: New version `3.227.0`, replacing `3.226.0`.
- 2026-10-15: New version `3.226.0`, replacing `3.225.0`.
- 2026-10-14: New version `3.225.0`, replacing `3.224.0`.
- 2026-10-14: Added the site where it runs scripts `https://www.youtube.com/*`.
- 2026-10-09: New version `3.224.0`, replacing `3.222.0`.
- 2026-10-02: New version `3.222.0`, replacing `3.221.2`.

## 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.

**Every website:** it can read and change your data on all the sites you visit.

### Sites

- `<all_urls>`: Every website

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `*://app.vidiq.com/*`: app.vidiq.com
- `*://chatgpt.com/*`: chatgpt.com
- `*://claude.ai/*`: claude.ai
- `*://enterprise.vidiq.com/*`: enterprise.vidiq.com
- `*://gemini.google.com/*`: gemini.google.com
- `*://studio.youtube.com/*`: studio.youtube.com
- `*://vidiq.com/*`: vidiq.com
- `*://www.instagram.com/*`: www.instagram.com
- `*://www.tiktok.com/*`: www.tiktok.com
- `*://www.youtube.com/*`: www.youtube.com
- `*://www.youtube.com/embed/*`: www.youtube.com
- `https://reddit.com/*`: reddit.com
- `https://www.reddit.com/*`: www.reddit.com
- `https://www.youtube.com/*`: www.youtube.com
- `https://x.com/*`: x.com

### Browser features

- `alarms`: Run tasks on a schedule
- `background`: Keep running in the background
- `clipboardWrite`: Change what's in your clipboard
- `cookies`: Read and change cookies on the sites it can reach
- `declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess`: Block or change network requests on the sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `unlimitedStorage`: Store more data than the usual limit

## 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 2026-11-12 05:53 UTC; next check around 2026-11-19.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “vidIQ Vision for YouTube” (pachckjkecffpdphbpmfolblodfkgbhl). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-12. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pachckjkecffpdphbpmfolblodfkgbhl. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_pachckjkecffpdphbpmfolblodfkgbhl,
  title   = {vidIQ Vision for YouTube (pachckjkecffpdphbpmfolblodfkgbhl)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-12},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pachckjkecffpdphbpmfolblodfkgbhl},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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