---
title: "Better YouTube Shorts – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "20,000 users, rated 3.28 by 215 people. Version 4.0.0, updated 2026-09-13. Requests 1 permission."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pehohlhkhbcfdneocgnfbnilppmfncdg"
---

# Better YouTube Shorts

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 20,000
- Rating: 3.28 from 215 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-06 15:46 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%)
- Rank by users: #3,895 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Functionality & UI: #100 of 11,702

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Take back the controls on YouTube Shorts with seeking, speed, volume and more!

- Extension ID: `pehohlhkhbcfdneocgnfbnilppmfncdg`
- Developer: [Young Shung](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u84b215dfa0b9c4e3bf3569f5236fc0b3)
- 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: 2023-08-26
- Last updated: 2026-09-13
- Version: `4.0.0`
- Size: 120 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (14): Deutsch, English, Türkçe, español, français, italiano, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), עברית, العربية, فارسی, ไทย, 日本語, 한국어
- Support page: `https://github.com/ynshung/better-yt-shorts/issues`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/better-youtube-shorts/pehohlhkhbcfdneocgnfbnilppmfncdg>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/pehohlhkhbcfdneocgnfbnilppmfncdg>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22pehohlhkhbcfdneocgnfbnilppmfncdg%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-06 | 20,000 | 3.28 | 215 |
| 2026-10-30 | 20,000 | 3.28 | 215 |
| 2026-10-22 | 20,000 | 3.28 | 215 |
| 2026-10-15 | 20,000 | 3.28 | 215 |
| 2026-10-09 | 20,000 | 4.16 | 215 |
| 2026-10-01 | 20,000 | 4.16 | 214 |
| 2026-09-27 | 20,000 | 4.16 | 214 |

## 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 where it runs scripts

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

### Browser features

- `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 2026-11-06 15:46 UTC; next check around 2026-11-13.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Better YouTube Shorts” (pehohlhkhbcfdneocgnfbnilppmfncdg). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-06. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pehohlhkhbcfdneocgnfbnilppmfncdg. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_pehohlhkhbcfdneocgnfbnilppmfncdg,
  title   = {Better YouTube Shorts (pehohlhkhbcfdneocgnfbnilppmfncdg)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-06},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pehohlhkhbcfdneocgnfbnilppmfncdg},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

---

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