Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube
Always display a tiny progress bar with buffer loading on YouTube's player even in the fullscreen mode
As of June 2026, Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube has 10,000 users and a 4.16/5 rating from 81 reviews in the fun category.
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Version
0.3.2
Manifest V3
History
4 snapshotsTracking since Apr 16, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 | 10.0K | 4.25 | 80 | 0.3.2 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 10.0K | 4.25 | 80 | 0.3.2 |
| May 23, 2026 | 10.0K | 4.24 | 79 | 0.3.2 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 10.0K | 4.20 | 80 | 0.3.2 |
| Now | 10.0K | 4.16 | 81 | 0.3.2 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storage
- Host access
- *://www.youtube.com/*
Screenshots
About
This extension brings a small, persistent progress bar to the YouTube player, enhancing your viewing experience. You can customize the extension to adjust the bar's height and color on the options page. The beauty of this feature lies in its adaptability ? it remains hidden until the default YouTube progress bar disappears, even in fullscreen mode! The primary goal is to offer a constant visual cue of the player's progress status. If the bar appears too slim for your screen, head to the options page and tweak the height setting. Exciting Features: 1. Keep track of the loaded percentage (buffered video progress). 2. Monitor the current position of the player. 3. Updates of these percentages every 2 seconds (adaptive). 4. Almost all features are fully customizable through the options page. 5. Compatible with the YouTube website and embedded YouTube players on any website. 6. Hides the permanent progress bar on live streams Recent Changes: Version 0.2.0: 1. The extension has been upgraded to manifest v3, ensuring improved functionality and performance.
Technical
- Version
- 0.3.2
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 34.59KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 8
- Featured
- Yes
Metadata
- ID
- dammfdepmngjjoidfdbhkjboecgceamb
- Developer ID
- u7feba4b844efc05c66dc61c318b30c89
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- May 5, 2018
- Last Updated (Store)
- Feb 6, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 10, 2026
- Website
- —
- Privacy Policy
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