BigTube - Better Youtube Theater Mode & More
Full-sized theater mode, miniplayer on scroll, Popout player for all video sites.
As of June 2026, BigTube - Better Youtube Theater Mode & More has 9,000 users and a 4.76/5 rating from 112 reviews in the Functionality & UI category.
Usersup 28.6 percent+28.6%
9.0K
9,000
Ratingup 0.2 percent+0.2%
4.76
112 reviews
Reviewsup 4.7 percent+4.7%
112
Version
5.0.4
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension gained 2.0K users, 1 version update.
History
6 snapshotsTracking since Apr 19, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2026 | 7.0K | 4.75 | 107 | 5.0.3 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | 7.0K | 4.75 | 109 | 5.0.3 |
| May 8, 2026 | 7.0K | 4.75 | 110 | 5.0.3 |
| May 16, 2026 | 8.0K | 4.75 | 110 | 5.0.3 |
| May 25, 2026 | 10.0K | 4.76 | 111 | 5.0.4 |
| Jun 14, 2026 | 9.0K | 4.76 | 111 | 5.0.4 |
| Now | 9.0K | 4.76 | 112 | 5.0.4 |
Changelog
- May 16, 2026description
Maximise your browser real estate by fully expanding your youtube video player (without going fullscreen). True BigTube (Nov' 25) ----------------------------------- - Now auto-hides top nav bar for true bigtube experience - Fixes css issues Updates (Feb '24) ----------------------------------- - Supports Youtube new grid layout Improvements (Dec 23) ----------------------------------- - Allow hiding of miniplayer More fixes (Aug '23) ----------------------------------- - Update css Fixes (Aug '23) ----------------------------------- - Update css New Features (Jul '23) ----------------------------------- - Miniplayer on scroll - now you can read comments while still watching the video Fixes (Jun '23) ----------------------------------- - Update css to support Youtube's new styling (thanks @pinakipb2) Features (Oct '22) ----------------------------------- - Improve performance of bigtube - Shortcut for Picture-in-Picture now set to Alt+P (Windows) or Option+P (Mac) - Migration to manifest v3 for extensions
Maximise your browser real estate by fully expanding your youtube video player (without going fullscreen). Fix button style (May' 26) ----------------------------------- - Fixes miniplayer button outdated css True BigTube (Nov' 25) ----------------------------------- - Now auto-hides top nav bar for true bigtube experience - Fixes css issues Updates (Feb '24) ----------------------------------- - Supports Youtube new grid layout Improvements (Dec 23) ----------------------------------- - Allow hiding of miniplayer More fixes (Aug '23) ----------------------------------- - Update css Fixes (Aug '23) ----------------------------------- - Update css New Features (Jul '23) ----------------------------------- - Miniplayer on scroll - now you can read comments while still watching the video Fixes (Jun '23) ----------------------------------- - Update css to support Youtube's new styling (thanks @pinakipb2) Features (Oct '22) ----------------------------------- - Improve performance of bigtube - Shortcut for Picture-in-Picture now set to Alt+P (Windows) or Option+P (Mac) - Migration to manifest v3 for extensions
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storageactiveTabscriptingcookies
- Host access
- https://www.youtube.com/*
Screenshots
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Maximise your browser real estate by fully expanding your youtube video player (without going fullscreen). Fix button style (May' 26) ----------------------------------- - Fixes miniplayer button outdated css True BigTube (Nov' 25) ----------------------------------- - Now auto-hides top nav bar for true bigtube experience - Fixes css issues Updates (Feb '24) ----------------------------------- - Supports Youtube new grid layout Improvements (Dec 23) ----------------------------------- - Allow hiding of miniplayer More fixes (Aug '23) ----------------------------------- - Update css Fixes (Aug '23) ----------------------------------- - Update css New Features (Jul '23) ----------------------------------- - Miniplayer on scroll - now you can read comments while still watching the video Fixes (Jun '23) ----------------------------------- - Update css to support Youtube's new styling (thanks @pinakipb2) Features (Oct '22) ----------------------------------- - Improve performance of bigtube - Shortcut for Picture-in-Picture now set to Alt+P (Windows) or Option+P (Mac) - Migration to manifest v3 for extensions
Technical
- Version
- 5.0.4
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 32.17KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- Yes
Metadata
- ID
- gdkadbhiemijfpoochcieonikoaciapi
- Developer ID
- ue71c2fd6a39181483fa28f600b42ac96
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- May 30, 2017
- Last Updated (Store)
- May 13, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 14, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- —
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