InstantView for YouTube™
Allows youtube videos to be opened in a popup (without changing pages)
As of June 2026, InstantView for YouTube™ has 3,000 users and a 4.03/5 rating from 71 reviews in the fun category.
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4.03
71 reviews
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Version
4.7.0
Manifest V3
History
2 snapshotsTracking since Apr 23, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | 3.0K | 4.08 | 71 | 4.7.0 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 3.0K | 4.07 | 70 | 4.7.0 |
| Now | 3.0K | 4.03 | 71 | 4.7.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storage
- Host access
- https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/videos
Screenshots
About
Makes browsing YouTube quicker by opening videos in a popup when their thumbnails are clicked. InstantView also helps reduce the amount of YouTube tabs opened at a given time by allowing you to watch videos on the current page without the fear of losing your place.
Features
• Popup to quickly view videos, playlists, comments, and descriptions
• Mini player (picture in picture)
• Visualizations
• Many different options to customize look and behavior
• Open Source (https://github.com/afrmtbl/InstantView)
Latest Update: v4.7.0
FIXES
- Allowing InstantView access to your YouTube account is now possible again through the sign in button in the options page
CHANGES
- Removed the ratings bar now that YouTube now longer provides access to the dislikes count
The full version history can be found on GitHub.
If you find any bugs, let me know and I'll fix them as soon as I can :)
* Requires Chrome 64+ *
* Google translate was used for translation. Please email or create a new support issue for any corrections that should be made! *
* If you would like another language added, either create a feature request or email me and I will add it as soon as I can *
PERMISSIONS
• Read and change your data on: googleapis.com and youtube.com
• googleapis.com: to retrieve information about the video for the popup (title, channel, likes, dislikes, etc..)
• youtube.com: so the popup can open on YouTube
• Storage
• Save user preferences
• Identity (optional)
• Used to subscribe to channels and rate videos
YOUTUBE CONCEPT DESIGN BY: aureliensalomon
https://dribbble.com/aureliensalomon
https://dribbble.com/shots/1338727-Youtube-RedesignTechnical
- Version
- 4.7.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 99.08KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 10
- Featured
- Yes
Metadata
- ID
- pababfeapfpjaghmlfipkcoioeflpbio
- Developer ID
- u8d30a26c5d301d1964938d0d6680c4cc
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Aug 21, 2017
- Last Updated (Store)
- Feb 10, 2022
- Last Scraped
- Jun 8, 2026
- Website
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- Privacy Policy
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