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Metric	Outside YouTube Player Bar	Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube
User count	10,000	10,000
Average rating	4.35	4.16
Rating count	93	81
Last updated	2025-10-21	2026-02-06
Size	1.67 MB	0.03 MB
Version	5.0.1	0.3.2

Short description	Enhance your YouTube experience by moving the player bar outside the video. Supports dark mode, fullscreen, live streams, and more.	Enjoy a persistent, customizable progress bar on YouTube videos, visible even in fullscreen and showing buffer status for smooth viewing.
Full summary	Outside YouTube Player Bar is a handy Chrome extension that allows you to move YouTube's player bar outside the video area, eliminating overlap and improving your viewing experience. It works seamlessly on regular video pages, live streaming pages, and supports both default and theater modes as well as full screen. The extension includes a toggle button for the player bar and blends naturally with YouTube's interface, including dark theme compatibility. Users can customize behavior settings per mode, making it flexible for different viewing preferences. The extension is open source, ensuring transparency and trust. Its purpose is to make watching YouTube videos more comfortable by removing the player's bar from obstructing the video content.	Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube enhances your video experience by displaying a small, always visible progress bar on YouTube's player. This bar shows both the current playback position and buffered loading percentage, updating every two seconds. Unlike the default YouTube progress bar, it remains visible even in fullscreen mode until the native bar reappears, ensuring continuous visual feedback. Users can customize the bar's height and color through an options page, adapting it for any screen size or personal preference. The extension supports embedded YouTube players across websites and intelligently hides itself during live streams. With its upgrade to manifest v3, the extension offers improved performance and reliability.