YouTube Miniplayer Button Restorer

A browser extension that restores the missing miniplayer button to YouTube's video player controls.

Supports Chrome and Firefox

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Features

• Adds a miniplayer button between the settings and theater mode buttons in the video player
• Click the button or press the i key to launch miniplayer mode

Installation

Chrome

From Chrome Web Store (Recommended)

Install directly from the Chrome Web Store:

Install from Chrome Web Store

Manual Installation (Chrome)

1. Download (or clone) this repository
2. Open chrome://extensions/ in Chrome
3. Turn on "Developer mode" in the top right
4. Click "Load unpacked"
5. Select the downloaded folder

Firefox

From Firefox Add-ons (Recommended)

Install directly from the Firefox Add-ons site:

Install from Firefox Add-ons

Manual Installation (Firefox)

1. Download (or clone) this repository
2. Open about:debugging in Firefox
3. Click "This Firefox" in the left sidebar
4. Click "Load Temporary Add-on"
5. Select the manifest.json file from the downloaded folder

Note: Requires Firefox 109 or later

Usage

After installation, when you open a YouTube video, the miniplayer button will automatically appear in the player control bar (bottom control panel).

• Click the button: Launch miniplayer
• Press i key: Also launches via keyboard shortcut

License

MIT License

Bug Reports & Feature Requests

For bugs or feature requests, please submit an issue on GitHub.