YouTube Playlist Helper

Generate YouTube playlists from various sources

YouTube Playlist Helper: Youtube Playlist Management Tool

YouTube Playlist Helper is a Firefox extension that provides a comprehensive suite of tools for managing YouTube playlists. This includes playlist editing, importing and exporting videos, creating anonymous playlists from bookmarks, URLs, open tabs, video thumbnails, and saving them using browser sync storage. These playlists can also be converted into YouTube queue.

Add-on stats

Manifest V2
Daily users: 1,430
Rating: 3.84
(31)
Version: 2.12.2 (Last updated: 2023-11-22)
Creation date: 2020-04-05
Weekly download count: 60
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
  • bookmarks
  • tabs
  • storage
  • notifications
  • activeTab
  • contextMenus
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch*
  • https://www.youtube.com/playlist*
Size: 71.46K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

YouTube Playlist Helper (v2.12.2)
6,000 3.91 (65)
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Convenient for creating playlists from multiple opened YouTube tabs
  • Queue feature is useful for managing videos
  • Faster and easier to add/remove videos once set up
Cons
  • Many declared functions do not work as intended
  • Inability to save playlists correctly, especially large ones
  • Cannot manually organize videos in a playlist
  • Restrictions on editing existing playlists
Most mentioned
  • Playlists not saving or loading correctly
  • Issues with the 'play all videos' functionality
  • Limitations in reordering or editing playlists
User reviews
Doesnt work - Playlists arent saved - The import via json doesnt work - Reordering multiple items is also not availalbe so its even useless because the functionality of youtube is the same
by P., 2024-09-18

No longer working, "Play all videos" button in playlist doesn't create the playlists
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

YouTube Playlist Helper requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of YouTube Playlist Helper. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • Critical This extension is not longer available in the store
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