Who is YouTube Background Player for?

YouTube Background Player is a consumer product built for firefox users who want background YouTube playback.

Is YouTube Background Player free?

Yes — YouTube Background Player is free to use.

What platforms does YouTube Background Player run on?

YouTube Background Player runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is YouTube Background Player still maintained?

Unverified. YouTube Background Player has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to YouTube Background Player?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include YouTube Flash Video Player, YouTube Background Play Fix, and YouTube Music Player.

Who develops YouTube Background Player?

YouTube Background Player is developed by sahil.

How long has YouTube Background Player been around?

YouTube Background Player first shipped in 2024.

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YouTube Background Player

Name: YouTube Background Player
Author: sahil

mozilla.orgVideo & media players

YouTube Background Player is a Firefox extension that enables background playback for YouTube videos. It also provides controls for playback speed and video resolution, with availability on Firefox for Android.

FreeWebEmbeddable

Visit mozilla.org

Overview

5 features

YouTube Background Player is a Video & media players project. It focuses on playing YouTube videos in the background while using other browser tabs or apps. YouTube Background Player is a consumer product aimed at firefox users who want background YouTube playback. It is available for free. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

Behind YouTube Background Player is sahil, and it first shipped in 2024. Among its 5 catalogued features are background playback, playback speed control, and resolution settings. The interface is available in 32 languages, including Czech, German, and Greek.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Background playback
Playback speed control
Resolution settings
Firefox for Android
YouTube domain access

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceFree tierMulti-languageStore-verified publisher

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed9 Sept · 03:25 UTC
YouTube Background Player verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about YouTube Background Player

What does YouTube Background Player do?: YouTube Background Player focuses on playing YouTube videos in the background while using other browser tabs or apps. It is catalogued under Video & media players on PulseGate.
Who is YouTube Background Player for?: YouTube Background Player is a consumer product built for firefox users who want background YouTube playback.
Is YouTube Background Player free?: Yes — YouTube Background Player is free to use.
What platforms does YouTube Background Player run on?: YouTube Background Player runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is YouTube Background Player still maintained?: Unverified. YouTube Background Player has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to YouTube Background Player?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include YouTube Flash Video Player, YouTube Background Play Fix, and YouTube Music Player.YouTube Flash Video Player YouTube Background Play Fix YouTube Music Player
Who develops YouTube Background Player?: YouTube Background Player is developed by sahil.
How long has YouTube Background Player been around?: YouTube Background Player first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Built for: Firefox users who want background YouTube playback
Model: B2C
Solves: Playing YouTube videos in the background while using other browser tabs or apps.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: youtube-background-player

Developer

sahil

Index record

Indexed: 9 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 9 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: youtube-background-player-mozilla-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 9 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 9 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 9 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-background-player

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