Is Custom Progress Bar for YouTube Safe? — Extension Safety Profile
Quick verdict: Custom Progress Bar for YouTube earns a safety grade A, 92.2 out of 100, based on 5 of 5 dimensions.
92.2/100
Grade A · 5 of 5 checks
What we found
Automated safety profile from public signals (the extension's manifest & permissions, store listing, publisher, privacy policy). A full review hasn't been published yet.
What this safety grade means
Custom Progress Bar for YouTube earns a safety grade of A (92.2/100), measured across 5 of 5 dimensions. Its strongest area is Maintenance & Ownership (100%). The weakest is Publisher & Identity (60%) — what holds its grade back the most.
On the public records we can check, Custom Progress Bar for YouTube comes through cleanly. 200,000 active users/installs reported on the store. Store rating 4.6/5 from 3,500 user ratings. Last updated on the store 2026-09-24. This is an automated profile, not a hands-on review — so treat the grade as a starting point: open Custom Progress Bar for YouTube's own store listing and privacy policy before installing, and weigh it against the other browser extensions we track below.
Safety Signals
Based on 5 of 5 safety dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Bar | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher & Identity | 60% · 4.8/8 pts 2 of 5 checks verified | Automated signals | |
| Permissions & Access | 95% · 23.7/25 pts 3 of 3 checks verified | Automated signals | |
| Data & Privacy | 100% · 16/16 pts 4 of 5 checks verified | Automated signals | |
| Maintenance & Ownership | 100% · 7.5/7.5 pts 1 of 2 checks verified | Automated signals | |
| Community Reputation | 93% · 9.3/10 pts 2 of 4 checks verified | Automated signals |
In-depth safety analysis
This extension requests storage and notifications to save your preferences and alert you about updates, along with unlimitedStorage and alarms for data and scheduling. It accesses youtube.com to modify the progress bar, and also connects to several publisher-owned domains (custom-progressbar.com and variants) likely to fetch styling assets or cloud‑synced configurations. For a YouTube customization tool, this permission scope is typical and aligned with its advertised purpose.
Extensions that reshape popular sites can conflict with other page modifiers and may break when the target platform updates. Because it loads resources from an external service, any change on the publisher’s server could alter how the extension behaves. The fact sheet gives it a strong safety grade (92.17/A), with Maintenance & Ownership scoring perfectly, which points to active, reliable updates. The weakest dimension is Publisher & Identity (60%), indicating less clarity about the developer’s background. The extension’s declared privacy practices are clean, and community feedback is largely positive; still, cautious users should avoid look‑alike clones and rely on the official store listing.
AI-assisted analysis of the documented signals above (permissions, store data, privacy practices) — explains what they mean and the risks typical for this category. Not a hands-on test.
What the store listing shows
Who's Behind Custom Progress Bar for YouTube?
- Publisher custom-progressbar.com
Public records identify the publisher, but no individual founders or a separate registered company are named — which is what holds the Publisher & Identity score back. Less public information about who operates an extension means less you can verify about their long-term accountability.
How it compares
Among the 838 browser extensions we track, Custom Progress Bar for YouTube scores higher on safety than 98% of them.
Computed from our own database of assessed browser extensions — updated as we track more.
Evidence on File (12)
Custom Progress Bar for YouTube FAQ
- Is Custom Progress Bar for YouTube safe?
- Custom Progress Bar for YouTube earns a safety grade of A (92.2/100) on our evidence-based assessment, based on 5 of 5 safety dimensions we could verify from public records. This is an automated profile built from public records, not a hands-on review.
- Who is behind Custom Progress Bar for YouTube?
- Custom Progress Bar for YouTube is operated by custom-progressbar.com.
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