Adds the miniplayer button next to the YouTube logo.
// ==UserScript==
// @name Miniplayer button
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version 2026-06-26
// @description Adds the miniplayer button next to the YouTube logo.
// @author EiskaffeAffection
// @match *://*.youtube.com/*
// @exclude *://music.youtube.com/*
// @exclude *://*.music.youtube.com/*
// @icon https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=youtube.com
// @grant none
// @license MIT
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
const style = document.createElement('style');
style.textContent = `
#miniplayer-button-container {
padding-left: 10px;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
}
#miniplayer-button {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
width: 40px;
height: 40px;
border-radius: 50%;
cursor: pointer;
transition: background-color 0.2s ease;
background-color: #272727;
}
#miniplayer-button:hover {
background-color: #525252;
}
#miniplayer-button svg {
fill: #FFFFFF;
transition: fill 0.2s ease;
}
html:not([dark]) ytd-masthead:not([theater]) #miniplayer-button,
html:not([dark]) ytd-masthead:not([dark]) #miniplayer-button {
background-color: #F2F2F2;
}
html:not([dark]) ytd-masthead:not([theater]) #miniplayer-button:hover,
html:not([dark]) ytd-masthead:not([dark]) #miniplayer-button:hover {
background-color: #D9D9D9;
}
html:not([dark]) ytd-masthead:not([theater]) #miniplayer-button svg,
html:not([dark]) ytd-masthead:not([dark]) #miniplayer-button svg {
fill: #000000;
}
`;
document.head.appendChild(style);
const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
const isWatchPage = window.location.pathname.startsWith('/watch');
const existingContainer = document.getElementById("miniplayer-button-container");
if (!isWatchPage) {
if (existingContainer) {
existingContainer.remove();
}
return;
}
if (existingContainer) {
return;
}
const strt = document.querySelector("#start.ytd-masthead");
if (!strt) {
return;
}
const container = document.createElement('div');
container.id = "miniplayer-button-container";
const btn = document.createElement('div');
btn.id = "miniplayer-button";
btn.addEventListener('click', () => {
const player = document.querySelector('.html5-video-player');
if (player) {
const keyEvent = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', {
key: 'i',
code: 'KeyI',
keyCode: 73,
which: 73,
bubbles: true,
cancelable: true
});
player.dispatchEvent(keyEvent);
}
});
const svg = document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg", "svg");
svg.setAttribute("height", "24");
svg.setAttribute("viewBox", "0 0 24 24");
svg.setAttribute("width", "24");
const path = document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg", "path");
path.setAttribute("d", "M21.20 3.01C21.66 3.05 22.08 3.26 22.41 3.58C22.73 3.91 22.94 4.33 22.98 4.79L23 5V19C23.00 19.49 22.81 19.97 22.48 20.34C22.15 20.70 21.69 20.93 21.20 20.99L21 21H3L2.79 20.99C2.30 20.93 1.84 20.70 1.51 20.34C1.18 19.97 .99 19.49 1 19V13H3V19H21V5H11V3H21L21.20 3.01ZM1.29 3.29C1.10 3.48 1.00 3.73 1.00 4C1.00 4.26 1.10 4.51 1.29 4.70L5.58 9H3C2.73 9 2.48 9.10 2.29 9.29C2.10 9.48 2 9.73 2 10C2 10.26 2.10 10.51 2.29 10.70C2.48 10.89 2.73 11 3 11H9V5C9 4.73 8.89 4.48 8.70 4.29C8.51 4.10 8.26 4 8 4C7.73 4 7.48 4.10 7.29 4.29C7.10 4.48 7 4.73 7 5V7.58L2.70 3.29C2.51 3.10 2.26 3.00 2 3.00C1.73 3.00 1.48 3.10 1.29 3.29ZM19.10 11.00L19 11H12L11.89 11.00C11.66 11.02 11.45 11.13 11.29 11.29C11.13 11.45 11.02 11.66 11.00 11.89L11 12V17C10.99 17.24 11.09 17.48 11.25 17.67C11.42 17.85 11.65 17.96 11.89 17.99L12 18H19L19.10 17.99C19.34 17.96 19.57 17.85 19.74 17.67C19.90 17.48 20.00 17.24 20 17V12L19.99 11.89C19.97 11.66 19.87 11.45 19.70 11.29C19.54 11.13 19.33 11.02 19.10 11.00ZM13 16V13H18V16H13Z");
svg.appendChild(path);
btn.appendChild(svg);
container.appendChild(btn);
strt.appendChild(container);
});
observer.observe(document.body, {
subtree: true,
childList: true,
});
})();