KidPacer

Two minutes, and YouTube plays by your rules

Do this on the device your child watches on. Pick yours:

Not with their device right now? Sign in and pick your child's card first. The family page brings you back here.

On a computer

Free from the Chrome Web Store, and it keeps itself up to date.

  1. Add it to Chrome

    Click below, then Add to Chrome on the store's page.

    Add to Chrome
  2. KidPacer's page on YouTube, with a code to scan

    Scan the code

    Open YouTube: KidPacer shows a code. Scan it with your phone and sign in.

  3. Who is using this computer? Maya or Noam

    Pick your child

    Tap their name, and YouTube opens with their rules.

A video on YouTube with KidPacer's time tank in the corner

That's it, they're watching

The tank in the corner drains while a video plays and fills again while they rest.

Close the back doorsIncognito, Guest and other browsers have no KidPacer. Family Link can turn them off.
YouTube Kids tooSame rules, same time and treats, unless you switch it off on their page.
Added it by hand before?Remove that copy in chrome://extensions first, then add this one.

On an Android phone or tablet

Our app, straight from here. It isn't on Google Play yet.

  1. Download it on their device

    Open this page on the phone or tablet itself.

    Download for Android

  2. Allow and install

    Open the file, allow installs from your browser once, then Install.

  3. Scan and pick

    Open KidPacer, tap YouTube, scan the code with your phone, and pick your child.

Version 0.1.40, for Android 8 or newer. If Play Protect doesn't know the app, tap More details, then Install anyway. Then hide the YouTube apps with Family Link, since they have no KidPacer.

You're all set

From your phone you can give a treat, change their card, and see what they're watching.

Go to your family page

Stuck? Tell us what you see and we'll help.