Improve Youtube's touch functionality!

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1.0
Update
August 30, 2018
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5.99KiB
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58
Rating
4.58333 ★
Manifest Version
2
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TouchyTube Extension

Trying to navigate the Youtube website with touch input is horrible. You can't even long press to open a video in a new tab. This extension fixed that!
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "TouchyTube", "version": "1.0", "description": "Improve Youtube's touch functionality!", "icons": { "16": "images/icon16.png", "32": "images/icon32.png", "48": "images/icon48.png", "128": "images/icon128.png" }, "content_scripts" : [{ "matches" : ["http://www.youtube.com/*", "https://www.youtube.com/*"], "js" : ["myScript.js"] }], "web_accessible_resources": ["script.js"], "manifest_version": 2}
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How to download and manually install TouchyTube extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install TouchyTube extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install TouchyTube extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install TouchyTube extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download TouchyTube extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a TouchyTube extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the TouchyTube Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the TouchyTube extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the TouchyTube extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for TouchyTube extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the TouchyTube extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download TouchyTube extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install TouchyTube extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the TouchyTube extension file

Select and download the TouchyTube extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the TouchyTube extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your TouchyTube extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the TouchyTube extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install TouchyTube extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Ehsan Zarean (ID: 0000007771034eb0) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 04/11/2021 I know that this is kind of a personal project but please consider adding options-menu to your extention, I really like this extention but I have 2 annoying problem. Frist, the new YouTube touch has a feature that in the playing page with sweeping finger down it goes to the homepage, for some reasons_other extensions plus new touch gestures using GestureSign app_ I have to sweep down frequently, so it'd be excellent if I could turn this YouTube gesture/feature off. Last is that I want the original double-finger-tap gesture that new touch version of YouTube has for backward/forward jump feature, with this extention on double-finger just do right click-context menu job_which is the default behavior of Chrome on touchscreens. I'd really appreciate it.

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shekhar suman (ID: 000000ef52797306) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/18/2021 Saved my life. I was about to kill myself after getting frustrated with the long press hold right click issue on YouTube. 2$ from my side as a thanking gesture.

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Domingo Molinero (ID: 000000b506e745a3) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 01/11/2021 Thank you, works perfectly !

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Darren M (ID: 00000004c3160f9f) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/27/2020 Works on new Edge. not sure how Google screwed up there site so bad to make this addin nessasary . Its embarrassing for them.

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Arun Maiti (ID: 0000007f45d28e5e) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/03/2020 Thank you. It solved the problem for me on Edge browser on my Surface Go.