Video speed, audio normalization, OSINT, auto pause, looped #shorts, video markers, keywords, and more...

Latest Version

Version
0.5.4
Update
December 9, 2024
Size
124KiB
Developer
Category
Users
10,000+
Rating
3.45833 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Permissions
Tabs
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YouTube Booster Extension

YouTube Booster's key features:
- Video Speed Control
- Audio normalization
- Auto Pause Video Switch
- OSINT
- Keywords
- Markers
- YT Orchestra

You can watch a short tutorial about that extension here:

https://youtu.be/WSjGckraR3w

It is a free extension. No account is required.

To all marketers. I'm not interested in commercializing any of my extensions. Do not call or email me about it, please. All such offers will be reported as spam.

If you appreciate my work, buy me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dweorh :)

'OSINT'
In times of the massive amount of fake news, I added a new feature OSINT (Open Source Intelligence).
In that section, I will place all links that may help to verify the current video.
We start by searching thumbnails in Google and TinEye search engines.
You can also capture a current frame of the video, download it, or click the right mouse button using google lenses or any other extension you have installed.
If you know any services that can be linked there, leave them in a comment, please.
As requested on Twitter, there is an option to download chat content from live videos. To retrieve the full chat, the tab with the video needs to be open at the beginning of the video, otherwise downloaded chat may be incomplete.

'Video Speed'
Are some videos too slow? YT Booster has a slide bar to change the speed of the video up to x16!
Use keyboard to change the speed. Buttons +/- will modify speed, = will reset to the default one.

'Audio normalization'
Some videos are very quiet, while others are very loud. This feature allows you to set a reference audio loudness and then automatically reduce the volume of excessively loud videos.

'Disable auto pause'
Allows you to manage auto pause of the videos, when you watch/listen long playlists.

'Cards'
Cards can be visible all the time, so you can see what else the creator prepared for you :-) To make them visible check 'Cards' checkbox in the menu next to your URL bar.

'Keywords'
If you are a creator and you are wondering what keywords other creators use for their productions, now you have easy access to them.
As a viewer, maybe you are interested in topics meant as a keyword by your favorite YouTuber. Now there are links to instant search. Easy click&explore :-)

'Chapters'
That section displays chapters from the video, if available. Currently playing chapter is highlighted on the list to make navigation easier. There is a button to add any of the chapters as your Marker.

'Markers'
That feature allows you to create personal markers for videos. Click 'Add' in the 'Markers' section, add a few words of description and save. Now you have quick access to that particular moment in the video. You can also organize your Markers using Tags.

'YT Orchestra'
Have you ever experienced the nightmare of all chrome tabs playing simultaneously just because the OS did update & restart?
If you are like me, with a few dozens of YT tabs open, you can feel that pressure to find them all playing...
Now, YT Orchestra allows you to 'play only one video.' Once one video starts playing, all others will be paused.
Also, at the bottom of 'YT Booster's frame, all YT tabs are listed with status and simple video control, and quick links to those tabs.

Others
I hope you will find a few other features helpful, like flip videos horizontally or vertically, and screens that usually appear at the end of the video.

You have two export options in the 'Import & Export' section.
One is a simple export of Markers to a text file.
The second export is for backup purposes, the same as an import. Here you can import exported .json file. It allows you to move data between browsers or keep it as a backup :-)

Besides the standard export, you can copy marker(s) to the clipboard by clicking the clipboard icon.
That one next to '+' in Markers will copy the current timestamp and video title to your clipboard.
The icon next to the video thumbnail on the Markers list will copy all markers from that video.
And finally, the icon next to the 'delete' icon will copy details of the particular entry.


PS. There is neither registration nor tracking. Everything is stored in your browser. If you uninstall this extension or cleanup caches of your browser, your list of markers will be removed permanently. Prons & cons of anonymous usage ;-)

PS2. Remember to reload pages with YTBooster after updating this extension.

** Releases **
0.5.4
- common bugfixes
0.5.3
- support for a new YT player
- hold autopause functionality if a video has been paused by a user
0.5.2
- audio normalization
- flip video horizontally and vertically
0.5.1
- bug fix for Markers without tags
0.5.0
- bug fixes related to the previous changes in #shorts
0.4.9
- #shorts loop switch
0.4.8
- basic support in YT Orchestra for #shorts
0.4.7
- code cleanup + js error fix
0.4.6
- video speed buttons improvement
0.4.5
- fix for OSINT -> download chat functionality
0.4.4
- fix for video speed change section
0.4.3
- fix for subtitles when video speed change (up to x2)
- add contact link to me for easier issue reporting
- YT Booster is collapsable now
0.4.2
- manage auto pause
0.4.1
- fix for not updating video details after change
- error fixes
0.4.0
- support for video speed change by pressing +/-/=
- upgrade common libraries
- upgrade manifest.json from v2 to v3
0.3.17
- jump to a marker without page reload within the current video.
- button to capture a frame from the video
- fixed speed control feature
0.3.16
- fix for Orchestra section to display tiles of tabs with videos only
0.3.15
- fixed re-play a video after the first pause or finish watching
- fix YT Booster loader, extension is enable for the whole www.youtube.com vs the previous www.youtube.com/watch only
0.3.14
- improved 'download chat' for Live Streams
- highlighted background for currently playing chapter
- bugfixes
0.3.13
- 'download chat' in OSINT section
0.3.12
- new section OSINT
- removed likes and avg rating sections because data is no longer available
0.3.11
- avg rating is not available anymore; display '-' instead of NaN
- fix for chapters
- give the extension more time to deploy itself
0.3.10
- fix for dislike estimation formula
0.3.9
- estimate number of dislikes if value not provided by YT
0.3.8
- fix player status reporting
- fix chapters in case of not supported type
0.3.7
- new 'Likes' view to show likes and dislikes of the video
- fix for an issue with visibility of the right panel
0.3.6
- new Cards feature
- further improvements of the initializer
0.3.5
- improved YT Booster initializer
- Video Speed feature
0.3.4
- fix YouTube Orchestra list
0.3.3
- marker line highlighted when mouse is over
- fixed markers order, based on its time instead of order of adding them
0.3.2
- tags in markers
- editing markers
- video title over video thumbnail
0.3.1
- adjustment to a new YouTube chapters format
0.3.0
- more responsive layout
- the whole content script rewritten with VueJS 3
0.2.5
- Video chapters section + button to add them to Markers
- UX improvements
0.2.4
- Markers will sync between browsers
- Reload button added to refresh list of open tabs
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "YouTube Booster", "description": "Video speed, audio normalization, OSINT, auto pause, looped #shorts, video markers, keywords, and more...", "version": "0.5.4", "author": "dweorh's solutions", "background": { "service_worker": "background.js", "type": "module" }, "action": { "default_icon": { "16": "images/icon16.png", "32": "images/icon32.png", "48": "images/icon48.png", "128": "images/icon128.png" }, "default_popup": "popup.html", "default_title": "YouTube Booster" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["*://*.youtube.com/*"], "all_frames": true, "js": ["contentScript.js"], "css": ["contentScript.css", "app/styles/common.css"] } ], "content_security_policy": { "extension_pages": "script-src 'self'; object-src 'self'" }, "icons": { "16": "images/icon16.png", "32": "images/icon32.png", "48": "images/icon48.png", "128": "images/icon128.png" }, "permissions": [ "tabs", "declarativeContent", "storage" ], "web_accessible_resources": [{ "resources": [ "app/js/pageScripts.js", "images/icons/add.png", "images/icons/delete.png", "images/icons/save.png", "images/icons/cancel.png", "images/icons/stop.png", "images/icons/play.png", "images/icons/pause.png", "images/icons/clipboard.png", "images/icons/reload.png", "images/icons/chapter2marker.png", "images/icons/edit.png", "images/icons/flip-v.png", "images/icons/flip-h.png" ], "matches": ["*://*.youtube.com/*"] }]}
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How to download and manually install YouTube Booster extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install YouTube Booster 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 YouTube Booster extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install YouTube Booster extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

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

If you ever need to manually install a YouTube Booster 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 YouTube Booster Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the YouTube Booster extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the YouTube Booster extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for YouTube Booster 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 YouTube Booster 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 YouTube Booster extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install YouTube Booster 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 YouTube Booster extension file

Select and download the YouTube Booster 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 YouTube Booster 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 YouTube Booster 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 YouTube Booster 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 YouTube Booster extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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t3al e7kilak (ID: 000000700745dc64) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 10/21/2022 Disable auto pause does not work

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Ghayz 14 (ID: 000000e38a095cb1) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/14/2022 nice extensions

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Avasar Maru (ID: 000000fa8a1ad927) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/25/2022 Working properly

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ChromiaCat (ID: 0000001ecd2b1581) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 07/14/2022 For some reason the chapter option doesn't show anything

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Igor Lebedev (ID: 00000035281bb25e) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/23/2022 Dear developer, thanks for the useful extension - I started using it with pleasure. I suggest: 1. The storage of markers in the network database, possibly Firebase and Google Drive, if you have an account, suggests itself. It will be incredibly convenient. 2. When you click on the marker, you go to the corresponding place in the video with a reload of the entire page, while in Youtube, when you click on the time stamp, you only go to the corresponding place in the video without reloading the page. It would be nice to make it like a Youtube timestamp. 3. OSINT shows some 4 selective screenshots of the video, while sometimes it is necessary to take a screenshot of the moment of interest. For example, when you select a video frame of interest, when you click on the button, take a screenshot of this particular frame. Thanks again and good luck!