Always display a tiny progress bar with buffer loading on YouTube's player even in the fullscreen mode

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Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube Extension

This extension brings a small, persistent progress bar to the YouTube player, enhancing your viewing experience. You can customize the extension to adjust the bar's height and color on the options page.

The beauty of this feature lies in its adaptability ? it remains hidden until the default YouTube progress bar disappears, even in fullscreen mode!

The primary goal is to offer a constant visual cue of the player's progress status. If the bar appears too slim for your screen, head to the options page and tweak the height setting.

Exciting Features:
1. Keep track of the loaded percentage (buffered video progress).
2. Monitor the current position of the player.
3. Updates of these percentages every 2 seconds (adaptive).
4. Almost all features are fully customizable through the options page.
5. Compatible with the YouTube website and embedded YouTube players on any website.
6. Hides the permanent progress bar on live streams

Recent Changes:
Version 0.2.0:
1. The extension has been upgraded to manifest v3, ensuring improved functionality and performance.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube", "description": "__MSG_description__", "default_locale": "en", "version": "0.3.0", "manifest_version": 3, "permissions": [ "storage" ], "host_permissions": [ "*://www.youtube.com/*" ], "background": { "service_worker": "worker.js" }, "content_scripts": [{ "matches": ["*://www.youtube.com/*"], "js": ["data/inject/main.js"], "run_at": "document_start", "all_frames": true, "world": "MAIN" }, { "matches": ["*://www.youtube.com/*"], "js": ["data/inject/isolated.js"], "css": ["data/inject/isolated.css"], "run_at": "document_start", "all_frames": true, "world": "ISOLATED" }], "homepage_url": "https://webextension.org/listing/youtube-tools.html?from=progress", "icons": { "16": "data/icons/16.png", "32": "data/icons/32.png", "48": "data/icons/48.png", "64": "data/icons/64.png", "128": "data/icons/128.png", "256": "data/icons/256.png", "512": "data/icons/512.png" }, "action": {}, "options_ui": { "page": "data/options/index.html" }, "commands": { "toggle_display": { "description": "Use this shortcut to show or hide the permanent progress bar" } }}
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How to download and manually install Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

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

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

This is another method to install Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube 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 Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube extension file

Select and download the Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube 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 Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube 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 Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube 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 Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube 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 Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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A (ID: 0000003eef0640da) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/01/2023 Works as intended

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Silver Lee (ID: 0000005632b70182) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 10/27/2023 progress bar doesn't match with Youtube progress bar.. it is a little slow...

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Huang Guan (ID: 000000e793645f99) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/02/2023 I really love this extension so I can see the progress every time help me a lot

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심기동 (ID: 00000047427b3ac2) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 07/21/2023 Running Chrome again won't work.

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Dave Crosshaw (ID: 000000d8453a71a9) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 05/23/2023 It was great while it worked, the problem is I can't even go to a new one because this is literally the only permanent progress bar extension in the entire Chrome Store