Hide YouTube™ videos you've already watched to easily discover fresh content.
FreshView for YouTube™ Extension
What can I control?
• The visibility of viewed YouTube™ videos using the \"Hide Videos\" toggle.
• The minimum watch progress of a viewed YouTube™ video using the \"View Threshold\" slider.
Are there any restrictions?
• You must be logged into a YouTube™ account with watch history enabled.
Where can I donate?
• Nowhere. Keep your money and enjoy!
What's new in FreshView for YouTube™ 2.1.0?
• A dedicated options page for configuring the extension.
• Filters to avoid hiding certain types of videos (e.g., playlist videos).
• Filters to always show watched videos on predefined YouTube™ pages.
• Multiple accessibility, performance, and reliability improvements.
YouTube™ is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.
Source Manifest.json
How to download and manually install FreshView for YouTube™ extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install FreshView 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 FreshView for YouTube™ extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install FreshView for YouTube™ extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download FreshView for YouTube™ extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a FreshView 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 FreshView for YouTube™ Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the FreshView for YouTube™ extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the FreshView for YouTube™ extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for FreshView 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 FreshView 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 FreshView for YouTube™ extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install FreshView 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 FreshView for YouTube™ extension file
Select and download the FreshView 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 FreshView 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 FreshView 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 FreshView 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 FreshView for YouTube™ extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
Similar Extensions
Rounded Tube 9,000+ 35 ★ 175KiB
Highlights for YouTube 9,000+ 15 ★ 41.6KiB
Delta for YouTube 9,000+ 10 ★ 678KiB
Hide Watched 9,000+ 5 ★ 15.71KiB
Better Subscriptions for YouTube™ 9,000+ 96 ★ 119KiB
SeenIt 9,000+ 8 ★ 28.08KiB
ytb not-interested button 9,000+ 53 ★ 25.2KiB
YouHide 9,000+ 17 ★ 10.28KiB
YouTube Full Title For Videos 9,000+ 58 ★ 11.87KiB
PeepTube 9,000+ 25 ★ 107KiB
Quickview for YouTube 9,000+ 33 ★ 78.74KiB
Chronicle for YouTube 9,000+ 31 ★ 721KiB
Ambivid player for Youtube 9,000+ 8 ★ 40.08KiB
Hide Youtube Watched Videos 9,000+ 76 ★ 162KiB
Youtube Categories 9,000+ 6 ★ 1.8MiB
Video Favorites 9,000+ 15 ★ 604KiB
Tab Playlist for YouTube™ 9,000+ 27 ★ 1.49MiB
youstyle - Simplify The Youtube UI 9,000+ 25 ★ 55.69KiB
Watchmarker for Youtube 9,000+ 103 ★ 361KiB
YouTube sticky player 9,000+ 6 ★ 13.0KiB
YouTube WATCHED. Classic View 9,000+ 128 ★ 10.4KiB
Clickbait Remover for Youtube 9,000+ 210 ★ 27.44KiB
YouTube Refined: Improve's YouTube UI 9,000+ 21 ★ 13.08KiB
Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube 9,000+ 64 ★ 37.82KiB
User reviews
Jarrod Christman (ID: 000000cd36fcc36a) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/12/2024
Douglas Copeland (ID: 000000f51a758ef9) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 10/31/2023
mephone real (ID: 000000f8673150fd) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 10/17/2023
Dvasa Vertik (ID: 000000330ec2f7cc) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 09/15/2023
G (ID: 000000f932ca9fa4) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 08/29/2023