No matter how many YouTube video tabs are open, YouTube Tab Switch ensures that only one video is always playing

Latest Version

Version
1.0
Update
January 27, 2020
Size
694KiB
Developer
Category
Users
369
Rating
3.33333 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Tabs
*://*.youtube.com/*
Storage
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YouTube Tab Switch Extension

No matter how many YouTube video tabs are open, YouTube Tab Switch ensures that one (and only one) video is always playing! Ever had to constantly switch between multiple YouTube video tabs when pausing a tutorial to play some music while taking notes? Ever open a new video tabs to watch later, only to lose track and have a cacophony of audio? This Extension helps you focus on the video YOU want to watch with two core functions:
1. When you play a YouTube video, all other YouTube videos on different tabs and windows are paused.
2. When you pause a video, the most-recently played video plays automatically in the background, allowing you to have a constant stream of sound
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "YouTube Tab Switch", "description": "No matter how many YouTube video tabs are open, YouTube Tab Switch ensures that only one video is always playing", "version": "1.0", "icons": { "128": "img/icon128.png", "32": "img/icon32.png", "16": "img/icon16.png" }, "browser_action": { "default_icon": "img/icon16.png", "default_popup": "popup.html", "default_title": "Youtube Tab Switch" }, "background": { "scripts": ["js/background.js"], "persistent": false }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["*://*.youtube.com/*"], "js": ["js/content.js", "lib/jquery-3.4.1.min.js"], "run_at": "document_end" } ], "permissions": [ "tabs", "*://*.youtube.com/*", "storage" ]}
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How to download and manually install YouTube Tab Switch extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install YouTube Tab Switch 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 Tab Switch extension file

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

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User reviews

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Örs Alexandru Harsányi (ID: 0000003a16e316fb) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 12/14/2021 This would be very useful if I could have the option to turn off the "WHEN YOU PAUSE A VIDEO, THE MOST-RECENTLY PLAYED VIDEO PLAYS AUTOMATICALLY IN THE BACKGROUND, ALLOWING YOU TO HAVE A CONSTANT STREAM OF SOUND" Feature. I have to turn off the extension just to pause all videos which is just annoying. When I press pause I expect the sound to stop.

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M P (ID: 00000079146f4f1e) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 07/22/2020 seems to work just fine so far. E: unfortunately, stops the current video when opening links in another tab and also disables autoplay when switching to a paused video. E2: it also restarts a finished video if a new one is paused Any chance you could expand onto every other html player? I can only find broad extension that mute, but not pause.