Full-sized theater mode, miniplayer on scroll, Popout player for all video sites.

Latest Version

Version
4.3.3
Update
February 26, 2024
Size
29.86KiB
Developer
Category
Users
5,000+
Rating
4.73196 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Storage
ActiveTab
Scripting
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BigTube - Better Youtube Theater Mode & More Extension

Maximise your browser real estate by fully expanding your youtube video player (without going fullscreen).

Updates (Feb '24)
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- Supports Youtube new grid layout

Improvements (Dec 23)
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- Allow hiding of miniplayer

More fixes (Aug '23)
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- Update css

Fixes (Aug '23)
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- Update css

New Features (Jul '23)
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- Miniplayer on scroll - now you can read comments while still watching the video

Fixes (Jun '23)
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- Update css to support Youtube's new styling (thanks @pinakipb2)

Features (Oct '22)
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- Improve performance of bigtube
- Shortcut for Picture-in-Picture now set to Alt+P (Windows) or Option+P (Mac)
- Migration to manifest v3 for extensions
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "BigTube - Better Youtube Theater Mode & More", "short_name": "BigTube", "version": "4.3.3", "manifest_version": 3, "description": "Full-sized theater mode, miniplayer on scroll, Popout player for all video sites.", "icons": { "16": "images/icon-16.png", "128": "images/icon-128.png" }, "background": { "service_worker": "scripts/main.js", "type": "module" }, "options_ui": { "page": "options/options.html", "open_in_tab": false }, "action": { "default_icon": { "16": "images/icon-16.png", "19": "images/icon-19.png", "38": "images/icon-38.png", "128": "images/icon-128.png" } }, "commands": { "_execute_action": { "suggested_key": { "windows": "Alt+P", "mac": "Alt+P", "linux": "Alt+P", "chromeos": "Alt+P", "default": "Alt+P" } } }, "permissions": ["storage", "activeTab", "scripting", "cookies"], "host_permissions": ["https://www.youtube.com/*"]}
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User reviews

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Daniel Vespa (ID: 0000001d90136d5f) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/21/2023 excelente, ahora si el video cubre todo el espacio de la ventana

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Dumitru Daniel (ID: 000000249d962c3c) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 08/28/2023 Almost perfect, would be super nice if the search bar above would also auto hide.

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Horace Torys (ID: 0000002ad65777dd) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/28/2023 Author updated quickly after Aug. 2023 YouTube change, works great.

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Joshua Gwynn (ID: 000000839d709569) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 08/22/2023 New CSS update has it overlaying weird with the channel name and right hand side recommended bar.

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Quasar Raines (ID: 000000f91ca5849f) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/21/2023 Awesome extension! Unfortunately, it stopped working recently for some reason. I really hope this is temporary because there are no comparable alternatives. Other extensions create additional unnecessary buttons and lock the player, so you won't be able to scroll the screen to read the comments while watching a video, for example. This extension takes advantage of YouTube's functionality without creating additional stuff and makes it work in a way that would be beneficial to most people. UPD: Thanks for the fix!