Collapses or hides watched videos within a YouTube feed.

Latest Version

Version
0.5.2
Update
February 6, 2022
Size
223KiB
Developer
Category
Users
201
Rating
3 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
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Feed Cleanup for YouTube™ Extension

This extension checks your YouTube feed page and collapses or hides all the watched entries, allowing you to focus only on new videos.

IMPORTANT: if you experience any problems, please contact me via \"Send Feedback\" link in \"Details\" tab. Reviews are not meant for reporting bugs! Thanks.

Changelog:

2022-02-06
- Fixed element access errors.

2017-09-01
- Updating the code to work with the latest YouTube design.

2016-11-24
- Detection mechanism changed to use the new \"progress bar\".

2015-04-11
- Updating the code to work with the latest version of YouTube.

2015-01-16
- Adding the \"by\" line to the clutter list.

2014-08-25
- Some small changes to match the updated subscriptions page.

2014-04-21
- Adding functionality for hiding the watched videos.

2014-03-27
- Updating the extension to support HTTPS.

2013-08-22
- Adding functionality for cleaning-up additionally loaded feed items.
- Updating the list of elements to be hidden.

2013-08-21
- Updating the extension to work with the latest YouTube design.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx","manifest_version": 2,"name": "Feed Cleanup for YouTube\u2122","description": "Collapses or hides watched videos within a YouTube feed.","version": "0.5.2","icons": {"128": "yfc_128.png"},"background": {"scripts": ["background.js"]},"content_scripts": [{"matches": ["https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions"],"js": ["yfc.js"]}],"page_action": {"default_icon": "yfc_19.png","default_title": "Feed Cleanup","default_popup": "yfc_popup.html"},"permissions": ["storage"]}
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How to download and manually install Feed Cleanup for YouTube™ extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Feed Cleanup for YouTube™ extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

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

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

This is another method to install Feed Cleanup 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 Feed Cleanup for YouTube™ extension file

Select and download the Feed Cleanup 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 Feed Cleanup 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 Feed Cleanup 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 Feed Cleanup 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 Feed Cleanup for YouTube™ extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Tobias Endter (ID: 0000001f91b35031) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 01/07/2018 Hides all of my videos, watched or not! :(

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Ernestofigueiredo Figueiredo (ID: 0000000aefd7017c) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/25/2017 muito boa.

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paper note (ID: 0000002538165bd6) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 09/17/2015 its kind of buggy works sometimes but not always

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Craig Brown (ID: 000000d7f2795448) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 01/18/2015 Simply doesn't work

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(ID: ) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 01/28/2014 use to work but not any more, it doesnt do anything