Allows you to quickly view videos from your subscriptions feed page

Latest Version

Version
2.5.0
Update
September 9, 2018
Size
78.74KiB
Developer
Category
Users
577
Rating
4.0303 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Permissions
Storage
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Quickview for YouTube Extension

Watch videos without leaving your YouTube subscriptions feed page, and possibly without ever clicking.

Hover over thumbnails in your feed page to view that video. How about thumbnails at the side of a video page? That works too!

Q: What's better than a nice subscriptions feed page that you can scroll forever?
A: A page where you can scroll forever AND watch videos.

P.S. This is open-source at https://github.com/ngzhian/quickview

-LATEST CHANGES-
2.5.0
works on more pages now (homepage, channel page, video page)
2.4.0
Works with new YouTube design now!
2.3.0
Set your preferred hover time (how long the pointer has to stay above the thumbnail to trigger Quickview)
It now shows view count, like count, dislike count
2.2.0
Set your preferred playback rate in the brand new options page! Click on the QuickView icon in the toolbar and select options.
2.1.1
Temp fix for comments text not showing up: https://code.google.com/p/gdata-issues/issues/detail?id=7969
2.1.0
Code cleanup, not much visible changes for the user
2.0.0
Fixed to work with YouTube API v3.
1.11.0
Bug fixes due to YT changing its HTML.
Looks prettier and more consistent with YT's native style :)
1.10.1
Fix hover not working on some thumbnails due to changes in class name, it should be more robust to any changes on YT side now.
1.9.1
Updated to use https by default
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "version": "2.5.0", "name": "Quickview for YouTube", "description": "Allows you to quickly view videos from your subscriptions feed page", "icons": { "16": "img/icon16.png", "48": "img/icon48.png", "128": "img/icon128.png" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["*://www.youtube.com/*"], "css": ["qv.css"], "js": ["lib/jquery-1.9.1.min.js", "lib/hoverIntent.min.js", "lib/jquery-ui-1.10.2.custom.js", "qv.js", "lib/youtubewidgetapi.js"], "run_at": "document_end" } ], "options_ui": { "page": "options.html", "chrome_style": true }, "permissions": [ "storage" ]}
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How to download and manually install Quickview for YouTube extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Quickview for YouTube extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

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

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

This is another method to install Quickview 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 Quickview for YouTube extension file

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

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User reviews

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FairySlash (ID: 000000598f4d588a) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 09/10/2023 it works great, but the delay option doesn't actually delay the video showing up like I think was the intention? I set it to the equivalent of a minute of delay and it still shows up in a couple of seconds. I set it to all 9s, up until the max, and got the same result.

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Steven Ha (ID: 0000001b29c7a958) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 06/08/2023 Doesn't seem to work with inline preview enabled, but still good

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Miguel Garza (ID: 000000226052b14b) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 03/02/2023 Works quite well but because it works on so many pages now, it's unintentionally annoying...because I forget that it exists and then suddenly videos start playing simply because my mouse cursor stopped moving while over a thumbnail. Would be nice if we could set which pages it works on. Also, it'd be really nice if maybe it only worked while you held down a certain key, such as one of the modifier keys (Ctrl, Alt, Shift, etc). If this were configurable, that would be amazing.

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libra study (ID: 000000dace6c7b05) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/12/2023 great

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Sohaib Ali (ID: 0000000ef15fe98c) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 12/31/2022 Good Work