A simple yet powerful tool to place an adjustable blur bar that covers a YouTube videos embedded subtitles!

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Version
3.07
Update
October 6, 2023
Size
200KiB
Developer
Category
Users
243
Rating
4.66667 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Blur Bar for YouTube - Language Learning Tool Extension

Adds an adjustable blur bar to cover subtitles that are embedded into a YouTube video. Blur bar comes with a hover-able panel that will reveal the subtitles(which also can be accessed with controls). This is a great tool for language learners as often times people put their subtitles within the YouTube video itself and not the CC. You can throw the bar over the subtitles and reveal them to check if you are translating it correctly within your head. I found this extremely useful while studying Japanese and figured I could help some fellow learners.

HOW TO USE:
Simply load up the YouTube video of your choice and our extension will inject a B button within the YouTube video player controls. Click this button to reveal the Blur Bar then drag and resize as you see fit. The Blur Bar comes equipped with a hover-able square at the top left corner of the bar in which when hovered it will reveal the subtitles. You can also access this feature by clicking the \"S\" key.

OPTIONS:
There is a popup located in your extensions at the top right corner of the browser, click it to reveal your options. As of now we have two options available.

Pause-on-Hover option allows you to toggle whether or not the video pauses and rewinds upon hovering the reveal square or pressing S.

The Height limit allows you to toggle whether or not you can adjust the height past the said limit. I recommended you keep this toggled on as sometimes the bar can get lost under the controls.

Confirm your Options by clicking the submit key.

DISCLAMIER:
I am new to developing and currently am in school, so if you have any questions or if there are any problems just email me at [email protected] and ill try to get to it as soon as possible. As the extension stands now it is in very early BETA. Thank you.
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Blur Bar for YouTube - Language Learning Tool extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Blur Bar for YouTube - Language Learning Tool extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Blur Bar for YouTube - Language Learning Tool 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 Blur Bar for YouTube - Language Learning Tool Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install Blur Bar for YouTube - Language Learning Tool 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 Blur Bar for YouTube - Language Learning Tool extension file

Select and download the Blur Bar for YouTube - Language Learning Tool 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 Blur Bar for YouTube - Language Learning Tool 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 Blur Bar for YouTube - Language Learning Tool 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 Blur Bar for YouTube - Language Learning Tool 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 Blur Bar for YouTube - Language Learning Tool extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Adrian Grana (ID: 000000fbda40970e) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/21/2023 Awesome extension though I think it could have been implemented a bit cleaner since it's a bit fiddly, but it does what it needs to do and is simple. Also sometimes the button doesn't show up on a video, but I think this is due to conflicts with other extensions that also use custom buttons, so perhaps not their fault, still a great plugin.

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Ibrahim Khalil (ID: 000000ea36a125ad) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/30/2023 Was looking for something like this to hide faces while watching tutorials. Great. Thanks for this great extension!!

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Jannes Timm (ID: 000000333403317d) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/08/2023 Really useful! The functionality to pause and hide blurbar is great. Would love to have some more customizability, e.g changing hotkey and having different hotkeys for hide&pause and hide only. Please consider adding those :)

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Memphis Wang (ID: 000000221337d073) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/15/2022 Great Tool ~ can you please generalize it to function in any website

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Hoa Ta (ID: 0000009d105e802c) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/14/2021 This tool is great!! I didn't know that we have something like this before. Having subtitles running in YouTube videos sometimes distracts me, but now I can use this tool to actively cover the subtitles, which helps me focus on the content of the videos. And I can uncover it whenever I want to. Awesome!