Updates the Desktop YouTube UI to have rounded corners and further enhancements and tweaks.

Latest Version

Version
1.0.1
Update
October 18, 2022
Size
13.08KiB
Developer
Category
Users
1,000+
Rating
4.47619 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (UK)
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YouTube Refined: Improve's YouTube UI Extension

Refine and enhance the desktop experience of YouTube with more consistent UI, rounded corners and general tweaks. This extension does not change any functionality of YouTube, this is simply an UI polish and enhancement. The UI tweaks will work in both light and dark mode and will adapt accordingly. Below is a list of the UI tweaks that have been currently made:

SUBSCRIPTIONS:
- Increased spacing between each video
- Added a hover animation to each video, making it clear which video you are clicking and to add some flare.
- Video thumbnails now use rounded corners

VIDEO PLAYER:
- Adds rounded corners to video player
- Increased the roundness of corners on action buttons
- Adds rounded corners to the individual flyout cards
- Adds a hover animation to the individual flyout cards
- Fixes the flyout menu appearing below end slate elements
- Adds a background colour to the Share, Download, Clip and Save buttons to make them more consistent with other action buttons
- Increased the spacing of elements within the channel strip and top comment strip
- Adds rounded corners to the channel strip and top comment sections
- Adds rounded corners to the hover boxes of end slate items and video thumbnails

COMMENTS
- Adds clear separation of each comment by adding a faint border and increased padding
- Increases the spacing between comments and the \"See more replies\" button.
- Adds clear separation to each comment within the reply chain including a faint border

RELATED VIDEOS
- Adds a hover animation to each video (slight slide out)
- All thumbnails have rounded corners
- Made the progress indicator bar of unfinished videos slightly transparent
- Adds a background colour and CONTINUE WATHCING label to videos that have been previously watched but not yet finished. This makes it super clear what is a new recommendation and what is a previously watched item.

VIDEOS (Displayed anywhere)
- Added a red background colour to the Live and Premiere indicators with white text. Also increased the rounded corners and padding.
- Increased the roundness of corners of video length indicator
- Slightly increased the padding of video length indicator

USER MENU (top right)
- Adds rounded corners
- Slightly increased spacing between each menu item
- Removed spacing between each group of menu items

SEARCH BAR
- Adds rounded corners to the top search bar
- Reduced the width of the search button



---- UPDATE CHANGE LOG ----

v1.0.1
- Updated the extension to support the latest version of YouTube's UI
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "YouTube Refined: Improve's YouTube UI", "description": "Updates the Desktop YouTube UI to have rounded corners and further enhancements and tweaks.", "version": "1.0.1", "manifest_version": 3, "content_scripts": [ { "css": [ "styles.css" ], "js": [ "docready.js", "content.js" ], "matches": [ "https://www.youtube.com/*" ] } ], "icons": { "16": "icons/icon-16.png", "32": "icons/icon-32.png", "48": "icons/icon-48.png", "128": "icons/icon-128.png" }}
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How to download and manually install YouTube Refined: Improve's YouTube UI extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download YouTube Refined: Improve's YouTube UI extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a YouTube Refined: Improve's YouTube UI 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 Refined: Improve's YouTube UI Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install YouTube Refined: Improve's YouTube UI 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 Refined: Improve's YouTube UI extension file

Select and download the YouTube Refined: Improve's YouTube UI 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 Refined: Improve's YouTube UI 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 Refined: Improve's YouTube UI 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 Refined: Improve's YouTube UI 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 Refined: Improve's YouTube UI extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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ImprovedTube for YouTube (ID: 000000ec5a83fa6a) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/24/2023 a lot of serious work! many smiles! Consider joining us on https://github.com/code-charity/youtube we have a cute framework for making complex features and immediate changes by CSS only. And i cant recommend to run a browser extension for Youtube alone. Rather only open-source with a million users. That's why its heart breaking to see separation of volunteers, fading forces.

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anmol (ID: 000000da20199a42) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 05/03/2023 Love it but why does it force-disable Youtube's Ambient-mode???? Pls fix this, and also pls add individual toggles to let us decide which mods we want instead of all of them being enabled by default. Thank you so much for making this!

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Megan Bell (ID: 0000000efec16e14) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/09/2023 awesome just pure great very decent layout i love it ty

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Asher Jones (Phλzer) (ID: 00000099262afc3e) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/30/2022 This a fantastic extension, it make YouTube feel and look much more smooth and refined. My only complaint with this is that it doesn't have any configuration options, its not essential but it would be nice to have the option to enable\disable certain features or maybe even edit them. Other than that, its a must have for anyone who uses YouTube a lot and wishes to have a better and cleaner looking UI.

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YT FOR SALE (ID: 000000956d120408) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 10/27/2022 Please add setting on off for comments I don't like seperations box