Seek, control volume, speed, and more with mouse and keyboard. Adjust player controls, progress bar, UI elements, process audio...
Tweaks for YouTube Extension
100+ features available! Features are turned off by default - explore the extension's Popup and Options page and enable the ones you need. After installation, reload all YouTube pages!
Fast forward, rewind, navigate chapters, control volume, speed, and more (50+ actions) with an unlimited number of custom mouse controls (hover over different areas of the video and use mouse wheels or buttons) and keyboard shortcuts. Use global keyboard shortcuts to control active video from any app.
Turn on the \"Auto Gain\" feature to balance sound levels across different videos by making quieter videos louder. One of the audio channels is quieter or missing? Just turn on the \"Mono Mix\". Use the \"High Pass Filter\" to make muddy audio with too much bass clearer. If the volume is still too low, there is a \"Boost Volume\" feature.
Make player controls always visible, hidden, visible only on mouse hover, or show only a minimalist progress bar. Auto-hide them in less than the default 3 seconds. Customize volume and time display and base time on the current playback rate.
Complete features list: inzk.dev/tweaks-for-youtube/features
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/inzkdev
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Privacy Policy
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This extension does not collect personal data from users, and it does not send any user data to a remote server. The only data it collects are extension settings, and this is stored locally on your PC.
This is an independent project and has no relationship to YouTube™ or Google LLC.
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Permissions
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ContextMenus - for the \"Search YouTube\" feature
Scripting - to inject JavaScript and CSS (\"Custom CSS And JavaScript\" feature)
Storage - for storing extension settings
Site Access (can be turned on/off individually)
- www.youtube.com
- music.youtube.com
- www.youtube-nocookie.com - for embedded videos in privacy-enhanced mode
- youtube.googleapis.com - for Google Drive videos
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Features (check the website for a complete list)
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Mouse Control
- interact with the video player, shorts player, or miniplayer using any mouse button or wheel
- 50+ actions available, such as:
- seek (units available: second, frame, chapter, %)
- adjust or set volume, toggle mute
- adjust or set playback rate (from 0.1x to 16x)
- adjust video quality, subtitle's font size, take a video snapshot, save to playlist, show comments in the sidebar, and many more
Video Chapters Navigation
- use the middle, right mouse button, or double click anywhere on the chapter container on the progress bar, and the chapter will start playing from the beginning
Content Filters
- hide watched videos, shorts, upcoming, live, mix, and other video types and sections on various pages
Clean Player
- remove annotations, cards, watermark, end screen, video title, heatmap, ambient mode, buttons, overlays
Clean Page
- remove logo yoodle, reminders, hints, surveys, nudges, thumbnail overlays, some ads, and other page elements
Hide Comments, Sidebar, or Related Videos In Sidebar
Hide All Action Indicator Animations
- hide icons and animations that show up when you change volume, speed, etc.
Dim Watched Videos
- make watched videos more distinctive
Custom Rich Grid Layout
- customize layout on the home and subscriptions pages, and channel's videos and live tabs
- options: Decrease container width, Decrease font size, Hide avatars, Number of items per row
Chat Visibility
- show chat replay, auto-hide live chat, or disable the chat section
Channel Trailer
- Disable autoplay
- Hide trailer section
Disable Inline Playback
- don't play videos when you hover over them on the home or other pages
Initial Active Channel Page Tab
- when opening the page, navigate directly to the videos, shorts, live, or other tabs
Shorts Player - Overlay
- hide the top overlay (play/pause and volume controls)
- hide the bottom overlay (subscribe button and info)
- make overlays visible only on mouse hover
Shorts Player - Convert Title To A Link To Normal Player
- click on the video title to open short video in the normal video player
Shorts In Normal Player
- shorts will seamlessly open in the normal video player
Autoplay Next Short
- automatically play the next short video when one ends
Loop Shorts
- automatically turn on/off loop (auto-repeat) on current and every new short
Convert Channel Name To Link (available in Chromium-based browsers)
- in the playlist, queue, or related videos, click on the channel name, and the page will open in the new tab after a second or two (this feature might not work in all browsers)
Show Full-Size Thumbnails And Avatars
- Ctrl+Click on any thumbnail or avatar image to show the full-size version
Show Playlist Duration
Video Filter
- adjust the video brightness and contrast (0 - 200%)
Zen Mode
- dim, blur, and grayscale all sections except the video player on watch page
- a section becomes visible on mouse hover, and all sections become visible when you start scrolling down
Replace Mute Button With Volume Level
- show volume level (e.g., 50%) instead of the mute/unmute button in the player
- you can still click on it to mute/unmute
Enable Custom Time Display In Player
- replace the default time display (current time / duration) with a custom one based on a template
Always Visible Volume Bar
Sticky Player
- keep the smaller version of the player always visible while scrolling
- options to not activate the sticky player when the video has ended or while it's paused
- compact and wide variations
- options to set position and offset
Expanded Cinema (Theater) Mode
- expand the player to the full window in cinema mode
- options to hide header and scrollbar
Transparent Video Description And Buttons
- remove the background from buttons below the player (Like, Dislike, Share, etc.) and from the description section on watch page
Video Description
- Expanded - automatically clicks the 'Show More' button
- Minimalist - show only number of views and date when collapsed
- Show Exact Date / View Count
Automatically show Chapters, Transcript, Description, or Comments in Sidebar
Fixed Sidebar
- in the Default (Normal) video view the sidebar has a fixed position and its own scrollbar
Thin Scrollbars
- change the style of various scrollbars (page scrollbar, scrollbars in dialogs)
Up Next Video In 0 Seconds
Autoplay Switch - Turn Off
- controls the Autoplay switch (the first button in the bottom right corner of the video player)
- it will check the switch when the new video starts and turn it off
Disable Autoplay Next Video In Playlist
Disable Auto Pause
- disable the \"Video paused. Continue watching?\" feature
Initial Player State
- enables you to stop the player when you open a new video
- separate options for foreground and background tabs
Pause Previous Video
- pause the previous video when another one starts playing
Loop Normal Videos
- automatically turn on loop (auto-repeat) on current and every new normal video
Skip Video Intro / Outro
- start playing the new video from a specified time or chapter to avoid watching repetitive intros
- can be set for individual channels or all videos
Skip Ads
- skip any ad at any time with a mouse or keyboard shortcut (add \"Seek to\" action, set unit to \"%\" and value to \"100\")
- automatically skip any kind of ad after specified time delay
Autoclick the \"Skip Ads\" button
Video View - Start New Video In
- always start the new video in the Default view or Cinema mode
Preferred Video Resolution
- automatically set on every new video
- set different resolutions when the video is in fullscreen mode, cinema mode, on embedded videos, and on background videos
Initial Fullscreen
- start playing the new video in fullscreen mode
Initial Volume
- automatically set on every new video or session
Initial Playback Rate
- automatically set on every new video
Subtitles
- turn subtitles automatically on/off on every new video
- set them to a fixed custom position
- align text to the center
Picture-In-Picture Mode (available in Chromium-based browsers)
- enter and exit using local or global shortcuts
- additional version with progress bar and mouse control available in some browsers
Instant Fullscreen
- enter this mode without delay, even with many comments and related videos loaded
Instant Play / Pause
- play or pause the video instantly on the mouse button pressed
Toggle Fullscreen with Middle Mouse Button
Video Snapshot
- capture the video frame at the current time and resolution, and save it as JPG, PNG, or WebP file
- copy captured frame to clipboard (available in Chromium-based browsers)
- optionally, include subtitles
Video Download Link
- create a video download URL from a template
- copy URL to the clipboard - when downloading videos with command-line programs like yt-dlp
- open URL in a new tab - when downloading videos with browser tools
Copy Video URL / Copy Video URL At Current Time
- available domain formats - Short (youtu.be/...), Long (www.youtube.com/...)
- available time formats - Default (t=1000), HMS (t=16m40s)
- option to remove playlist from URL
Comments - Focus Input / Paste Timestamp
- paste a timestamp of the current video time at the cursor position in comment input field
- pasting timestamp also works in replies
- option to automatically reduce timestamp by 1, 2, or 3 seconds
Sort comments by \"Newest first\" or \"Top comments\"
Back To Comment
- use this command after clicking on a timestamp in the comment section to scroll down to that comment
Back To Top Button
- scroll to the top of the page
- select button color and position
Focus Search Box
- use a hotkey to focus the input and automatically paste the selected text into it
Open Search Results In New Tab (with Ctrl/Shift + Enter combinations)
- Enter - open in current tab
- Ctrl+Enter - open in new tab
- Ctrl+Shift+Enter - open in new active tab
- Shift+Enter - open in new window
Full Video Titles
- don't truncate video titles on various pages
Show Video Playback Info
- show the overlay containing current time / duration, remaining time, volume, and/or playback rate
- adjustable font size and opacity
Embed Mode
- watch the video in Embedded Player (in the current tab or popup window)
Context Menus - Search YouTube
- when you open the context menu on selected text on any website, there will be a \"Search YouTube for ...\" option
Custom CSS And JavaScript
- add custom styles and scripts
Source Manifest.json
"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
"version":"3.73.0",
"name":"Tweaks for YouTube",
"description":"Seek, control volume, speed, and more with mouse and keyboard. Adjust player controls, progress bar, UI elements, process audio...",
"content_scripts":[{"matches":["*://www.youtube.com/*",
"*://www.youtube-nocookie.com/*",
"*://youtube.googleapis.com/*"],
"js":["youtube.bundle.js"],
"all_frames":true,
"run_at":"document_end"},{"matches":["*://www.youtube.com/*",
"*://www.youtube-nocookie.com/*"],
"js":["youtube-at-loading.bundle.js"],
"all_frames":true,
"run_at":"document_start"},{"matches":["*://music.youtube.com/*"],
"js":["youtube-music.bundle.js"],
"all_frames":true,
"run_at":"document_end"},{"matches":["*://www.youtube.com/*",
"*://music.youtube.com/*",
"*://www.youtube-nocookie.com/*",
"*://youtube.googleapis.com/*"],
"js":["custom-css-and-js.bundle.js"],
"all_frames":true,
"run_at":"document_start"}],
"icons":{"16":"icon-16.png",
"19":"icon-19.png",
"24":"icon-24.png",
"32":"icon-32.png",
"38":"icon-38.png",
"48":"icon-48.png",
"96":"icon-96.png"},
"options_ui":{"page":"options.html",
"open_in_tab":true},
"manifest_version":3,
"minimum_chrome_version":"88",
"permissions":["contextMenus",
"scripting",
"storage"],
"background":{"service_worker":"background.bundle.js"},
"action":{"default_title":"Tweaks for YouTube",
"default_popup":"popup.html",
"default_icon":{"16":"icon-16.png",
"19":"icon-19.png",
"24":"icon-24.png",
"32":"icon-32.png",
"38":"icon-38.png",
"48":"icon-48.png",
"96":"icon-96.png"}},
"commands":{"aaaOpenOptionsPage":{"description":"Open options page"},
"enterPictureInPicture":{"description":"Enter picture-in-picture"},
"enterPictureInPictureDocument":{"description":"Enter picture-in-picture (with controls)"},
"navigateChapterNext":{"description":"Next chapter"},
"navigateChapterPrevious":{"description":"Previous chapter"},
"navigateChapterTrackNext":{"description":"Next chapter or video"},
"navigateChapterTrackPrevious":{"description":"Previous chapter or video"},
"navigateTrackNext":{"description":"Next video"},
"navigateTrackPrevious":{"description":"Previous video"},
"navigateTrackPreviousReplay":{"description":"Previous/replay video"},
"seekBackward":{"description":"Seek backward"},
"seekForward":{"description":"Seek forward"},
"skipAd":{"description":"Skip Ad"},
"volumeDecrease":{"description":"Decrease volume"},
"volumeIncrease":{"description":"Increase volume"},
"volumeToggleMute":{"description":"Toggle mute"},
"playbackQualityDecrease":{"description":"Decrease video quality"},
"playbackQualityIncrease":{"description":"Increase video quality"},
"playbackRateDecrease":{"description":"Decrease playback rate"},
"playbackRateIncrease":{"description":"Increase playback rate"},
"playbackRateSetTo1":{"description":"Set playback rate to 1"},
"toggleLoopVideo":{"description":"Toggle loop video"},
"togglePlay":{"description":"Toggle play"},
"zzzControlBit0":{"description":"Control bit 0"},
"zzzControlBit1":{"description":"Control bit 1"}},
"host_permissions":["*://www.youtube.com/*",
"*://music.youtube.com/*",
"*://www.youtube-nocookie.com/*",
"*://youtube.googleapis.com/*"],
"web_accessible_resources":[{"resources":["embedding.bundle.js",
"arrow-up-icon.svg",
"close-icon.svg"],
"matches":["*://www.youtube.com/*",
"*://music.youtube.com/*",
"*://www.youtube-nocookie.com/*",
"*://youtube.googleapis.com/*"]}]}
How to download and manually install Tweaks for YouTube extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install Tweaks 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 Tweaks for YouTube extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Tweaks for YouTube extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download Tweaks for YouTube extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a Tweaks 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 Tweaks for YouTube Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the Tweaks for YouTube extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Tweaks for YouTube extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Tweaks 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 Tweaks 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 Tweaks for YouTube extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install Tweaks 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 Tweaks for YouTube extension file
Select and download the Tweaks 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 Tweaks 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 Tweaks 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 Tweaks 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 Tweaks for YouTube extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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