YouTube Time

Prevent procrastination by setting a daily time limit for your YouTube usage.

What is YouTube Time?

'YouTube Time' is a Chrome extension that features a countdown timer indicating your daily YouTube usage. You can configure your daily time limit and even customize it for each day of the week. Additionally, it has the option to pause the timer when YouTube is minimized or out of focus. For occasional necessary usage, it offers a temporary override mode. YouTube Time is a tool for managing your online time and stopping procrastination effectively.

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By: Chris Smith

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.46 (57)

Version: 1.4.5 (Last updated: 2020-11-30)

Creation date: 2020-06-18

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
storage

Size: 84.30K

Email: ch*****@gmail.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 8004 ▲ 68

Other rankings

#7392 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 9

#16 in limit keyword 13 ▲ 1

#18 in youtube keyword 76 ▲ 15

#27 in override keyword 19

#27 in usage keyword 13 ▲ 1

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Summary

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Features:

Countdown timer: visible in the extension icon and popup window
Configurable daily time limit (found in the options page)
Ability to customize your time limit for each day of the week
Additional options for adjusting when the timer resets each day and whether to pause the timer when YouTube is minimized/out of focus
Temporary override mode in case you need to watch a video after the time limit has expired (with a configurable override limit)

YouTube Time is open source. You can find the source code here: https://github.com/ChrisSmith2/YouTube-Time

Changelog: 1.4.5

Stopped the timer from running on music.youtube.com

1.4.4

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Helpful for overcoming extended hours of consuming youtube content
Provides when to reset option
Useful for avoiding procrastination and managing time on YouTube

Cons

Override system doesn't work well with playlists
Sometimes takes over other tabs when youtube is blocked
Timer doesn't pause when youtube is paused

Most mentioned

Override system
Timer settings and overrides
Effectiveness in managing time on YouTube
Ability to track time spent on YouTube

Recent reviews

I don't mind watching one or two 10-minute video for fun on YouTube, but the issue for me is when I spend hours watching YouTube shorts. Having this pop up with a reminder message every time I moved to the next short helps me stop sooner. If anyone finds one of these just for YouTube shorts, please let me know! Thanks!

Steven “with a V for Victory” Kramer, PharmD, 2023-01-23

worked well until recently. stopped resetting time automatically. so each next day I have to do this manually.

Lesyk Mahula, 2024-05-12

Override mode isn't working! You can follow the Limit extension and try to merge with your features. That's would be nice and hope will serve the purpose as well.

Md Alamin, 2024-05-08

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Safety

Risk impact

YouTube Time may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.