Mini Y

Makes YouTube video float while you're reading/writing comments so you can do both at the same time.

What is Mini Y?

Mini Y is a Chrome extension that allows you to float YouTube videos while reading or writing comments on the same page. It automatically switches the video to a small screen and remembers your preferred size and position. No extra steps required!

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2024-05-09

By: https://jianweichuah.github.io

Users: 9,000+

Rating: 4.47 (354)

Version: 1.2.30 (Last updated: 2024-01-08)

Creation date: 2018-04-30

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
tabs

Size: 99.25K

Email: ji*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

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Mini Y (v1.2.26)

4.50 (2) 207

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Install -> refresh YouTube page -> scroll down -> read comments and watch videos at the same time.

Open-source on GitHub: https://github.com/jianweichuah/miniyoutube If you'd like to buy me coffee: https://cash.me/$jianweichuah https://www.paypal.me/jianweichuah

** Note: the recent update doesn't really read your browsing history. That permission is required to support the enable/disable feature when you click on the app icon on the top right corner. You can verify that I do not read any of your browsing history at https://github.com/jianweichuah/miniyoutube. Also, if you feel like that feature is not necessary, I'd be happy to hear about it.**

Features:

Automatically switch the video to small screen when the video player is out of screen and restore it when you scroll up again.
Draggable screen to allow you to choose where to place it.
Resizable screen to let you pick the perfect size.
Remembers the the size and position of the screen where you left off for the next videos.
No extra steps required!

User reviews

User reviews summary

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Pros

Allows user to scroll down and read comments while watching a video
Convenient and useful for daily use
Option to adjust window size
Provides different size settings

Cons

Buggy, especially when scrolling back up
Does not save screen settings
Does not support subtitles in the mini player
Resets to full size when changing browser location or download bar appears

Most mentioned

Buggy
Does not save screen settings
Does not support subtitles in mini player
Great for reading comments while watching videos

Recent reviews

Wow, das hätte ich schon vor Jahren finden sollen!

Sebastian Smarslik (a_seb_in_the_net), 2018-10-19

This is amazing, and soo underrated and undiscovered. Love this extension:)

Sohum, 2019-08-07

does not work

Johnathan Stephenson, 2019-06-02

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Safety

Risk impact

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