Youtube restore spacebar to scroll

Youtube restore spacebar to scroll

A simple extension to restore the default browser behavior of scrolling when pressing the spacebar, on youtube.com

What is Youtube restore spacebar to scroll?
Youtube restore spacebar to scroll is a Chrome extension that removes the functionality of pausing videos when pressing the spacebar on YouTube and restores the default scrolling behavior.
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By: bsitdk
Users: 431 ▼ -9
Rating: 5.00 (12)
Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2019-04-12)
Creation date: 2019-04-12
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 3.29K
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Summary

Youtube recently changed the default browser behavior of scrolling the page, when pressing the spacebar, to instead pause the video. This extension removes the "Spacebar to pause" functionality and restores the scrolling.

User reviews
Thanks for this, I would have made it if you hadn't. Macbooks don't have a page down button, so now I can use K to play and pause and space again to scroll
by Alana Balagot Alana Balagot, 2023-11-08

works like a charm. thank you sir
by Marcin Majewski Marcin Majewski, 2022-10-11

Thanks for making this. I hate it when developers remove standard user interface patterns, it's so obnoxious.
by Peter Biggs Peter Biggs, 2021-12-30
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Safety
Risk impact

Youtube restore spacebar to scroll is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Youtube restore spacebar to scroll has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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