Better Tumblr Video

Replaces Tumblr's video player (that lacks volume control) with a player with a volume bar.

What is Better Tumblr Video?

'Better Tumblr Video' is a Chrome extension designed to enhance user's experience with Tumblr videos. It works by replacing the default Tumblr video player, which lacks volume control, with the Plyr (https://plyr.io/) video player equipped with volume control functionality or the default Chrome video player, according to the user's preference. The extension might not work on certain Tumblr pages due to iframe usage. In addition, it requires storage permissions to store the user's preferred default video volume.

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By: jtank4 Better-Tumblr-Video Dev

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Users: 964 ▲ 32

Rating: 4.39 (23)

Version: 0.108 (Last updated: 2018-09-24)

Creation date: 2018-09-23

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage

Size: 44.04K

Email: be*****@gmail.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 30015 ▲ 325

Other rankings

#4438 in Accessibility ▲ 18 #73 in volume control keyword 50 ▲ #112 in video player keyword 42 ▲ 1

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Find the source code at https://github.com/jtank4/Better-Tumblr-Video

Replaces Tumblr's video player (that lacks volume control) with the Plyr (https://plyr.io/) video player (with volume control) or Chrome's video player (user's choice).

Select your video player by left clicking on the Better-Tumblr-Video icon in the top right corner of Chrome.

Caveats: Doesn't work on all pages. Some pages of tumblr, like the search page and certain user pages (depends on theme), are completely ensconced in an iframe, which prevents the extension from seeing any videos on the page.

Needs permissions: Storage - to store your preferred default video volume.

Change log: https://github.com/jtank4/Better-Tumblr-Video/commits/master

User reviews

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Pros

Gives better control over Tumblr video volume
Allows videos to be downloaded
Provides better video viewer than standard Tumblr

Cons

Volume control sometimes disappears
Does not always work in all parts of Tumblr
No option to turn extension on or off
Removes previews on the progress bar
Removed option to download videos in updates

Most mentioned

Volume control
Trouble with function on certain parts or times
Option for video downloading
Removes image previews on progress bars

Recent reviews

essential for tumblr, i just wished it worked on edge, theres no alternative for this extension over there :(

boo NEON, 2023-01-25

This is a sorely needed feature on Tumblr, and it's ridiculous that I need a separate Chrome extension so I don't damage my ears trying to watch videos on Tumblr. (Thank you for creating this, by the way!) My only complaint is that it only worked for one day before the volume bar completely disappeared again. I've tried turning it on and off and restarting my browser, but it's not coming back. Back to the drawing board.

Vanessa Frost, 2020-03-31

Currently, the extension does not offer an option to download videos, but! The addition of an actual volume button is already so great! Hopefully you can update it (although, I won't blame you for not doing that, the sites has gone through some troubles) Even if I can only use 50% of this extension, it's amazing for what it can still do! I recommend this just to get a better player for Tumblr videos