Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube

Always display a tiny progress bar with buffer loading on YouTube's player even in the fullscreen mode

What is Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube?

"Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube" is a Chrome enhancement that adds a persistent progress and buffer bar on YouTube video players. Customizable in height and color, it provides a visual cue of the player's progress status. It works even in fullscreen mode, remaining hidden until the default YouTube progress bar disappears. Its functionality extends to the YouTube website and to embedded YouTube players on any site. Updated to manifest v3, offering improved functionality and performance.

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By: emano.waldeck

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Users: 6,000+

Rating: 4.25 (55)

Version: 0.2.9 (Last updated: 2023-12-04)

Creation date: 2019-07-22

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

*://www.youtube.com/*

Size: 35.03K

Email: em*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 12750 ▼ 184

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#535 in Just for Fun ▲ 1 #5 in progress keyword 32 #102 in keep keyword 55 ▼ 1 #268 in configure keyword 16 ▼ 6 #280 in youtube keyword 92 ▼ 8

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Permanent Progress Bar for YouTube (v0.2.2)

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Summary

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This extension brings a small, persistent progress bar to the YouTube player, enhancing your viewing experience. You can customize the extension to adjust the bar's height and color on the options page.

The beauty of this feature lies in its adaptability ? it remains hidden until the default YouTube progress bar disappears, even in fullscreen mode!

The primary goal is to offer a constant visual cue of the player's progress status. If the bar appears too slim for your screen, head to the options page and tweak the height setting.

Exciting Features:

Keep track of the loaded percentage (buffered video progress).
Monitor the current position of the player.
Enjoy timely updates of these percentages every 2 seconds.
Almost all features are fully customizable through the options page.
Compatible with the YouTube website and embedded YouTube players on any website.

Recent Changes: Version 0.2.0:

The extension has been upgraded to manifest v3, ensuring improved functionality and performance.

User reviews

User reviews summary

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Pros

Works as intended
Can adjust size
Convenient feature

Cons

Stops working at times
Doesn't match YouTube progress bar
Redirects to another page

Most mentioned

Works as intended
Stops working at times
Adjustable size
Doesn't match YouTube progress bar

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Safety

Risk impact

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