DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails

Crowdsourcing titles and thumbnails to be descriptive and not sensational

What is DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails?

DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails is a Chrome extension leveraging the power of crowdsourcing to provide YouTube users with honest, descriptive video titles and unbiased thumbnails, reducing clickbait and sensational content. Users can purchase the extension or opt for a free version, contributing to or voting on submissions for improved accuracy and a better viewing experience. DeArrow ensures authenticity by offering user-customized title formats and random video screenshots when community content is unavailable.

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Extension stats

By: https://dearrow.ajay.app

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Users: 60,000+

Rating: 4.31 (211)

Version: 1.9.3 (Last updated: 2024-10-30)

Creation date: 2023-06-10

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
unlimitedStorage
alarms
scripting

Host permissions:

https://sponsor.ajay.app/*
https://dearrow-thumb.ajay.app/*
https://dearrow.ajay.app/*
https://*.youtube.com/*
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/*

Size: 1.24M

Email: de*****@ajay.app

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 3544 ▼ 10

Other rankings

#19 in Functionality & UI ▲ 2 #41 in machine learning algorithms keyword 4 #145 in submit keyword 5 ▼ 18

Other platforms

DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails on YouTube (v1.9.3)

4.00

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Extension summary

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DeArrow is a browser extension for crowdsourcing better titles and thumbnails on YouTube. The goal of DeArrow is to make titles accurate and reduce sensationalism.

DeArrow is a paid (if you want) browser extension. You can purchase an unlimited-use license key for 1$. However, if you cannot, or do not want to pay, you can use the extension by clicking the "I can't/don't want to pay" button.

Titles can be any arbitrary text. Thumbnails are screenshots from specific timestamps in the video. These are user submitted and voted on.

By default, if there are no submissions, it will format the original title to the user-specified format, and set a screenshot from a random timestamp as the thumbnail. This can be configured in the options to disable formatting, or show the original thumbnail by default.

If the original thumbnail is actually good, you can still vote for it in the submission menu, and then it will act like a submission.

No more dealing with clickbait, arrows, or annoying faces.

Users can submit better titles and thumbnails for each video and vote on them.

User reviews

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

Removes clickbait thumbnails and titles
Helps find videos that are better aligned with user interests
Customizable settings for user-generated titles
Free to use with optional donations
Improves viewing experience by reducing sensationalism

Cons

Replacement titles often awkward or overly complex
Can remove context from original titles
Issues with app permissions and functionality turn off the extension randomly
Users often submit poorly worded titles
Bugs with playlists and thumbnails

Most mentioned

Replacement titles are frequently not improvements
Randomly turns off or has permission issues
Some users are satisfied with the results but others find it problematic

Recent reviews

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Eric, 2024-11-04

So far it seems to be removing those awful YouTube gaping-mouth face thumbnails and arrows, such a cliche they are. So am happy with it. Thanks and rgds.

Continental Nobleman, 2024-10-29

Hakan Karsilar, 2024-10-26

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Extension safety

Risk impact

DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.