YouTube Sleep Timer

A video play/pause timer for Youtube! Also serves as a sleep timer :)

YouTube Sleep Timer - Automate Video Play/Pause on YouTube

YouTube Sleep Timer is a Chrome extension designed to improve your YouTube viewing experience. It lets you set a timer to automatically play or pause videos on YouTube or YouTube music. This can serve as a sleep timer for people who would like to fall asleep while listening to YouTube content without worrying about waking up to ongoing videos. Please note that the timer may have minor delays due to Google's Alarms API restrictions. The extension only works on YouTube platforms and requires the latest version of Chrome.
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Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.68
(31)
Version: 2.3 (Last updated: 2022-04-11)
Creation date: 2020-09-02
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • declarativeContent
  • alarms
  • scripting
  • tabs
  • storage
Host permissions:
  • https://*.youtube.com/
Size: 44.51K

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Extension summary

Tired of waking up to the podcast or music you were playing last night on Youtube? Long periods of listening time can not only affect your sleep quality, but will also damage your ears. This extension is here to help! Simply click and set a time for your Youtube or Youtube Music video to end, and relax!

--------------------------------Notes ------------------------------------

  • Runs only when you are on Youtube and Youtube Music sites.

  • Runs on manifest v3, please update your Chrome browser to the latest version for a smoother experience.

  • If the video is paused, then the timer will set it on play; if the video is playing, then the timer will pause it once time is up.

  • There is an arbitrary amount of delay for the timer due to Google's Alarms API restriction. This is something unavoidable when developing in Chrome's mv3 ecosystem, we would appreciate your understanding in this matter and not use the sleep timer as an accurate timer. If you would like to avoid the delay, please load the extension unpacked by following instructions here: https://github.com/snoringriceball/youtube-sleep-timer

  • Please report any issues here -> https://github.com/snoringriceball/youtube-sleep-timer/issues

  • See here for a list and explanation of the permissions we collect: https://github.com/snoringriceball/youtube-sleep-timer#readme

User reviews

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Pros
  • Useful for focused work and sleep
  • Works as intended for both videos and music
  • User-friendly design
  • Excellent for listening to audiobooks before sleep
  • Quick response from developers for issues
Cons
  • Not working after certain updates
  • Timer does not show countdown for some users
  • Option to save time settings is missing
  • Request for fade-out audio feature due to loud clicks
  • May require manual reinstallation from GitHub for some users
Most mentioned
  • Thank you for the extension
  • Works as intended
  • Needs improvements for saving settings
  • Has encountered issues after updates
  • Excellent for falling asleep
User reviews
Thank you so much! Very useful to stay focused during work.
by Rahul Rameshbabu, 2024-06-24

by federico malpezzi, 2024-06-01

by Amanda Brown, 2024-03-03
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Extension safety

Risk impact

YouTube Sleep Timer requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

YouTube Sleep Timer has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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