Show YouTube comments while watching

Show YouTube comments on the right of the video. Read comments while you watch!

Show YouTube Comments While Watching - Chrome Extension

'Show YouTube comments while watching' is a useful Google Chrome extension designed for a seamless YouTube experience. It places comments on the right side of the video player, allowing users to read comments while they watch without the need to pause or scroll. Suggested videos are located under the video player. The extension has also recent updates to address and fix the user-reported bugs and to adapt to YouTube layout changes.

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Extension stats

By: Tanguy Kurylo

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.49

(112)

1 new ratings

Version: 1.0.4 (Last updated: 2022-08-03)

Creation date: 2019-04-06

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

scripting
webNavigation
storage

Host permissions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch*

Size: 7.72K

Email: co*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 7,692 ▼ 116

Other rankings

#973 in Social Networking

#3 in show keyword 19 ▲ 1

#13 in comment keyword 31 ▲ 2

#36 in video keyword 79 ▲ 8

#82 in youtube keyword 88 ▲ 20

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

Want to read comments while you watch a YouTube video? Tired of scrolling or pausing just to read comments? We got you.

Comments now appear to the right of the video player, and suggested videos are moved underneath the video player.

[Updates]

Thank you so much for your comments! I do read all of them and appreciate your feedback.

1.0.4

Fixed the extension breaking due to YouTube layout changes. Thank you all for your quick bug reports.

1.0.3

Fixed a bug where comments would only swap after refreshing the page.
Migrated to Manifest V3 (new thingies from Google) before it becomes mandatory. Will be monitoring closely for bugs.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Works well and shows comments immediately
Improves the experience of watching YouTube by making comments easily accessible
Has received improvements and updates that enhance functionality

Cons

No option to toggle the comments on and off
Lagging issues while using the extension
Interface problems with overlapping buttons and comments

Most mentioned

Lack of toggle option
Lagging issues
Positive experiences with comments being displayed

User reviews

Godo

Frenki, 2025-01-10

Avni, 2024-12-27

There is no toggle on and off, it's always on unlike in Sidesy and people complained about this for months but its still not fixed. And when you turn on theatre mode, comments still stay at the right but at the bottom instead of left bottom like in default. And I didn't understand what "Show comments scrollbar" does.

BravGo, 2024-12-18

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Show YouTube comments while watching requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.