YouTube Swap Comments

Do you dislike the new YouTube layout? This add-on will swap the comments and videos back to where they were before 2024.

Extension stats

By: TM
Users: 63 ▼ -6
Rating: 4.00 (6)
Version: 1.3.8 (Last updated: 2024-07-05)
Creation date: 2024-04-15
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Size: 12.36K

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Extension summary

This add-on edits the style of the YouTube page when playing a video to resemble the layout from before the layout update of 2024. However, the style will not be exactly the same. If you want to report bugs, or request a feature, please write an Issue on GitHub

User reviews

doesn't do a thing.
by Mike Savad, 2024-06-30

Took a bit of a gamble downloading this as it didn't really have a ton of reviews and/or downloads- but that's just how much the new layout was bugging me. Still have no idea whether this is malicious or not as I've only had it installed for about ten minutes but it seems to be legit enough from what I can see. I went immediately to YouTube to test it out, but it only like, half works. Thankfully, the video and side recommended are almost identical to how they were before. It feels so much better and less crowded for my screen- but the real issue is the comments and title. You can barely access them through this sort of sliver of room in the box below and it's really difficult to see anything through it. It makes the area underneath the video become virtually inaccessible. I can't describe it well, but it's very frustrating, to say the least. This extension has a really helpful and good idea to it. I just really wish that that one feature wasn't an issue.
by Taylor S, 2024-06-21

This add-on resemble the layout from before the layout update of 2024
by Angela SD, 2024-05-25
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Extension safety

Risk impact

YouTube Swap Comments requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

YouTube Swap Comments is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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