YouTube Word Searcher

An extension for searching for words in YouTube videos

YouTube Word Searcher - Find Words in Videos

"YouTube Word Searcher" is a Chrome extension that allows you to search for words within YouTube videos, enabling you to navigate directly to the appropriate timestamps. With an easy-to-use button that appears above videos, users can search for any word and even set autosearch preferences that notify you when the specified words are detected. Version 2.0 expands support to non-English videos, enhancing accessibility and functionality. Note: The button is hidden in cinema mode for a better viewing experience.
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Extension stats

Manifest V3
By: Grondo
Users: 2,000+
Rating: 4.64
(14)
Version: 2.1.3 (Last updated: 2024-11-11)
Creation date: 2022-07-26
Size: 39.02K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros
  • Works well for searching specific discussions in YouTube videos
  • Supports multiple languages, including German, English, and Portuguese
  • Easy to download, install, and use
  • Provides timestamps that can be clicked on in searches
Cons
  • Only searches uploader's closed captions, ignoring autogenerated subtitles
  • Button is too colorful and distracting for some users
  • Requires an additional click to start typing after opening
Most mentioned
  • Works well for finding specific content
  • Supports multiple languages
  • Button design is distracting
  • Issues with prioritization of closed captions
User reviews
"YCS - YouTube Comment Search", an once amazing extension, stopped working & being updated so I needed a substitute, and this one serves as a good one for the transcripts/captions side of things for now. It's only problem so far is prioritization. If you are watching a video that has both closed captions provided by the video uploader AND auto-generated closed captions, it will ONLY search the close captions provided by the video uploader and NOT the auto-generated ones. This can present a problem if the closed captions provided by the uploader has errors or different words from the auto-generated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUIyMdqPGZQ In this example, the official Closed Captions by the uploader fails to subtitle 4:34 - 4:53. Therefore, if you were to search the word "wrong", it will not show up at all in the search, even though the auto-generated closed captions has it. Be mindful when using searches!
by no name, 2024-03-30

Awesome! Easy to download, install and use. Supports videos in portuguese. Very helpful to search specific discussions on parliament sessions
by Pedro Fim, 2024-03-20

Doesn't work with autogenerated subtitles
by Ivan Netkachev, 2024-01-12
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Extension safety

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YouTube Word Searcher requires very minimum permissions.

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