YouTube Genius

This extension shows the Genius.com lyrics and annotations for a YouTube video

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-07-15
Users: 925
Rating: 3.00 (20)
Version: 3.0.1 (Last updated: 2017-03-29)
Creation date: 2017-03-29
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • activeTab
  • webNavigation
  • https://ajax.googleapis.com/
  • *://youtube.com/*
  • *://www.youtube.com/*
  • *://www.genius.com/*
  • *://genius.com/*
  • *://api.genius.com/*
Size: 61.37K

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Extension summary

When viewing a YouTube music video, YouTube Genius will inject a clickable "Genius" button next to the voting buttons. When the Genius button is clicked, the user's browser will be populated with a new tab that will have the genius.com lyric and annotation information.

Alternatively, the user can select to populate a new window with the genius.com lyric and annotation content via the settings menu. The new window will appear side by side with the YouTube video (split screen) for easy lyric viewing while still enjoying the music video! To access the settings menu, simply just click the icon for the browser action (next to the URL bar).

**NEW Lyrics can be displayed on the YouTube page now! The lyric content will replace the comment section and a popup will be used for annotation text display

User reviews

not working at all
by perunas86, 2022-06-29

ne fonctionne pas.
by arbanKa, 2021-04-17

not working at all there isnt genius button above the vote, i hope the dev update this
by daf, 2021-01-11
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Extension safety

Risk impact

YouTube Genius requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

YouTube Genius may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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