YouTube Shorts Watch Buddy

Marks the YT Shorts you've watched before and optionally, skip them automatically

Extension stats

Users: 28 ▲ 4
Rating: 5.00 (1)
Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2023-10-30)
Creation date: 2023-10-23
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • downloads
Size: 24.59K

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Extension summary

A helpful little extension for YouTube Shorts! Mainly, it remembers the shorts you've watched and marks them for you (including when you watched it). You can also set the option to automatically skip previously watched shorts.

Setup instructions:

  1. Download the extension
  2. Start browsing, that's it!

By default, skipping previously watched shorts is off, you can configure that in the Options page (Click the extension icon -> Options -> Don't forget to save!). If a short is automatically skipped, you can still scroll back up to watch it again if you want. If you need to move history between devices, the Options page lets you export and import history files.

Feel free to let me know if you have any improvements or feature requests you'd like to see! If you like this plugin and would like to support me: https://ko-fi.com/rexthebuilder

User reviews

Thanks for taking the time to make this and sharing it with others. I am wondering whether it would be possible to mark shorts as watched directly on the "Shorts" tab of channels: https://www.youtube.com/@YouTube/shorts That is the type of functionality I was looking for in the first place when I came across your extension. It would be great if you could implement that feature.
by John Doe, 2024-05-08
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Extension safety

Risk impact

YouTube Shorts Watch Buddy requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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