YouTube Time

Prevent procrastination by setting a daily time limit for your YouTube usage.

YouTube Time - Manage Your YouTube Usage Effectively

'YouTube Time' is a Chrome extension that features a countdown timer indicating your daily YouTube usage. You can configure your daily time limit and even customize it for each day of the week. Additionally, it has the option to pause the timer when YouTube is minimized or out of focus. For occasional necessary usage, it offers a temporary override mode. YouTube Time is a tool for managing your online time and stopping procrastination effectively.

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By: Chris Smith

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.49

(61)

Version: 1.4.5 (Last updated: 2020-11-30)

Creation date: 2020-06-18

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
storage

Size: 84.30K

Email: ch*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 7,722 ▲ 36

Other rankings

#7383 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 3

#14 in limit keyword 16

#21 in youtube keyword 88 ▲ 3

#29 in override keyword 22

#31 in usage keyword 12 ▼ 1

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Extension summary

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Features:

Countdown timer: visible in the extension icon and popup window
Configurable daily time limit (found in the options page)
Ability to customize your time limit for each day of the week
Additional options for adjusting when the timer resets each day and whether to pause the timer when YouTube is minimized/out of focus
Temporary override mode in case you need to watch a video after the time limit has expired (with a configurable override limit)

YouTube Time is open source. You can find the source code here: https://github.com/ChrisSmith2/YouTube-Time

Changelog: 1.4.5

Stopped the timer from running on music.youtube.com

1.4.4

User reviews

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Pros

Very useful for time management and overcoming procrastination.
The timer works well and is well thought out.
Allows blocking YouTube on specific days and setting time limits with override options.

Cons

Override system frequently fails or does not work as intended.
Settings can't be changed after they are set, which is frustrating for users.
The app sometimes stops resetting time automatically, requiring manual adjustments.

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