InstantView for YouTube™

Name: InstantView for YouTube™
Rating: 4.144927536231884 (69 reviews)
Author: isaackd

Allows youtube videos to be opened in a popup (without changing pages)

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InstantView for YouTube™ enhances your YouTube browsing by opening videos directly in a popup when you click thumbnails, eliminating the need to open new tabs or lose your current place. This Chrome extension allows quick access to video content, playlists, comments, and descriptions within a popup or mini player (picture in picture) mode. It features various customization options for look and behavior, making your video watching more flexible and efficient.

This open-source extension (available on GitHub) supports Chrome 64+ and respects user preferences while offering optional YouTube account integration to subscribe and rate videos. It simplifies navigating YouTube by reducing clutter from multiple tabs and enhancing visualizations. Ideal for users who want a seamless, distraction-free viewing experience on YouTube.

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By:

isaackd

Users:

3,000

Rating:

4.14

(69)

Version:

4.7.0 Last updated: 2022-02-10

Creation date:

2020-04-08

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/videos

Size:

99.08KB

Email:

af*****@gmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 15,900 ▲ 500

Other rankings

#645 in Just for Fun ▼ 1 #269 in playlist keyword 20 ▼ 7 #288 in youtube summary keyword 50 ▲ #298 in reduce keyword 13 ▲

User reviews

InstantView for YouTube™ is praised for its useful pop-out video player that improves YouTube viewing by reducing tab clutter and featuring a unique visualizer. Users appreciate the thoughtful interaction design and find it convenient for browsing. However, multiple reviews mention that it doesn't function well on the YouTube homepage or search results, and Google account sign-in issues limit interactivity (liking/subscribing). The developer's absence has left some bugs and feature requests unaddressed. Compatibility and usability issues affect some users, though overall, the extension is valued for enhancing YouTube experience.

Pros

Provides a convenient pop-out video player allowing users to watch YouTube videos without leaving the current page or opening new tabs.
Helps manage multiple YouTube videos efficiently, reducing browser crashes from excessive tabs.
Includes a unique visualizer feature especially appreciated by EDM music fans.
User interface is well-designed, distinguishing between clicking thumbnails for pop-out and titles for normal navigation.
Generally well-liked by users as a useful tool for YouTube browsing and watching experience.

Cons

Extension does not work properly on the YouTube homepage or after performing searches.
Sign-in with Google account is problematic or blocked, preventing actions like liking or subscribing.
Developer support seems absent or inactive, leading to unresolved bugs and missing feature improvements.
Some users experience compatibility issues with playlists like 'watch later' and face bugs or crashes possibly caused by conflicts with other extensions.
Lack of desired features such as commenting on videos within pop-out, customizable player appearance, and resizing video windows using mouse actions.

Recent reviews

Extensão maravilhosa!

*****, 2025-02-27

Прикольно, но не так как я хотел... я думал как автоматические анимированные превью видео или в что-то в этом роде, а так мои связи Discord - itan5 и бесплатно игры получить (НЕРЕКЛАМА, просто мне помогло) - https://github.com/luckygametools/steam-cfg?tab=readme-ov-file и вступайте к моему другу я там новости публикую полезные вам пригодятся Telegram канал называется "Patrik Squad" 58+ участников с временем всё больше и больше! он ещё играет в 2б2т в майне и редко voxiom.io , и расширения прикольные Ublock Origin лучше чем другие блок.рекламы. и SponsorBlock для ютуба пропуск заставок куплинова или рекламу от ютуберов например вартандер)))

Ti*****, 2025-01-22

отлично

Аб*****, 2024-12-09

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InstantView for YouTube™ requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

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InstantView for YouTube™ has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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