InstantView for YouTube™

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

What is InstantView for YouTube™?

InstantView for YouTube™ is a Chrome extension that revolutionizes your YouTube experience. It enables quick view of videos, playlists, comments, and descriptions in a popup directly from the YouTube page, reducing the need for multiple tabs. With wide customization options available, users can tailor their YouTube viewing to their preferences. A unique feature is its mini player for picture in picture viewing and visualizations for an enhanced user experience.

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By: isaackd

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Users: 4,000+

Rating: 4.12 (66)

Version: 4.7.0 (Last updated: 2022-02-10)

Creation date: 2020-04-08

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

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

Size: 101.46K

Email: af*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 15377 ▼ 41

Other rankings

#707 in Just for Fun ▼ 5

#223 in playlist keyword 14 ▼ 11

#232 in reduce keyword 6 ▼ 52

#250 in channel keyword 31 ▼ 12

#264 in options keyword 16 ▼ 29

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Extension summary

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Makes browsing YouTube quicker by opening videos in a popup when their thumbnails are clicked. InstantView also helps reduce the amount of YouTube tabs opened at a given time by allowing you to watch videos on the current page without the fear of losing your place.

Features • Popup to quickly view videos, playlists, comments, and descriptions • Mini player (picture in picture) • Visualizations • Many different options to customize look and behavior • Open Source (https://github.com/afrmtbl/InstantView)

Latest Update: v4.7.0 FIXES - Allowing InstantView access to your YouTube account is now possible again through the sign in button in the options page

CHANGES
- Removed the ratings bar now that YouTube now longer provides access to the dislikes count

User reviews

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Pros

Convenient for watching/listening to YouTube videos without leaving the homepage
The visualizer for EDM beats is appreciated
The design allows quick access to video previews
Extension works well for navigating within channels and sidebar

Cons

Does not function properly on the main YouTube homepage and search results
Some users can't sign in to their Google accounts through the extension
Issues with granting access to Google account due to security blocks
Limited entry methods for opening videos (希望有更多入口方式)

Most mentioned

Extension sometimes fails to work as intended
Desire for additional features like commenting directly and custom visual settings
Feedback about issues after recent updates

Recent reviews

I met the developer in college and he showed me this extension, its soo good and convenient for listening/watching Youtube Vids and LOVE the visualizer for the EDM beats I collect. Awesome work!

Brendan Easten, 2024-11-01

MOTHER OF GOD YOU'VE DONE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been asking YouTube for almost a YEAR now to PLEASE allow for me to view videos just like this without having to leave my homepage! Sometimes I just need to see a snippet or a clip without being bounced around the internet. When I stopped doing that, I had over 200 tabs open with nothing but YOUTUBE! Needless to say, Chrome was crashing left and right. This is an absolute LIFESAVER!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so very, very much!!!!!!!!!! Can we please get rounded corners on the screen? Edit: One thing: Please Please LET US COMMENT on the video with the box! It's so helpful! Also, I'd like to be able to set a custom color so I can choose the level and opacity of the grey that I'm looking for. Thank you again for this! Edit #2: I'm noticing that the Main YouTube page doesn't load videos the same way. Must be something to do with their coding. :-( Real bummer. But still, if I click one video and want to see more in the related section, they come right up. Hoping we can get either an official fix or have this working on the main page. Thank you so, so much again for your hard work! Really loving this!!