Better YouTube Shorts

Take back the controls on YouTube Shorts with playback, volume, progress bar and more!

Better YouTube Shorts - Control Your Viewing Experience

"Better YouTube Shorts" is a Chrome extension that enhances your YouTube Shorts experience by providing controls like playback speed, volume adjustment, and a progress bar. It includes features like seeking, auto-skipping, fullscreen support, and customizable keybinds. With support for multiple languages and extra functionalities such as auto-opening the comment section and hiding overlays, it aims to give you greater control over how you watch Shorts on YouTube.
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Extension stats

Users: 30,000+
Version: 3.7.2 (Last updated: 2024-11-11)
Creation date: 2023-08-26
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 108.54K

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Extension summary

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Notice: This extension is currently unmaintained, expect bugs and issues. If you are interested in maintaining this repository, please create an issue or submit changes via PR in GitHub or contact [email protected].

⏭️ Control your YouTube Shorts just like a normal YouTube video! Features include progress bar, seeking, playback speed, auto skip and more. You can also customize the keybinds to your liking!

List of features:

  • Progress bar at the bottom with time and duration
  • Seeking 5 seconds backward and forward with arrow keys (adjustable time)
  • Mini timestamp and speed above the like button (can be scrolled on!)
  • Fullscreen support with F key and double click
  • Decrease and increase playback speed with keys U and O
  • Click the speed button to revert to normal speed or toggle between different speeds
  • Toggle to auto skip short when current one ends
  • Control volume with the volume slider or with - and =, mute audio with M
  • Customizable keybinds
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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Previously worked well and was very useful
  • Multiple users had a good experience before it stopped working
  • Served functionality that was beneficial for navigating YouTube Shorts
Cons
  • Currently not working due to lack of updates
  • Stopped functioning after recent YouTube updates
  • No longer supports features like progress bar and audio track switching
Most mentioned
  • Extension is unmaintained or requires an update
  • Stopped working after recent Chrome or YouTube updates
  • Users willing to change ratings to higher once issues are fixed
User reviews
デフォルトの音量を設定できる項目を追加して欲しいです。 気を付けないと最初、爆音で流れてしまう。
by 稀有芋, 2024-12-19

From github page: "This extension is currently unmaintained"
by Илья Бишоп, 2024-12-16

I've been using it well, but it doesn't work. Please update
by ᄋᄒ, 2024-12-14
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Better YouTube Shorts requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Better YouTube Shorts is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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