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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By: Young Shung

Users: 30,000+

Rating: 4.39

(196)

Version: 3.7.2 (Last updated: 2024-11-11)

Creation date: 2023-08-26

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Size: 108.54K

Email: *****@ynshung.com

Ranking

# 4,550 ▲ 28

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#1615 in Functionality & UI ▼ 14

#4 in youtube shorts keyword 37

#71 in volume control keyword 42 ▼ 8

#97 in trademark keyword 16 ▼ 10

#99 in progress keyword 30 ▲ 1

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Better YouTube Shorts (v3.7.2)

4.59

(79) 6,912+

Not available on Edge

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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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