YT Link Preview - Chrome Extension
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Extension summary
YT Link Preview allows you to preview any youtube video directly from a link to the video.
It adds a small icon to every link to a YouTube video and by hovering this icon it will show the a video player along with information about the video namely, its title, description, duration, publishing date, statistics, channel, category, etc..
You cal also like/dislike the video from this preview window.
The preview window can be dragged and resized.
Click the close button or hover/click another YT Link Preview' icon to close the active preview window.
To use YT Link Preview you'll first have to sign-in with your YouTube account using Google's authentication page. This extension doesn't store any personal information and its access to your YouTube account can be revoked at anytime by clicking the 'change user account' button on the extension settings.
Disclaimer: This extension uses Youtube's v3 API (https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/) but is in no way affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Youtube or Google.
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Extension safety
Risk impact
YT Link Preview requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
YT Link Preview has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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