Watchmarker for Youtube

Automatically mark videos on Youtube that you have already watched.

Watchmarker for Youtube - Hassle-free Video Tracking

Watchmarker for Youtube is a Chrome extension intended to enhance your Youtube experience by automatically tracking and marking all videos you have watched, unlike Youtube which only marks recent videos. It ensures data persistence through an imprt/export feature for easy backup. However, complete synchronization needs to be initiated manually. Developed as a free tool, it is open to improvements through the Github platform. Note: Currently, it only supports the new Youtube theme.
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Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Version: 4.7.0 (Last updated: 2025-01-09)
Creation date: 2020-04-26
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • alarms
  • downloads
  • history
  • tabs
  • cookies
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • https://www.youtube.com/*
  • https://m.youtube.com/*
Size: 425.98K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Watchmarker for Youtube (v4.7.0)
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Extension summary

Youtube keeps track of your watch history and automatically marks videos that you have already watched. They however only mark recently seen videos, which is kind of disappointing. This addon fixes this issue and keeps track of your entire watch history, such that not only the recently seen videos are being marked.

Does this work with the old Youtube theme? I am afraid that only the new theme is supported. If you do not know which theme you are currently using then it is very likely the new one.

How can the persistence of the database be ensured? There is an export and import feature, which makes it easy to create a backup of the history. This backup can easily be archived such that you can ensure that you never lose your history.

How can I make sure that the database is complete? The automatic synchronization only considers the recent activity. You are thus encouraged to manually initiate a complete synchronization in the settings, which incorporates as much of your history as possible.

Something is broken, I demand a fix! Please be considerate when leaving a review, this is a free extension that I invest my spare time in. If there is something that does not work then please file an issue on Github where it is easier for me to track.

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
  • Very useful for tracking watched videos on YouTube
  • Greys out thumbnails for easily spotting viewed videos
  • Works better than YouTube's basic functionality
  • Provides a good synchronization of watched videos
  • Highly recommended by users for its functionality
Cons
  • Has stopped marking YouTube shorts as watched
  • Not functioning correctly due to updates (Manifest V3 issues)
  • Videos sometimes marked in incorrect order
  • Interferes with YouTube's new layout
  • Losing watch history frequently
Most mentioned
  • Issues with YouTube shorts not being marked as watched
  • Manifest V3 causing the extension to malfunction
  • Greys out thumbnails of watched videos
  • Requires updates due to layout changes on YouTube
  • Synchronization problems of watch order
User reviews
Amazing, super useful extension. I hope it gets updated to support Manifest V3.
by Christopher McEwen, 2025-01-18

actually amazing.
by Belogicless, 2025-01-15

Should be a default feature on Youtube, incredible extension!
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Watchmarker for Youtube requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Watchmarker for Youtube has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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