Watchmarker for Youtube

Automatically mark videos on Youtube that you have already watched.

What is Watchmarker for Youtube?

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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By: https://sniklaus.com

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Users: 9,000+

Rating: 4.52 (84) ▼ 0.04

Version: 4.6.1 (Last updated: 2024-02-05)

Creation date: 2020-04-26

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

alarms
downloads
history
tabs
cookies
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
https://www.youtube.com/*

Size: 369.66K

Email: ma*****@sniklaus.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 10609 ▼ 37

Other rankings

#6780 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 30

#36 in complete keyword 23 ▲ 1

#74 in watch keyword 22 ▲ 59

#89 in youtube keyword 89 ▲ 57

#131 in database keyword 5 ▼ 5

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Watchmarker for Youtube (v4.6.1)

4.64 (118) 2,651+

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Summary

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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

User reviews summary

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

Automatic syncing of watched videos from multiple devices
Helps avoid rewatching videos
Valuable and well-made extension

Cons

Interferes with new YouTube UI
Issues with marking videos as watched inaccurately
Consumes a lot of memory

Most mentioned

Automatic syncing of watched videos
Interference with new YouTube UI
Extension consumes a lot of memory

Recent reviews

Love this extension to bits but currently it breaks the new youtube ui making none of the ui besides the video itself load. Took me forever to figure out which extension was doing it.

Croissant Benoit, 2024-04-21

Gábor Kristóf Kiss, 2024-04-04

Worked great for months but as of Chrome version 99.0.4844.84 it no longer works. Not sure if Youtube updated and broke the plugin or if it's Chrome's fault. It's a shame the dev doesn't have anything on their github or any way to report issues.

Zoey Kinomora, 2022-04-09

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Safety

Risk impact

Watchmarker for Youtube is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Watchmarker for Youtube if you trust the publisher.