# Video Progress Sync

> Adds timestamp of a YouTube video on pause to history item to easily resume from history or other devices.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/video-progress-sync](https://chrome-stats.com/d/video-progress-sync)

## Overview

- **ID:** `video-progress-sync`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** specialsal
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-06-04
- **First published:** 2024-06-03
- **Size:** 100 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/video-progress-sync/)

## Description

This extension adds the timestamp of a YouTube video to the URL as well as the history item when you pause the video. This allows you to jump back into where you left off from your history, and also lets you access the correct time from other devices using the "Tabs from other devices" menu. Useful for long videos and frequent switching between devices.

## Rankings

- #126,903 — Overall
- #57 — progress
- #178 — program
- #241 — sync

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `history`
- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `*://*.youtube.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/video-progress-sync)