Comments Sidebar for Youtube
Extension Delisted
This extension is no longer available in the official store. Delisted on 2025-09-16.
Allows you to watch videos and read comments at the same time on Youtube.
Chrome Extension to watch and read comments at the same time on Youtube.
Features a draggable divider to resize the player and the sidebar.
The Playlist is shown in the sidebar by clicking the sidebar tab button 'playlist'.
Source code available: https://github.com/tberghuis/watch-and-read-comments-for-youtube
Latest reviews
doesnt work on Brave Browser
Hello, it seems like it stopped working properly 3 days ago. Thank you for the hard work.
bro... plz update this plz....
It was generally a good extension and worked fine for years even with other extensions but over the last week on different version of the browsers it stopped working. First on chrome dev and then on chrome beta just now. Somehow the frame for holding the video is the size of theater mode without it being enabled ... This moves all the info sections below the video. It's like the divider bar is over the video window area and does not resize either. I hope somebody fixes it.
The "Like" and "Subscribe" section could have remained under the video. And when we click on a timecode le coments move up. Not compatible with "SponsoBlock"
This was great but it stopped working yesterday. Resizable divider does nothing and the video is in fixed size, and the comments or other stuff on the right doesn't load at all. I hope it gets fixed soon. Now it's unusable and have to be disabled.
Please check and fix it
seem to be broken now
Not working anymore(08-08-25) Hoping for the update ASAP or else my OCD will kill me lol🥲
good but would be better with a toggle, i have other extensions that i need to scroll down for
Not working for me as well, just noticed it today. Hopefully it gets updated and fixed.
Stopped working, waiting for update
it would be good if the comment section was moved to just a small sidebar without changing the layout now it's so annoying that it changes the layout completely, you can't see the video title, views, likes etc.
Thank you for this extension! It would be great if we could set a custom default view—like "Comments"—so that every time a new video is opened, it defaults to that instead of "Description." Also, as @TheBlitz mentioned, it would be much better if the comments and other elements didn't get hidden behind the selection buttons. Instead, they could be displayed in a dedicated boxed area below the buttons.
Thank you! I don't know why people prefer scrolling below the video to read comments and not watch the video at the same time.
was working fine but stopped working
this is the best extension ever made just needs a few more things and everyone should have it it should be mandatory thanks if you need feed back let me know you are the best
Works well. The layout of the buttons is horrible. Make them Google like please. Update your design.
This is exactly what i am looking for! It would be nicer if comments didnt go behind the selection buttons though. (comments, description etc.)
Amazing! Keep up the good work :)
Just. Does. Not. Work.............................. At. All. Finally got this working and loved it, then........ On 20th Sept. I got the dreaded spinning circle whilst waiting for a video to load (which it never did). The problem? This extension and when disabled all was back to normal. So, despite my burst of enthusiasm, it's back to my original score and comment. See above.
perfect !
Love the adjustability and simplicity of the extension. You get to make the maximum use of screen space and can adjust how wide the comment section is going to be. Very nice.
Simple and reliable
Perfect! Best of the best.
One of my most treasured Chrome extensions. Makes YouTube so much more usable. I have no idea why Google didn't make it this way to begin with. Oh well. Thanks for the recent update which fixed the alignment.
Best ever plugin. Works like charm. Must have for every YouTube addict. I added the following css to match the YT appearance with "user css" plugin. someone can do much better if they need. #warc-tab-headings > button { background-color: #272727; color: #e8e8e8; border-radius: 50px; padding: 5px 16px; font-size: 1.5em; border: none; text-transform: capitalize; } #warc-tab-headings > button:hover { background-color: #3f3f3f; } #warc-tab-headings > button.active { color: #3ea6ff; } #warc-tab-headings > button.active:hover{ background-color: #263850; }
perfect for bypassing the comment section ban
better than Super Youtube because you can change width. But please make ratings and mot important info like by superyozube visible under video directly. P.S. The title of video will be since few days completely covered :-(
better than Super Youtube because you can change width. But please make ratings and mot important info like by superyozube visible under video directly. P.S. The title of video will be since few days completely covered :-(
THANK YOU. YOU ARE SUCH A SAVER!!!
It's the best extensions for this function. It get the job done, simple and quick. But I think it would be better if those button can get customized, or at least styled to be in sync with the rest of the page, like, dark background with white border, and not just using the default button styling.
works amazingly!! I love it so much <3333
Thank you. Allowed me to enjoy YouTube without having to view the comment section at all.
Have been using this for a few weeks and I have to say this has become one of my favourite extensions. I originally was just looking for something to put the comments to the side of the video rather than making you scroll down and while this probably isn't the best extension for doing only that, I've found it improved my Youtube watching experience a lot more than I expected. It puts the focus back on the video itself without throwing out other parts of Youtube like some extensions on here that aim to remove distractions. So if you want to casually watch Youtube for entertainment you can still fall down the related videos rabbit hole but now to do that you need to actually click onto the related tab which sounds like a small action but is perfect for stopping the mindless scrolling. I have ADHD and I usually don't like huge changes to layouts in sites I use a lot (even if the layout improves) but this was surprisingly easy to get used to and I much prefer the vibe when watching videos now. There are still some issues I get though like sometimes when I click on videos I get an offline error until I reload or it not being compatible with other Youtube extensions (like comment search) but it's not the end of the world. Oh, I also wish that the sidebar would default back to the title whenever you click onto a new video, so that you don't immediately see the new related videos. Don't write reviews for extensions a lot but wanted to here. Anyway, great extension and highly recommend.
not working anymore. always says im offline
not working anymore. always says im offline
Used to be working flawlessly but im getting the same error "You're offline. Check your connection. Retry" as user Ries below. Hope it can be fixed
Used to be working flawlessly but im getting the same error "You're offline. Check your connection. Retry" as user Ries below. Hope it can be fixed
Starting yesterday Youtube shown error: "You're offline. Check your connection. Retry" Only able to play Youtube video again after disabling this extension.
Starting yesterday Youtube shown error: "You're offline. Check your connection. Retry" Only able to play Youtube video again after disabling this extension.
Useful
Useful
Very good extension!! Very helpful for studying from YouTube.
Very good extension!! Very helpful for studying from YouTube.
just what i've wanted for long! any chance for a firefox version?
just what i've wanted for long! any chance for a firefox version?
Make one for firefox
Make one for firefox
This is actually insanely good. I installed it thinking it would replace the busy sidebar with the description of the video and the extension actually allows you to change the tab between related videos, playlist, comments, and descriptions. The only downside is that the tab interface is not customizable.? But I really like the extension and it has completely redesigned my viewing experience. Thank you for making this.