TimeTags for YouTube
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- Extension status: Featured
Create YouTube time tags with simple keyboard shortcuts
TimeTags for Youtube is a tool designed to simplify the task of tagging specific moments in YouTube videos. Say goodbye to manually writing timestamps in a separate text editor. With yt-timetag, you can conveniently add and adjust tags within the YouTube interface using your keyboard. The extension provides precise and accurate timestamps, enhancing your experience when tagging longer videos.
# Usage
Browse to any YouTube video, click the icon of the extension in browser bar to activate it.
## Shortcuts
- [delete, backspace] remove tag (affects active tag)
- [left] backward 5 seconds (affects active tag)
- [alt+left] backward 1 second (affects active tag)
- [right] forward 5 seconds (affects active tag)
- [alt+right] forward 1 second (affects active tag)
- [space] play/pause
- [a] add a tag at current time
- [d] edit the description of active tag
- [esc] cancel active tag
Shortcuts won't work when YouTube's bulit-in shortcuts is active (which means your focus is currently on the video element).
# Changelog
## 1.6.2
- Fix: "Reset to default" button in shortcuts settings not working
## 1.6.1
- Fix: export as markdown doesn't work as expected
## 1.6.0
- Fix: mouse wheel behavior in tag/comment list
- Add "Trash" tab for temporarily holding removed tags
- Add options page
- Explorer
- Custom shortcuts
- Data import/export
- Standalone Explorer is also available at https://cloud.pymaster.tw/yt-timetag-explorer/
## 1.5.0
- Add "CHAPTERS" tab
- Fix: seek-to-time operation sometimes doesn't work
## 1.4.5
- Remove unnecessary site `permissions` specified for Firefox support in Chrome build
## 1.4.4
- Fix "sync" feature recent videos ordering bug
- Optimize sync compression performance (UX)
- Refine tag description display in different container widths
## 1.4.3
- Add `chrome.storage.local` as primary storage option
- "Sync" feature of Chrome
- Now syncs recently updated 100 videos only
- Compress `chrome.storage.sync` data to better utilize the quota (100kB max)
- Store video id, video title information for upcoming features
## 1.4.2
- Firefox support
## 1.4.0
- Export in Markdown format
- CommentList UI: add time tags in comments to your collection
## 1.3.2
- Fix youtube player retrieve issue
## 1.3.1
- Fix spacebar shortcut issue
## 1.3.0
- Fix time tag display issue
- Support Dark Mode
## 1.2.0
- Remove "tabs" permission
- Default to sync storage of Chrome
- Add shortcut for "remove"
- Update for new YouTube design component change
## 1.1.0
- Support new YouTube design
- Tag list will become scrollable when it feels overwhemled
- Add keyboard shortcut `d` for editing active tag description, due to `/` is already used by the new YouTube
## 1.0.0
Add "import" function.
## 0.0.1
First release.
Latest reviews
- Patricia Balanza
- not working
- MDLN LS
- not working?
- Κάτοικος Κυψέλης
- wow ! AMAZING TOOL tThe ability to collect all timestamped comments is wild! excellent excecutoin!
- 이준
- does what it needs to do well. helps a lot for making timestamps during a livestream. i only wish i could move the timetag window, like put it in a pop out window, or select the position on the screen it should be during livestreams. its default position makes it difficult to watch the video and make timetags simultaneously because the window is under the video, because the stream chat is blocking it.
- Mrdavidlinbar
- It can load tags from comments. Old drivers know that.
- Mundpin
- Fantastic tool, it saves me a looot of time with my video editing, thank you!
- Igor Belov
- Great extension. Thanks a lot
- Rosendo Alvarez
- Great extension, have been using it for the past 4 days, and would love to give it 5 stars; however, while it's simple interface is great, it could use some Quality of life adjustments. Below are some options i would love to see in a settings menu. 1. The ability to rebind buttons as i have had moments of trying to use alt left only for it to execute the google chrome command instead which opens a previously opened page from your search history. 2. A shortcut to open the program, close the program, and select its location. With it automatically using its last location. Would love to have it positioned above livestreams chat box instead of below it As currently it will scroll down and away from the video when writing a timestamp which means i have to constantly scroll back up to the video after writing my timestamp which is the main reason for the 4 star rating. 3. The ability to pop out the time tag box into its own window would also work for the above location issue.
- L M
- Fantastic!
- Girish Deshpande
- I stumbled upon this while searching for a tool to copy the current timestamp of a YouTube video. But here the notes I take using this extension is really a useful thing. 1. it shows up when I am playing the same video and I click the extension icon. all the previously noted points come up. 2. the whole note on this particular video can be copied to a markdown format which can be pasted easily in a note taking app like Obsidian or Zotero etc. I leave a 5 star review for the extension and recommend this extension to anybody who wants to take notes on a YouTube video
- Maxim Mogilevskiy
- Allows you to easily and quickly create a large number of time codes, without serious labor input, with subsequent transfer to the commentary or description of the video. Works quickly, correctly, without errors. Recommended for use.
- Heath “rolltidehero” B.
- Doesn't work anymore as of August, 2023
- Heath “rolltidehero” B.
- Doesn't work anymore as of August, 2023
- illu k
- can I have it stay on (and have a shrink option)
- illu k
- can I have it stay on (and have a shrink option)
- Carlos Sicilia
- Is perfect.Also have keyboard shortcuts to expedite the creation of timestamp tags.
- Carlos Sicilia
- Is perfect.Also have keyboard shortcuts to expedite the creation of timestamp tags.
- Muhammad Saad Mansoor
- wow. you are my inspiration on learning to code. to build your own software. to ease your life.
- Muhammad Saad Mansoor
- wow. you are my inspiration on learning to code. to build your own software. to ease your life.
- five cour
- Great extension, helped me create timestamps for videos
- five cour
- Great extension, helped me create timestamps for videos
- Noritake Satoh (Độc)
- Please add a close button
- Noritake Satoh (Độc)
- Please add a close button
- Gersivan Oliveira
- Versão 1.5.0 | Atualização19 de maio de 2022 Excelente upgrade. Timestamp da descrição dos vídeos. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Versão 1.4.4 | Atualização: 6 de junho de 2021 2021-06-06 - Ótimo upgrade. Pena que daqui a pouco será removida porque o Youtube não gosta de extensões práticas e produtivas que economizam tempo do usuário. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Funciona somente no antigo layout do Youtube. Suporta playlists; importação / exportação.
- Syra
- Simple and effective! Thank you :D
- Syra
- Simple and effective! Thank you :D
- CIO C
- nice app
- CIO C
- nice app
- Blue Haru
- one of the most useful extension existed in the world!
- Blue Haru
- one of the most useful extension existed in the world!
- Michał S
- The extensions take over the left/right buttons normally used to fast-forward/back the video. This can be annoying when the video moves back to the tag position.
- Michał S
- The extensions take over the left/right buttons normally used to fast-forward/back the video. This can be annoying when the video moves back to the tag position.
- Ataberk Cem Ünal
- Exactly what I needed. Thank you so much.
- Ataberk Cem Ünal
- Exactly what I needed. Thank you so much.
- Syed Muddasir Shah
- thaanks
- blue
- Great!! Very easy to use and it remembers the time tags I made, so even if I accidentally reload the page, they're still there! There are some suggestion though; I want a keyboard shortcut and making the arrow keys to apply to the youtube video not the time tags. And it would be great if I can put number zero in front of the time tags to make them the same digit. They look much more organized. (ex. If I tag both 1:00 and 10:00, it automatically changes 1:00 to 01:00)
- blue
- Great!! Very easy to use and it remembers the time tags I made, so even if I accidentally reload the page, they're still there! There are some suggestion though; I want a keyboard shortcut and making the arrow keys to apply to the youtube video not the time tags. And it would be great if I can put number zero in front of the time tags to make them the same digit. They look much more organized. (ex. If I tag both 1:00 and 10:00, it automatically changes 1:00 to 01:00)
- Bibek Maharjan
- Can I disable shortcut keys or remap it cause it is interfering with another extension's shortcut key?
- Bibek Maharjan
- Can I disable shortcut keys or remap it cause it is interfering with another extension's shortcut key?
- Bibek Maharjan
- I love this extension. However, I would suggest a few things to change and add: 1. Disable auto-loading of timestamps from the comments as in some videos there are hundred comments with timestamps which I don't want to use. 2. Include a tab for loading timestamps of chapters that is embedded in the video.
- Bibek Maharjan
- I love this extension. However, I would suggest a few things to change and add: 1. Disable auto-loading of timestamps from the comments as in some videos there are hundred comments with timestamps which I don't want to use. 2. Include a tab for loading timestamps of chapters that is embedded in the video.
- Michael Washboard
- This works well and is simple to use, it's helpful that this allows you to import and export time stamps, especially with uploads that is an entire albums/mixes with non.
- Michael Washboard
- This works well and is simple to use, it's helpful that this allows you to import and export time stamps, especially with uploads that is an entire albums/mixes with non.
- Ali Muhannad
- Great extension I was looking for such thing for quite a while, although, I wish that I could group some highlights of the same video with a specific color, for example I'm watching a lecture then I may able to color the TimeTags of chapter one in Red, Chapter two with blue and so on.
- Ali Muhannad
- Great extension I was looking for such thing for quite a while, although, I wish that I could group some highlights of the same video with a specific color, for example I'm watching a lecture then I may able to color the TimeTags of chapter one in Red, Chapter two with blue and so on.
- moonlaney
- I love this extension! I recently switched to Firefox, will this ever be compatible on Firefox as well?
- moonlaney
- I love this extension! I recently switched to Firefox, will this ever be compatible on Firefox as well?
- Lyndon Williams
- Hi! Thanks for making this. I can't seem to get it to work properly. I have loaded the extension and activated it, but when I am testing it, I can't seem to get it to work. Are there any common problems or mistakes that I am making here? Thank you!
- Lyndon Williams
- Hi! Thanks for making this. I can't seem to get it to work properly. I have loaded the extension and activated it, but when I am testing it, I can't seem to get it to work. Are there any common problems or mistakes that I am making here? Thank you!
- havewisdom
- Thank you for making a great app. This has made YouTube more efficient and educational. Greedily, I would like to give you additional suggestions. You can add multiple time tags in the video. Could you create a dashboard management window screen where you can see the time tag recorded in this way by video and by detailed location in the video? One by one, time tags are created and you have to find them again to see them later, and sometimes they are missing in the process. Thank you