Description
Hide YouTube™ videos you've already watched to easily discover fresh content.
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Ranking Summary
Overall Rank
Extension Rank
"Youtube" Keyword
"Watch" Keyword
"Video" Keyword
"Trademark" Keyword
"Discover" Keyword
Review Summary
FreshView for YouTube™ is praised for effectively hiding watched videos and improving YouTube navigation when enabled and configured properly. However, many users report it has stopped working recently due to lack of updates and manifest v3 incompatibility, requiring manual re-enabling and causing inconsistent behavior. Some experience performance slowdowns and partial functionality, especially on specific pages. Overall, users appreciate the concept and features but are frustrated by current operational issues and the lack of recent developer support.
Pros
- Effectively hides watched YouTube videos when enabled properly.
- Offers useful features and settings compared to similar extensions.
- Enhances YouTube browsing by reducing clutter from already viewed videos.
- Users appreciate the concept and find it very helpful to save time and nerves.
- Works well on the latest Chrome and YouTube versions if configured correctly.
Cons
- Extension stopped working or has reduced functionality recently for many users.
- Not updated since 2022 and lacks compatibility with manifest v3, causing operation issues.
- Settings sometimes reset or extension disables itself, requiring manual re-enabling.
- Hiding options may not work fully or inconsistently, such as on individual channel pages.
- Performance issues reported, such as increased slowness or heaviness on YouTube pages.
Permissions
This extension can:
- storage
- tabs
Additional Information
2.1.0
February 14, 2022
0.75 MB
en-US
Developer Information
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