Youtube Shorts Controller by POONI

YouTube Shorts Controller Chrome Extension

This Chrome extension enhances the user experience for YouTube Shorts by providing additional video control features and customization options.

Features

1. Video Navigation

• Arrow Keys: Use ArrowLeft and ArrowRight to move backward or forward in the video.
• Movement can be configured in two modes:
  • Percent Mode: Move by a percentage of the video duration.
  • Time Mode: Move by a fixed number of seconds.
• Number Keys (0-9): Jump to a specific percentage of the video (e.g., 5 jumps to 50% of the video).
• Frame-by-Frame Navigation: Use , (comma) to move one frame backward and . (period) to move one frame forward.

2. Caption Control

• Toggle Captions: Press C to toggle captions on or off.
• Persistent Caption Settings: Configure captions to always show, always hide, or toggle based on the last state.

3. Progress Bar Visibility

• Automatically ensures that the YouTube progress bar is always visible for better navigation.

4. Language Support

• The extension supports multiple languages for its UI. Users can select their preferred language in the options menu.

5. Options Page

• Configure the following settings:
• Movement Mode: Choose between percent-based or time-based navigation.
• Caption Display: Set captions to always show, always hide, or toggle.
• Language: Select the UI language for the extension.

Usage

1. Open a YouTube Shorts video.
2. Use the keyboard shortcuts to control the video:
3. ArrowLeft / ArrowRight: Move backward/forward.
4. , / .: Frame-by-frame navigation.
5. C: Toggle captions.
6. 0-9: Jump to a specific percentage of the video.

Keyboard Shortcuts

| Key | Action |
|-------------|-----------------------------------------|
| ArrowLeft | Move backward (configurable distance). |
| ArrowRight| Move forward (configurable distance). |
| , | Move one frame backward. |
| . | Move one frame forward. |
| C | Toggle captions. |
| 0-9 | Jump to a specific percentage of the video. |

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.