YouTube Watch Later Redirection Script
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Grease monkey script:
when you click on a video in the YouTube Watch Later list with the left or middle mouse button, automatically redirects the link to the original link of that video and opens it in a new tab.
Table of Contents
Background
Introduction
Installation
Instructions
Version Updates
Update Plans
Contribution and Feedback
Background
Sometimes you just want to open a video for later viewing, and when you're done: take a sip of tea, blow on the air conditioning, have a smile on your lips, and browse the comments section.
But YouTube's Watch Later mode is enabled by default, and there's no way to turn it off (I couldn't find it even after searching).
Maybe you can wait until you're almost done and pause it first, then run to browse the comments section. But that would be a huge disruption to the viewing experience.
Is this tolerable? It's not tolerable!
So this script was born, watch the original video directly in normal mode, it's that simple~.
PS: I basically didn't find a single script for YouTube Watch Later, so I wrote one for my own use. Even JavaScript zero basis directly written, this is my first script, thanks to the help of GPT. (Bad writing, please feel free to spray)
Introduction
- Automatically redirects video links in the Watch Later list to the original link of the video. (Currently only for clicks from the YouTube Watch Later page)
- Support left and center mouse click operations.
- Show redirection tips on the page, and support customizing the tip box style.
- For YouTube Single Page Applications (SPA), accessing the Watch Later page from the left sidebar of YouTube will also be listened to. (i.e. clicking from the red box in the image below to watch later)
Installation
- Install the browser extension Tampermonkey.
- Click Github Source to install it now.
Or install it at GreasyFork.
Instructions
- The script automatically fetches the original link for each video in advance when the YouTube Watch Later page opens, and returns the prompt by default, which disappears after 3 seconds by default (bottom right in the image below).
- When you click with the left mouse button on the red part of the image below (except in the green box), the script will open the original link of the video in a new tab.
- When you click with the middle mouse button on the part of the blue box below, the script will open the original link of the video in a new tab.
- When you click on the author of the video (in the green box below) with the left or middle mouse button, the script determines that you should not redirect at this point and opens the author's profile page instead.
- You can customize whether or not to display the “Redirection Complete” alert box through the TamperMonkey Script Settings menu.
The position, size, auto-hide time, and prompt word of the prompt box can be adjusted through the TamperMonkey script settings menu.
Version_Updates
Please watch Script History
Update_Plans
Contribution_and_Feedback
If you've found a problem, or have any suggestions for improvements, feel free to submit feedback via GreasyFork or on GitHub Issue or Pull Request. Your feedback and contributions are greatly appreciated!
