Better YouTube Shorts
Playback controls (with J and L) and timestamp on YouTube Shorts.
Enhanced YouTube Shorts Navigation & Control
"Better YouTube Shorts" is a Firefox add-on designed to enhance your viewing of YouTube Shorts by adding video playback control, such as seeking, playback speed adjustments, and a progress bar. It also includes customizable keybinds, support for various languages, and extra features to improve overall user interaction with YouTube Shorts. Open-source and community-driven, this add-on is perfect for users seeking a more feature-rich and controllable short video experience on YouTube.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
By: Young Shung
Rating: 4.60 
(80)
Weekly download count: 96
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
- storage
Size: 112.58K
Email: *****@ynshung.com
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
Other platforms
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Commonsense features added to YouTube Shorts
- Works mostly as intended
- Has features like manual seeking and space to play/pause
- Generally appreciated by some users
Cons
- Support for the addon appears to be abandoned
- Memory leak issues reported
- Toggle to auto skip shorts often doesn't work
- Progress bar and other UI elements not working reliably
- Add-on features sometimes require restarting the browser to function
Most mentioned
- Progress bar issues
- Auto skip toggle not functioning
- Overall functionality inconsistent across sessions
- Memory leak concerns
- Add-on support abandonment
User reviews
Finally commonsense added to YT Shorts.
by Sizemic-HUGE!, 2025-02-21
by 远离中共邪教快退出党团队, 2025-02-10
Support for this addon has been abandoned, so use at will with whatever features that work or look for alternatives.
by Firefox user 17355228, 2025-01-01
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Better YouTube Shorts requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
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Risk likelihood
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Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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