YCS - YouTube Comment Search

Search comments, replies, chat replay, video transcript for the current video on YouTube by contents, authors, time.

YCS - YouTube Comment Search: Firefox Add-On for YT content

YCS - YouTube Comment Search is an efficient Firefox add-on, offering a comprehensive search system on YouTube. It enables users to search the video transcript, comments, replies, and chat replay of a YouTube video based on parameters such as contents, authors, and timestamps. Some features include quick, flexible, multilingual searches, exporting comments, incognito mode, unlimited comments load, and low CPU and memory usage.

Add-on stats

Manifest V2
By: Eugene
Daily users: 1,126
-2
Rating: 2.92
(48)
Version: 1.1.12 (Last updated: 2022-10-09)
Version code: 5469188
Creation date: 2021-02-27
Weekly download count: 31
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
  • *://*.youtube.com/*
  • storage
Size: 242.85K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

YCS - YouTube Comment Search (v1.1.14)
50,000 3.45 (489)
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
  • Great extension for searching YouTube comments quickly
  • Useful for finding answers to already asked questions
  • Allows access to comments censored by YouTube
  • Worked effectively for years until recent issues
Cons
  • Stopped working recently and fails to load comments
  • Lack of updates and support from the developer
  • Confusion regarding the licensing and availability of source code
  • Causes Firefox to freeze with certain videos
Most mentioned
  • Stopped working or not functioning anymore
  • Developer has abandoned the add-on
  • Search for alternatives like ycs-continued
  • Used to be very useful but now considered useless
  • Issues with updates affecting functionality
User reviews

Doesn't work anymore EDIT: As Javier said, use ycs-continued. That works perfectly
by Hitesh, 2025-01-11

Not working anymore, but search the addon ycs-continued is a continuation of the original YCS and works perfectly.
by Javier, 2024-07-02
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

YCS - YouTube Comment Search requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood

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