YouTube Captions Search

Name: YouTube Captions Search
Rating: 3.6667 (9 reviews)
Author: Petr

It's like 'ctrl + f' (or 'cmd + f'), but for YouTube The same as the Chrome extension, but now available in Firefox as well!

YouTube Captions Search - Firefox Add-on

YouTube Captions Search is a Firefox add-on that allows you to easily search for captions in YouTube videos. Simply navigate to any YouTube video with captions, click on the add-on icon, and start searching. It's like using 'ctrl + f' (or 'cmd + f') for YouTube. The add-on is a port of the popular Chrome extension and requires minimal changes to function in Firefox. If you find this extension useful, consider making a small donation to the original author.

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Add-on stats

By: Petr

Daily users: 170

Rating: 3.67

(9)

Version: 2.1.9 (Last updated: 2022-04-18)

Version code: 5393275

Creation date: 2022-04-17

Weekly download count: 8

Firefox on Android: No

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
storage
webRequest
https://www.youtube.com/api/timedtext?*

Size: 29.55K

Full description: See detailed description

Source: Firefox Browser Add-ons

Ranking

# 7,991 ▼ 12

Other rankings

#28 in options keyword 19 ▲ 1

Other platforms

YouTube Captions Search (v2.1.9)

5,000 4.30

(40)

User reviews

Not open source? Please increase the UI width. I want black/dark UI.

by Vitaly Zdanevich, 2025-03-07

by 远离中共邪教快退出党团队, 2025-03-03

Works better than Youtube's own transcript search! (at the very least, when the CC are auto-generated...)

by hmijail, 2025-01-11

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

YouTube Captions Search requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

YouTube Captions Search has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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