Merlin
Annotations Restored for YouTube™

Annotations Restored for YouTube™

Brings annotation support back to YouTube™!

What is Annotations Restored for YouTube™?
Annotations Restored for YouTube™ is a crucial add-on for those nostalgic for the discontinued YouTube annotations. This Firefox extension revives the long-gone feature by automatically searching for archived annotation files and displaying them if available. Older YouTube videos, once rendered obsolete without annotation support, regain their original functionalities with this ingenious add-on.
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By: afrmtbl
Rating: 4.56 (25)
Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2022-09-14)
Creation date: 2019-10-21
Weekly download count: 112
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • https://storage.googleapis.com/biggest_bucket/annotations/*
  • storage
Size: 371.25K
URLs: Website
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Annotations Restored for YouTube™ (v1.2.1)
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On January 15 2019, YouTube decided to discontinue annotations. While the feature was frequently abused, it did have many legitimate use cases, such as games, corrections, and a form of commentary that could be toggled on and off. The removal left many older videos obsolete. Annotations Restored fixes this by searching for any archived annotation files and displaying them if found.

LATEST CHANGES (1.2)

  • Close button works properly (finally)
  • Speech bubbles can now be interacted with
  • Support for 10 different locales (de, es, fr, it, ja, ko, ru, vi, zh_CN, zh_TW)

USAGE The extension will automatically look for a copy of a video's annotations online and display them if found. Annotation files (.xml) that you have saved locally can also be loaded into the current video using the popup.

PERMISSIONS Access your data for www.youtube.com Access browser tabs - Required to get annotation data from the current video

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Pros
  • Restores nostalgia with old YouTube annotations
  • Works and makes videos watchable with original annotations
  • Annotations are shown properly
Cons
  • Doesn't work on some videos due to YouTube's changes
  • Incompatibility issues with YouTube Classic add-on
  • Conflicts with Enhancer for YouTube extension causing popups
Most mentioned
  • Restores annotations functionality
  • Compatibility issues with other extensions/add-ons
  • Annotations positioning issues in theater mode
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Safety
Risk impact

Annotations Restored for YouTube™ is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Annotations Restored for YouTube™ if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Annotations Restored for YouTube™ has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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