Annotations Restored for YouTube™

Brings annotation support back to YouTube™!

Annotations Restored for YouTube™ - Firefox Add-on

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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Add-on stats

By: afrmtbl
Users: 7,548
-60
Rating: 4.59
(29)
Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2022-09-14)
Creation date: 2019-10-21
Weekly download count: 93
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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# 924 ▲ 6
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Annotations Restored for YouTube™ (v1.2.1)
4.32 (115) 30,000
Annotations (v2.5.3)
4.38 (80,359) 2,085,581
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Add-on summary

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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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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
  • Restores annotations for YouTube videos, making them watchable again.
  • Good nostalgia factor for users who enjoyed annotations previously.
  • Generally works well for displaying annotations.
Cons
  • Occasionally has glitches where annotations don't appear until navigating back to the video.
  • Can conflict with other extensions, specifically Enhancer for YouTube.
  • Theatre mode breaks the functionality of the add-on.
Most mentioned
  • Restores annotations
  • Has glitches with video navigation
  • Conflicts with other extensions
User reviews
Having a glitch where annotations sometimes don't appear unless I click on another video and then use the back button on my browser. Works perfectly otherwise!
by Remi, 2024-11-17
by MP3Martin, 2024-07-07
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Annotations Restored for YouTube™ requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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

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