Chrome-Stats extension
Annotations Restored for YouTube™
Brings annotation support back to YouTube™!
What is Annotations Restored for YouTube™?
Stats
- https://storage.googleapis.com/biggest_bucket/annotations/*
- storage
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Summary
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
User reviews
User reviews summary
Pros
- Restores annotations for old videos
- Works for some users with certain settings/add-ons
- Brings back nostalgia
Cons
- Doesn't work with some videos
- May conflict with other YouTube add-ons
- Issues with theatre mode
Most mentioned
- Restores annotations for old videos
- Doesn't work with some videos
- Conflicts with other YouTube add-ons
Recent reviews
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.