DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails on YouTube

Crowdsourcing titles and thumbnails to be descriptive and not sensational

Enhance Your YouTube Experience with DeArrow

DeArrow is a revolutionary browser extension that focuses on crowdsourcing better titles and thumbnails for YouTube videos. By allowing users to submit and vote on more accurate and less sensational titles, DeArrow helps reduce the clickbait culture that often plagues video content. You can easily submit your own titles and thumbnails or rely on community submissions to ensure a better viewing experience.

DeArrow stands out by permitting users to choose from various formatting options for titles, and when user submissions are absent, the extension generates thumbnails from random timestamps in the videos, avoiding clichéd auto-generated thumbnails. This paid extension offers flexibility with a one-time license purchase or a free usage option if you choose not to pay. Take control of your YouTube content with DeArrow and enjoy an ad-free, engaging, and accurately represented viewing experience!

Manifest V2
Daily users: 30,806
9
Rating: 4.04
(298)
Version: 2.0.7 (Last updated: 2025-04-01)
Version code: 5914647
Creation date: 2023-06-08
Weekly download count: 656
Firefox on Android: Yes
Permissions:
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
  • alarms
  • https://sponsor.ajay.app/*
  • https://dearrow-thumb.ajay.app/*
  • https://*.googlevideo.com/*
  • https://*.youtube.com/*
  • https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/*
  • scripting
Size: 3.29M
Full description: See detailed description
Updated: 17 hours ago

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DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails (v2.0.7)
70,000 4.34 (243)

User reviews

Pros
  • Makes YouTube less of a clickbait hellscape
  • Improves the experience of using English content
  • Helps in filtering out misleading titles and thumbnails
  • Great idea that addresses a common frustration with YouTube
  • 100% free without additional payment hassles
Cons
  • UI can be finicky and needs improvement
  • Crowdsourcing may limit effectiveness in less popular languages
  • Adds a considerable delay to UI interactions
  • Some functionalities revert due to majority voting
  • Algorithmatic limitations can lead to misleading perceptions of video quality
Most mentioned
  • Frustrations with the effectiveness of title and thumbnail changes
  • UI interaction delays
  • Dependence on crowdsourced data
  • Lack of community features compared to similar extensions
  • Desire for filtering options like those in other extensions
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
User reviews

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Add-on safety

Risk impact
High risk impact

DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails on YouTube requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Request access to the following domains: ajay.app, googlevideo.com, youtube.com, youtube-nocookie.com
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Risk likelihood
Moderate risk likelihood

DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails on YouTube is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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