Crowdsourcing titles and thumbnails to be descriptive and not sensational
Manifest V2
Rating: 4.04
(298)
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
Email: de*****@ajay.app
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description: See detailed description
Source: Firefox Browser Add-ons
Updated: 17 hours ago
Ranking
# 416 ▲ 1
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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
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User reviews
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Add-on safety
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
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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