Jump Cutter

Watch lectures ~1.5x faster by fast-forwarding long pauses between sentences
What is Jump Cutter?
'Jump Cutter' is a sophisticated Firefox add-on that enhances your video-watching experience. By either fast-forwarding or skipping the silent portions of videos, viewers effectively get to consume content ~1.5x faster. This is particularly effective for long, unedited videos like lectures, webinars, podcasts, or video on demand (VOD) content, where pauses can fill a significant segment of the video's duration. The add-on also offers adjustable video speed controls and handy keyboard shortcuts.
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Add-on stats

By: WofWca
Users: 724 ▲ 18
Version: 1.27.5 (Last updated: 2024-08-06)
Creation date: 2021-03-21
Weekly download count: 19
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
Size: 293.08K
URLs: Website

Ranking

# 3641 ▲ 14
Other rankings
#51 in pause keyword 12 #88 in license keyword 2 ▼ 1 #127 in cute keyword 22 ▲ 2 #148 in watch keyword 19 ▼ 2 #156 in term keyword 12 ▲ 2

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Jump Cutter (v1.27.5)
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Add-on summary

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⏩ Skips (or fast-forwards) silent parts in videos in real time and completely automatically.

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🌐 Supports YouTube, Coursera, Twitch, local files, and (almost) any other website.

Useful for watching 👨‍🏫 lectures,🔴 stream recordings (VODs), 🎙️ podcasts, webinars, 📞 call & audio recordings, and other unedited videos where the speakers spend a portion of time on things other than talking. But even if the video is tightly packed, it can also save a bit of time, so it's generally fine to keep it always on.

🔃 Easy to turn on and off, without having to reload the page (it's there to save time after all!).

⚙️ Has a lot of different settings, but generally you won't have to constantly tune them or touch them at all.

⌨️ Has a lot of handy shortcuts (hotkeys): control video playback and extension settings without using a mouse (or eyes).

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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
  • Works effectively on YouTube and Panopto.
  • Accurately skips silent passages.
  • User-friendly experience and easy to use.
  • Saves time when watching videos.
  • Generally well-received and underrated.
Cons
  • Doesn't work well on live streams like Twitch.
  • Issues with recognizing videos on Echo360.
  • Settings screen issues on Firefox Nightly Browser for Android.
  • Sometimes fails to detect media elements after the first load.
Most mentioned
  • Works great on YouTube.
  • Needs a blacklist feature for specific sites.
  • Struggles with live streams and certain video platforms.
  • Overall satisfaction with its functionality.
Recent reviews
Works amazingly in 95% of cases. The 5% of cases it doesn't work in are YouTube and Twitch streams (it will constantly try to skip ahead if there's dead air but since it's live, the audio just sounds like the stream is skipping a bunch). If you could blacklist specific sites to not run it on(kinda like how uBlock Origin does) the issue with Twitch would be fixed, not sure how YouTube live streams could be handled though. I'd assume YouTube uses the same video player for both streams/videos so differentiating between a stream and video may be impossible for the developer but idk. EDIT: It seems the developer is aware of people wanting to blacklist sites as there have been suggestions for this feature on the extension's repo; however, it seems that Firefox makes it more complicated to do than Chrome.
by Camryn2223, 2024-10-17
Works great on youtube, but it unfortunately doesn't seem to be able to recognise videos on echo360
by CoralDonkey, 2024-09-24
by Shyboy, 2024-09-03
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Jump Cutter may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Jump Cutter is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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