VideoDetector

Detects if a video is played in a tab and prepends the tab's title with a custom string.

What is VideoDetector?

VideoDetector is a Firefox add-on by einKnie. This add-on has 19 daily active users The latest version, 1.5, was updated 9 months ago.

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By: einKnie

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Users: 19 ▼ -1

Version: 1.5 (Last updated: 2022-09-18)

Creation date: 2020-04-03

Weekly download count: 4

Firefox on Android: No

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
tabs

Size: 22.77K

Email: Click to see

URLs: Website

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome

Not available on Edge

ChromeStats Rank

# 17967 ▼ 427

Other rankings

#36 in detect keyword #134 in string keyword ▼ 5 #241 in video ads keyword ▼ 2

Summary

The addon currently supports youtube.com, vimeo.com, orf.at, vivo.sx, twitch.tv, and netflix.com.

While the addon is active, it will monitor any Firefox tabs on a supported site to detect if a video is playing.
Whenever a video starts playing, the title of the repective tab is changed to contain a custom string. The addon also comes with a toolbar button to quickly suspend and resume the operation, or access the settings page.
On the settings page, you can change the custom string as well as disable operation on specific domains.

Example

By setting the custom string to "Playing ~ "

JavaScript Crash Course For Beginners - YouTube

becomes

Playing ~ JavaScript Crash Course For Beginners - YouTube

Safety

Risk impact

VideoDetector requires a number of risky 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 VideoDetector if you trust the publisher.

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Risk likelihood

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

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