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Changes
- Added an EXPERIMENTAL option to disable the new watch page layout on desktop
- We haven't been able to get the new layout on any active account - this was developed against a single snapshot we were able to get of a /watch page with the new layout
- Added an option to disable AI-generated video chapters (default: enabled)
- Added an option to restore showing views on a separate line in Home and Subscriptions on desktop
- Added an option to hide Notifications on desktop
- Improved performance of waiting for elements to appear
- Tweak CSS is now applied sooner
- Fixed disabling video previews on desktop
- Fixed disabling themed hover on related video menu buttons on desktop
- Fixed Grid items per row's Auto +1/+2/+3 options having incorrect text in Safari due to a Safari Web Extensions bug
- Fixed hiding Shorts metadata until hover
- Fixed hiding shorts related link from same channel
- Fixed hiding Shorts music links
- Removed the Always show Shorts progress bar option as YouTube no longer seems to hide it
Availability (2/5)
New versions have to be reviewed and approved for each browser before they're available to install or upgrade to.
This version is available for the following browsers:
Screenshots
Disable AI-generated video chapters
Generated chapters still appear in the transcript, but are removed from the player and the "In this video" sidebar section
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Show views on a separate line
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