Youtube Shorts Controller — POONI

YouTube Shorts Controller Chrome Extension

This Chrome extension enhances the user experience for YouTube Shorts by providing additional video control features and customization options.

Features

1. Video Navigation

• Arrow Keys: Use ArrowLeft and ArrowRight to move backward or forward in the video.
• Movement can be configured in two modes:
  • Percent Mode: Move by a percentage of the video duration.
  • Time Mode: Move by a fixed number of seconds.
• Number Keys (0-9): Jump to a specific percentage of the video (e.g., 5 jumps to 50% of the video).
• Frame-by-Frame Navigation: Use , (comma) to move one frame backward and . (period) to move one frame forward.

2. Caption Control

• Toggle Captions: Press C to toggle captions on or off.
• Persistent Caption Settings: Configure captions to always show, always hide, or toggle based on the last state.

3. Progress Bar Visibility

• Automatically ensures that the YouTube progress bar is always visible for better navigation.

4. Language Support

• The extension supports multiple languages for its UI. Users can select their preferred language in the options menu.

5. Options Page

• Configure the following settings:
• Movement Mode: Choose between percent-based or time-based navigation.
• Caption Display: Set captions to always show, always hide, or toggle.
• Language: Select the UI language for the extension.

Usage

1. Open a YouTube Shorts video.
2. Use the keyboard shortcuts to control the video:
3. ArrowLeft / ArrowRight: Move backward/forward.
4. , / .: Frame-by-frame navigation.
5. C: Toggle captions.
6. 0-9: Jump to a specific percentage of the video.

Keyboard Shortcuts

| Key | Action |
|-------------|-----------------------------------------|
| ArrowLeft | Move backward (configurable distance). |
| ArrowRight| Move forward (configurable distance). |
| , | Move one frame backward. |
| . | Move one frame forward. |
| C | Toggle captions. |
| 0-9 | Jump to a specific percentage of the video. |

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.