yt2embed

Redirect Youtube Videos to the Embed Page

A browser extension that automatically redirects YouTube video and shorts pages to their embed equivalent, providing a cleaner viewing experience without distractions.

Features

✅ Auto-redirect YouTube videos and shorts to embed pages
✅ Enable/Disable toggle - Quick on/off switch via extension popup
✅ Privacy Mode toggle - Choose between youtube-nocookie.com (private) or youtube.com (with login)
✅ Cross-browser support - Works on Chrome, Firefox, and other Chromium-based browsers
✅ Manifest V3 - Modern extension architecture with declarativeNetRequest API
✅ Persistent settings - Your preferences are remembered across browser sessions

How it Works

The extension uses Manifest V3's declarativeNetRequest API to redirect:

• youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID → youtube-nocookie.com/embed/VIDEO_ID (Privacy Mode ON)
• youtube.com/shorts/VIDEO_ID → youtube-nocookie.com/embed/VIDEO_ID (Privacy Mode ON)
• youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID → youtube.com/embed/VIDEO_ID (Privacy Mode OFF)
• youtube.com/shorts/VIDEO_ID → youtube.com/embed/VIDEO_ID (Privacy Mode OFF)

Click the extension icon to access settings:

• Toggle extension on/off instantly
• Privacy Mode - ON for no cookies/better privacy, OFF to maintain login state

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Installation

Firefox

Chrome

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Development

Building Extensions

# Build Chrome extension
make chrome

# Build Firefox extension
make firefox

Releases

This project uses automated GitHub Actions workflows:

• Tag a release: git tag v0.2.0 && git push origin v0.2.0
• Automatic builds: Creates Chrome/Firefox artifacts on GitHub releases
• Firefox publishing: Automatically uploads to Mozilla Add-ons (AMO)
• Chrome publishing: Manual upload to Chrome Web Store