By jahanzaib 
YouTube is part of the daily lives of many people, who use the platform to have fun, study, stay up to date with the news, and even work.
To improve the streaming experience, Google Chrome has extensions with different functions and purposes that can be downloaded for free on the browser.
Plugins such as Clickbait Remover, Bookmark It, and YouTube comment finder tools and extensions, for example, eliminate exaggerated thumbnails from video recommendations, allow you to save specific excerpts from your favorite content, and help you manage, locate, and edit your YouTube comments efficiently.
Extensions are usually created by independent developers and made available for free in the Chrome Web Store — just search for the plugin name in the platform’s search bar. Below, learn about six Chrome extensions that will change the way you use YouTube.
1. Clickbait Remover: to remove misleading thumbs
Clickbait Remover is a very useful extension for those who don’t want to see false thumbnails on YouTube. It is very common to find flashy and exaggerated thumbnails on the platform , produced with the intention of capturing users’ attention and making them click on the videos. However, some of these thumbnails are clickbait and do not accurately reflect the content presented. To address this issue, Clickbait Remover replaces the thumbnails with a random frame from the video, which can be very useful for those who want to spend less time on the site or simply dislike clickbait.
The tool is compatible with all sections of YouTube and, in addition to modifying thumbnails, it changes video titles to remove capital letters. You can also customize the changes by clicking on the extension icon.
2. Video Screenshot: to take high-quality screenshots of videos
Video Screenshot is an extension that can be useful on both YouTube and other streaming sites. The tool allows you to capture high-quality screen images quite easily. To take a screenshot, simply find the camera icon, which is next to the video settings, and click on it. The captured photo can be downloaded directly to your computer, in JPG or PNG format . In addition to YouTube, you can also use Video Screenshot on Netflix , Disney+, Prime Video and other streaming services.
3. Bookmark It: to highlight important parts of the video
Even though YouTube has a “Watch Later” feature, it is not possible to highlight a specific part of saved videos. This problem can be solved with the Bookmark It extension , which allows the user to add a time marker to any part of the content. The function allows the user to play the marked videos from the chosen point and thus find the necessary information easily, as if it were a bookmark. Adding a bookmark is simple: just press the letter “B” on the keyboard while the video is playing on YouTube and press “Enter”.
4. YouTube Summary with ChatGPT: to summarize the content of videos
Because so much audiovisual content available on the internet, it can be difficult to choose what to watch. That’s why YouTube Summary with ChatGPT extension can help you quickly summarize YouTube videos and decide which ones to watch. Just click on the summary buttons on the video thumbnail while browsing the platform to access the information gathered by artificial intelligence . In addition to the summary, the tool also transcribes what is said in the videos.
5. Turn Off the Lights: to activate “cinema mode”
The Turn Off the Lights extension darkens the screen around the video player, as if it were a “theater mode”. The tool has different customization options, allowing you to adjust the opacity of the dark part and even change its hue. The feature prevents users from getting distracted by other elements on the site and can be useful for those who don’t like watching content in full screen.
6. PocketTube: to group the channels you are subscribed to
The PocketTube extension allows you to group your favorite subscriptions into a playlist, which appears on the left sidebar of the site. This feature is not natively present on YouTube, which makes it easy to get lost among the different subscribed channels. With PocketTube, users can also separate their subscriptions by topic, being able to create a group of channels for “Studies” (with academic content producers or those related to your research project), for “News” (with journalistic channels), for “Fun” (with fun videos, which you can watch in your free time) and much more.