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YouTube Copy Clean URL

A Firefox and Chrome extension designed to simplify sharing clean YouTube links.
Note: This extension is only available for PC.

Why This Extension Was Made

This extension was created out of my frustration with YouTube injecting parameters like ?si= and &pp= into copied links, even when using the CleanURL extension. I decided to make my own extension to fix this issue (with some assistance from ChatGPT for the skeleton code, as I didn't know how to make an extension).

What This Extension Does

This extension removes all unnecessary tracking parameters like ?si= and &pp= and retains the important ones such as &t= (for the timestamp), ?v= (for the video ID), &list= (for playlist ID), and &index= (for playlist index).

Installation Guide

Firefox

  1. Go to the Releases page and click the .xpi file.
  2. Allow GitHub to install the extension.
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  3. Click "Add" to confirm.
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Chromium-Based Browsers (Chrome, Edge, Opera, etc.)

  1. Open the Extensions page (chrome://extensions/ or browser://extensions/ for other browsers) and enable Developer mode.
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  2. Download the ZIP file from the Releases page.
  3. Extract the ZIP file to a folder you won't move or delete.
  4. In the browser, click Load unpacked and select the folder with the extracted files.
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  5. Done! The extension is now installed.
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How to Use

  1. Right-click on any YouTube link.
  2. From the context menu, select Copy Clean YouTube Link. The cleaned link will be copied to your clipboard.
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New Settings Menu

  • Click the extension icon in your extension list to open the settings menu.
  • Use the toggles to enable or disable options for Timestamp, Playlist and Shorten Link.
    • Enabling the Playlist setting will also disable the &index= parameter from the URL.
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  • Settings should sync across devices, though this is not fully guaranteed.