Read Youtube instead of watch
Read well-formatted YouTube transcripts on the site. Adds 'Read' button to the web version of YouTube.
As of May 2026, Read Youtube instead of watch has 8 users in the Productivity category.
Usersdown 27.3 percent−27.3%
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Version
1.0
Manifest V3
History
2 snapshotsTracking since May 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | 11 | — | — | 1.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 19 | — | — | 1.0 |
| Now | 8 | — | — | 1.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- None declared
- Host access
- None declared
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About
Sometimes you want to read the contents of a YouTube video instead of watching it. The service yego.me helps with this. With this extension in one click you will open a transcript from the YouTube. Install the extension and you will be able to read youtube instead of watch, save time, reduce dopamine overdose and increase your mental health. Free of charge. Ads free. No sign-up required. Entire youtube. This is single developer, spare time, non-funding or investments project. Please be patient on any imperfections. Write to me I'll try to fix or help.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 4.22KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- glnikjdginkgefaggjhnlhopefnnljhm
- Developer ID
- u6504594d5ef58bf804861328adca7a82
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Nov 12, 2024
- Last Updated (Store)
- Jan 14, 2025
- Last Scraped
- May 29, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- https://yego.me/articles/privacy-policy-hfc6mh
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