Mini Y

Makes YouTube video float while you're reading/writing comments so you can do both at the same time.

What is Mini Y?

Mini Y is a Chrome extension developed by https://jianweichuah.github.io, and its main feature is "Makes YouTube video float while you're reading/writing comments so you can do both at the same time.".

Extension Screenshots

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Download Mini Y Extension CRX File

Download Mini Y extension files in crx format, manually install Chrome extensions in the browser, or share the crx files with friends to easily install Chrome extensions.

Extension Usage Instructions

                        Install -> refresh YouTube page -> scroll down -> read comments and watch videos at the same time.

Open-source on GitHub: https://github.com/jianweichuah/miniyoutube
If you'd like to buy me coffee:
https://cash.me/$jianweichuah
https://www.paypal.me/jianweichuah

** Note: the recent update doesn't really read your browsing history. That permission is required to support the enable/disable feature when you click on the app icon on the top right corner. You can verify that I do not read any of your browsing history at https://github.com/jianweichuah/miniyoutube. Also, if you feel like that feature is not necessary, I'd be happy to hear about it.**

Features:
- Automatically switch the video to small screen when the video player is out of screen and restore it when you scroll up again.
- Draggable screen to allow you to choose where to place it.
- Resizable screen to let you pick the perfect size.
- Remembers the the size and position of the screen where you left off for the next videos.
- No extra steps required!

Note:
YouTube is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.                    

Extension Basic Information

Name Mini Y Mini Y
ID acphfpihfjpgnihkgelafhmjeoodbehp
Official URL https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mini-y/acphfpihfjpgnihkgelafhmjeoodbehp
Description Makes YouTube video float while you're reading/writing comments so you can do both at the same time.
File Size 96.92 KB
Installation Count 9,000
Current Version 1.2.30
Last Updated 2024-01-08
Publish Date 2018-04-30
Rating 4.47/5 Total 354 Ratings
Developer https://jianweichuah.github.io
Email [email protected]
Payment Type in_app
Extension Website https://jianweichuah.github.io/miniyoutube/
Help Page URL https://github.com/jianweichuah/miniyoutube/issues
Supported Languages en
manifest.json
{
    "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
    "manifest_version": 2,
    "name": "Mini Y",
    "author": "Mini Y contributors",
    "description": "Makes YouTube video float while you're reading\/writing comments so you can do both at the same time.",
    "version": "1.2.30",
    "icons": {
        "16": "images\/icon16.png",
        "48": "images\/icon48.png",
        "128": "images\/icon128.png"
    },
    "content_scripts": [
        {
            "matches": [
                "https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch*"
            ],
            "css": [
                "floatVideo.css"
            ],
            "js": [
                "jquery-2.1.3.min.js",
                "floatVideo.js"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "background": {
        "scripts": [
            "background.js"
        ],
        "persistent": false
    },
    "browser_action": {
        "default_title": "Mini Y",
        "default_icon": {
            "19": "images\/icon128.png",
            "38": "images\/icon128.png",
            "128": "images\/icon128.png"
        },
        "default_popup": "popup.html"
    },
    "permissions": [
        "storage",
        "tabs"
    ]
}