YouTube Comment Reader by Andreas (Andy) Reichelt
YouTube Comment Search, Sort, Filter via multi-functional data table. Conveniently Read & Browse Comments & Responses via arrow keys.
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Features:
➤ Sort comments ascending or descending by author, comment time, upvotes count, replies count, last reply time, comment length, or channel owner's upvotes (heart symbol)
➤ Search main comments and/or replies by author and/or text content
...e.g. filter for an author's main comments and/or responses
...e.g. filter for comments and/or responses containing a specific text phrase
➤ Works in every language
➤ Works with YouTube Shorts as well
➤ Quickly navigate through comments and responses by (left, right, up, down) array keys
➤ Easily switch between light and dark mode
Instructions:
1. Open a YouTube video.
2. Click on the extension icon (in the chrome extensions toolbar, to the right of the address bar).
3. Wait for the extension popup to load a brief overview containing the YouTube channel, video title, total comments count etc.
4. In the info popup click on the Comment Reader icon. The Comment Reader opens in a new tab and starts loading comments (from newest to oldest).
5. Watch the progress while comments are loading.
6. Click OK to interrupt the loading process at any time to start reading the comments that has been loaded till then. When all comments are loaded, the progress view and interrupt button will disappear.
7. An interrupted loading process can be continued at any time if loading more comments is desired.
Tip:
Use (left, right, up, down) array keys to quickly navigate through comments and replies (although, of course, mouse clicks work as well).
➤ use up & down keys to go from one row to another
➤ use the right arrow key to dive into details (of a currently selected row)
➤ use the left arrow key to leave the details and return to parent list
8. If you want to reply to or upvote a comment you may click on the comment time (e.g. "6 hours ago") above the comment text. This will open a new regular YouTube window with the regarding comment as the "Highlighted comment" appearing immediately under the video player. That way you can interact with the regular YouTube user interface to upvote and reply to a comment.
➤ Sort comments ascending or descending by author, comment time, upvotes count, replies count, last reply time, comment length, or channel owner's upvotes (heart symbol)
➤ Search main comments and/or replies by author and/or text content
...e.g. filter for an author's main comments and/or responses
...e.g. filter for comments and/or responses containing a specific text phrase
➤ Works in every language
➤ Works with YouTube Shorts as well
➤ Quickly navigate through comments and responses by (left, right, up, down) array keys
➤ Easily switch between light and dark mode
Instructions:
1. Open a YouTube video.
2. Click on the extension icon (in the chrome extensions toolbar, to the right of the address bar).
3. Wait for the extension popup to load a brief overview containing the YouTube channel, video title, total comments count etc.
4. In the info popup click on the Comment Reader icon. The Comment Reader opens in a new tab and starts loading comments (from newest to oldest).
5. Watch the progress while comments are loading.
6. Click OK to interrupt the loading process at any time to start reading the comments that has been loaded till then. When all comments are loaded, the progress view and interrupt button will disappear.
7. An interrupted loading process can be continued at any time if loading more comments is desired.
Tip:
Use (left, right, up, down) array keys to quickly navigate through comments and replies (although, of course, mouse clicks work as well).
➤ use up & down keys to go from one row to another
➤ use the right arrow key to dive into details (of a currently selected row)
➤ use the left arrow key to leave the details and return to parent list
8. If you want to reply to or upvote a comment you may click on the comment time (e.g. "6 hours ago") above the comment text. This will open a new regular YouTube window with the regarding comment as the "Highlighted comment" appearing immediately under the video player. That way you can interact with the regular YouTube user interface to upvote and reply to a comment.
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This add-on needs to:
- Access your data for sites in the youtube.com domain
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- Version
- 1.0.14
- Size
- 172.59 KB
- Last updated
- 16 days ago (May 8, 2024)
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- All Rights Reserved
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Release notes for 1.0.14
fixed: yotube video info didn't show up correctly in add-on popup window
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