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DeArrow 2.1 adds compatibility with retro-YouTube extension v3 as well as yt-anti-translate. If yt-anti-translate is detected, it will automatically enable the built in DeArrow anti-translate functionality and try to avoid conflicts with the other extension.

Listen to podcasts on spotify? Check out Spot SponsorBlock It uses the same servers as normal SponsorBlock but the extension is developed and published by someone else https://spotsponsorblock.org/

Change skip settings depending on the channel in SponsorBlock with channel skip profiles https://youtube.com/watch?v=aiySXRGHQE4

DeArrow Browser 1.17 releases despite the numerous Banana Listings.

DeArrow broken again on the homepage and related videos sections. They made another change... A fix is in 2.1.8

DeArrow is currently replacing thumbnails with a blank space due to a YouTube change. I've published a fix, but it may take some time for the extension stores to release it. For now, you can either install the beta version, or disable thumbnail replacements for now

Category update: Preview/Recap is coming back and Hook is being split off into a new category called Hook/Greetings

With "Advanced skip options", you can now create complex rules for when to skip or not skip segments, including based on the channel or chapter names. More info here: https://wiki.sponsor.ajay.app/w/Advanced_Skip_Options

dearrow users are you OK

Some no-life is attacking sponsorblock and dearrow right now We are working on stopping them, thanks for your patience

If your thumbnails are appearing blank with dearrow is installed, this is because YouTube made a change that broke dearrow for some people. This is fixed in 2.0.7 but that version is still pending review in the extension stores

Just got an email about a new chrome web store policy targeting coupon extensions

DeArrow casual mode is out on all browsers! Some people have felt like DeArrow title changes are sometimes unnecessary, or can ruin the fun. At the same time, there are many people who do like the more boring feel created from replacing as many titles as possible. Classic mode will be just like

Now that the filler category is dead, please join us https://discord.gg/upz39T4G?event=1336885987195883570

dearrow casual mode?

the world is over

Are you interested in dearrow but still want fun titles? We're trying to think of ideas to allow that to happen while still allowing the pedantic nerds to have their titles too If you have thoughts, feel free to voice them in the #de -arrow

Do you use the notification box on desktop YouTube? I'm looking for the formats of these notifications, especially in other languages. I am adding a feature to replace them in dearrow, but they appear as raw text, so I need the format to be able to find the title. Here's a form to submit the

Duuude they added dearrow to youtube

Next dearrow update adds some new helpers to the submission flow note: the checkboxes at the end do not appear every time https://t.co/IlixEr1mR4

Some people disagree with some DeArrow titles Is it time for a new extension https://strawpoll.com/w4nWWR9mQnA

you wouldn't believe

happy 5th birthday SponsorBlock

YouTube is currently experimenting with server-side ad injection. This means that the ad is being added directly into the video stream. This breaks sponsorblock since now all timestamps are offset by the ad times.

Unfortunately the server broke while I was away from my computer today Things should be back to normal now though :) There are still some intermittent issues I'll look into soon

> a premium only feature that combines user watch behavior data and AI to help identify the next best point a viewer typically wants to skip ahead to I wonder if by "user-behavior" they mean people having an extension auto skip for them ;) https://twitter.com/9to5Google/status/1773003280936841357

I’m sorry, but I cannot fulfill this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy

An update on the server issues in the past few days. I'm still working on it, no eta for when it is fully back to normal. It is working mostly normally now, but will most likely break around 2am EST, but we'll see. Still working on long term fix. https://why.sb.mchang.xyz/

Finished up my last exam yesterday which means that I now am officially working full time on SponsorBlock and DeArrow What should I work on first? (features, or new extension ideas) Also Firefox for Android stable now supports SponsorBlock and DeArrow

The latest version of Firefox Beta for Android now supports optional extension permissions, so it should be possible to use SponsorBlock on Invidious or Piped on Android now

YouTube truly implements the best features https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/youtube-new-features-2023/

Stop using random anti-adblock fixes you find on the internet, these are almost always out of date and interfere with the actual anti-adblock features in uBlock Origin YouTube is changing their anti-adblock code multiple times per day https://twitter.com/gorhill/status/1712449569693315284

After there being 8 different Chromecast/Apple TV SponsorBlock implementations, it looks like it's finally time for one to rule them all iSponsorBlockTV now supports all (?) TV-like YouTube clients by acting as a controller that connects to any TVs on your network

Reminder to not use Opera browser. Not only because of their parent company's predatory loan history, but they also restrict extensions (such as uBlock Origin) from working on search engine pages so that they you see search ads that they benefit from.

Firefox Beta for Android now allows you to install extensions, without doing any custom collection nonsense. Just visit the Firefox add-ons store like normal :) This should also be available on stable Firefox for Android in December https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/sponsorblock

Do not use Kiwi browser (on Android). It does not allow adblockers to access bing, yahoo, their own websites, and more. Presumably because they get paid https://t.co/avPknBA971 Yandex browser does this too with their own domains.

On chromium browsers, the next version of SponsorBlock (5.4.13) and DeArrow (1.2.4) will ask for additional permissions when updating. Please note that this is not malicious

DeArrow for Safari on macOS and iOS is now out https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/dearrow-for-youtube/id6451469297 http://m.youtube.com support is also in the main extension. You can use it on Android with Firefox Beta or Kiwi Browser https://github.com/ajayyy/DeArrow/wiki/Android

NewPipe is looking for legal advice https://newpipe.net/blog/pinned/announcement/newpipe-net-dmca-google-search/

These new endorsement rules from the FTC are great! Hopefully people start following them https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/ftcs-endorsement-guides-what-people-are-asking

The DeArrow title is so much more intriguing :)

If you needed another reason to try DeArrow :) https://mashable.com/article/youtube-test-and-compare-thumbnail-ab-testing

Still some bugs, DeArrow is now public. It is a browser extension for improving titles and thumbnails on YouTube. It works via crowdsourced submissions and title formatting. Titles can be any arbitrary text. Thumbnails are screenshots from specific timestamps in the video.

:)

No joke this year, but here's a sneak peek at something I'm working on...

The crowd-sourced chapters feature is now available for everyone for free, and has more relaxed requirements to be able to have permission to submit them https://blog.ajay.app/chapters-sponsorblock