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YouTube Alternative Switch by willswats

Quickly switch videos between YouTube, Piped, Invidious and Chat Replay.

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Features

The features described here will only work on YouTube, Piped (default is piped.video), Invidious (default is yewtu.be), and Chat Replay.
  • Right click a web page while watching a video to reveal a context menu that allows you to; open the video in an alternative front-end while replacing the current tab, or open the video in an alternative front-end while creating a new tab.
  • Right click a video link (e.g. YouTube thumbnail) to choose an alternative front-end to open the video in (creates a new tab).

The Piped and Invidious instances can be configured about:addons -> YouTube Alternative Switch -> Preferences.

Keyboard Shortcuts

The keyboard shortcuts will only work while watching a video on YouTube, Piped, Invidious, or Chat Replay.

Create New Tab:
  • Ctrl+Alt+Y - Open Current Tab in New YouTube Tab.
  • Ctrl+Alt+P - Open Current Tab in New Piped Tab.
  • Ctrl+Alt+I - Open Current Tab in New Invidious Tab.
  • Ctrl+Alt+C - Open Current Tab in New Chat Replay Tab.

Replace Current Tab:
  • Shift+Alt+Y - Switch Current Tab to YouTube.
  • Shift+Alt+P - Switch Current Tab to Piped.
  • Shift+Alt+I - Switch Current Tab to Invidious.
  • Shift+Alt+C - Switch Current Tab to Chat Replay.

The keyboard shortcuts can be changed in about:addons -> Manage Extension Shortcuts.
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Version
2.1.1
Size
15.12 kB
Last updated
a year ago (28 Mar 2024)
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Licence
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