DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails on YouTube version history - 25 versions
DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails on YouTube by Ajay (SponsorBlock)
Be careful with old versions! These versions are displayed for testing and reference purposes.You should always use the latest version of an add-on.
Latest version
Version 1.10
Released Dec 13, 2024 - 2.62 MBWorks with firefox 102.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- Add notification box support
- Notifications are raw text, so to support them the extension needs to know the different formats. If you use DeArrow in a language other than English, please consider submitting some of the notification formats you see in this form: https://forms.gle/dwqPhAku2sBBns4F9
- Add native option to not show translated titles
- If you have another extension for this, such as anti-translate, it is best to remove that extension and replace it by enabling this option
- Fix visual issues for shorts on homepageSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Download FirefoxYou'll need Firefox to use this extensionOlder versions
Version 1.9.5
Released Dec 11, 2024 - 2.62 MBWorks with firefox 102.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- Add option to only format user submitted titles
- Fix old title submissions not being deleted when backspaced
- Delete non-selected unsubmitted titles and thumbs on submit
- Fix onboarding box having scrollbar
- Fix casing in guidelines box (thanks @mini-bomba )
- Make options page more compact
- Title formatter updates
- Fix title on watch page sometimes becoming hidden and not coming backSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.9.3
Released Nov 3, 2024 - 2.6 MBWorks with firefox 102.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- Fix low quality thumbnails being shown in submission box
- Fix sometimes thumbnails in submission box not appearing
- Fix hoverplay hider on new layout
- Fix shorts thumbnails on channel pages not getting replacedSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.9.1
Released Oct 24, 2024 - 2.6 MBWorks with firefox 102.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- Add support for channel trailers
- Initial support for new YouTube layout
- Add new guideline checkbox system and auto-warnings for common mistakes
- Show both title and sentence case title in submission menu preview
- Remove fancy text in submission menuSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.8
Released Sep 21, 2024 - 2.58 MBWorks with firefox 102.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- Convert fancy unicode text into standard latin characters
- Support new format for shorts videos in feeds
- Fix titles sometimes getting hidden when they shouldn'tSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.7.1
Released Sep 5, 2024 - 2.57 MBWorks with firefox 102.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- Support submitting thumbnails on videos with server-side rendered ads
- Rename channel allowlist tab to "Channel-specific settings"
- Change keybind to disable extension as it is too easy to press
- Add a better indication for when the extension is disabled for people who accidentally disabled it
- Fix channel avatars disappearing on collaborative playlists (thanks @PasttaTypo )
- Add a warning when submitting an original thumbnail for the first timeSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.6.4
Released Jun 21, 2024 - 2.55 MBWorks with firefox 56.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- Another fix for a/b test thumbnail remover from causing grey thumbnails from appearing
- Added failure checking to a/b test thumbnail remover to leave the thumbnails be if it can't find the original
- Fix titles on mobile sometimes not changingSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.6.2
Released Jun 12, 2024 - 2.55 MBWorks with firefox 56.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- Support new playlist header images
- Fix a/b test thumbnail remover from causing grey thumbnails from appearing
- Send video duration to detect a new YouTube experiment which makes the submitted thumbnail time inaccurateSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.6
Released May 16, 2024 - 2.54 MBWorks with firefox 56.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- Add option to desaturate thumbnails (thanks @jgoedde )
- Add option to not hide video details while fetching (thanks @54ac)
- Add keybinds for enabling and opening submission menu
- Fix upvoting title removing it from local submitted list
- Add better indication that upvotes and downvotes worked
- Fix trimmed title preventing submitted title from being selected
- Add delay after submitted before refreshing submissions for that videoSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.5.11
Released Mar 22, 2024 - 2.54 MBWorks with firefox 56.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- Fix behavior of "Display show original button for auto-formatted titles" setting behavior
- Always capitalize last word in title case
- Change how fetch is made to make sure to show unverified submissions in voting boxSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.5.10
Released Mar 19, 2024 - 2.53 MBWorks with firefox 56.0 and later, android 120.0 and laterMake UI follow chosen title casing style
Remove submissions from stored unsubmitted list when downvotedSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.5.9
Released Mar 11, 2024 - 2.53 MBWorks with firefox 56.0 and later, android 120.0 and laterFix importing options in options page not workingSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.5.8
Released Mar 6, 2024 - 2.53 MBWorks with firefox 56.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- Fix submission menu on layout with description on right
- Add fallback method for listen for new thumbnails appearing
- Should fix issue on Safari and sometimes on other browsers where sometimes titles and thumbnails are blank until a refreshSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.5.6
Released Mar 1, 2024 - 2.53 MBWorks with firefox 56.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- Fix layout issues on newer YouTube layout with description on right
- Add support for related videos in the description
- Submission thumbnail improvements, and fix rendering on Firefox
- Add more words to formatter allowlist
- Prevent storage writing rate limits from being hitSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.5.3
Released Feb 24, 2024 - 2.54 MBWorks with firefox 56.0 and later, android 120.0 and laterFix issue causing extension to break when running with latest version of BlockTube (version 0.4.1)Source code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.5.2
Released Jan 30, 2024 - 2.54 MBWorks with firefox 56.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- Fix vote icons not appearing in light theme
- Fix original thumbnail votes on livestreams not working
- Fix blank titles not showing custom titleSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.5.1
Released Jan 29, 2024 - 2.54 MBWorks with firefox 56.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- Add downvotes, and act as vip option
- Add new generated thumbnail for upcoming videos if "random thumbnails" are enabled
- Add support for generated random thumbnails on livestreams
- Better handle difference in random thumbnail timestamps
- Title formatter updates (thanks @SuperStormer )
- Add compatibility with Tube Archivist extension (needs changes on their end to be merged as well)
- Fix unsubmitted titles not being deleted when pressing reset on a titleSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.4
Released Jan 8, 2024 - 2.53 MBWorks with firefox 56.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- Add a way to import/export local storage
- Update title formatting word list
- When "Show original on hover" is enabled, the title text for the show original button changes to the title of the video to make it easier to see longer video title
- Fix age restricted videos sometimes not falling back to autogenerated thumbnails
- Improve performance for fallback to "random time" by using YouTube autogenerated thumbnails if the thumbnail cache is not available in these cases
- Most useful on older/unpopular videos
- Should fix issues where playback stutters on first load of these videosSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.3
Released Dec 20, 2023 - 2.52 MBWorks with firefox 56.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- Title formatting changes
- Update word lists
- Fix hyphenated words counting as "custom capitalization"
- Remove force don't format from non-smart formatters
- Add option to use capital case for non english titles
- Speed up title fetching in certain cases
- Fix clip page breaking extension
- Fix transparent background for mixes creating weird look
- Fix duation of videos not appearing on mobile YouTube
- Fix empty thumbnails causing errors when failing to remove ab thumbnail
- Fix submit button not working when title is a zero width space
- Fix a special case where some YouTube featured videos are linked as playlists even though they display a normal video title
- Add warning about out of date browsers
- Add warning about when extension sync storage is disabled
- Make hover preview work for shorts on mobile
- Fixes for local thumbnail generation
- Add error message when license key invalid
- Fix invisible license key on light modeSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.2.24
Released Oct 25, 2023 - 2.5 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- Fix background color of mixes on homepage when there is a 4:3 custom thumbnail
- Mixes now display slabs in the background that conflict the transparent background
- Remove over and list from lower case words in title caseSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.2.23
Released Oct 23, 2023 - 2.5 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 120.0 and later- Add option to never use A/B tested thumbnails
- Add warning when voting for the original thumbnail during an a/b thumbnail test
- Allow Orion browser on iPad to bypass activation screen
- Fix video titles in playlist boxes in search being hidden
- They are unmodified though
- Title formatting changes:
- Add back 4 letter words to title case not capitalized
- Not part of APA, but still pretty standard
- Add another type of dash as delimiter
- Add acronym to allowlistSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.2.22
Released Oct 13, 2023 - 2.49 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 120.0 and laterUpdate translationsSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.2.21
Released Oct 9, 2023 - 2.49 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later- Support preview when hovering the up next button
- Fix title not changing on Cytube and watchtogether
- Title formatter changes:
- Fix "vs." thinking it's at the end of a sentence
- Fix errored thumbnail images sometimes displaying when they should not be
- Remove unnecessary check related to private tab supportSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.2.20
Released Sep 30, 2023 - 2.46 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later- Add option to use YouTube auto-generated thumbnails
- Falls back to these when generation fails if random time thumbnails are selected
- Move guidelines button higher upSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.2.19
Released Sep 28, 2023 - 2.46 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later- Don't replace thumbnails on movies due to DRM preventing screenshots from being generated
- Fix title formatting on movies
- Don't allow random screenshots at the end of the video if no SponorBlock endcards exist
- Title formatting changes:
- Remove "from" and "with" from title case lower case words, according to APA standard
- Fix acronyms losing last dot if at end of sentence
- Update word allowlist
- Change title case trusting thresholdSource code released under GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only