Video Resumer & Video Screenshot MohamedSubarashi מאת

Video Resumer 🎬

A cross-browser Manifest V3 extension for Chrome and Firefox that resumes videos from where you left off, with screenshot thumbnails.

Features

• ▶️ Auto-resume — Saves your position on every video. When you return to the page, a thumbnail overlay appears with a Resume button.
• 📸 Screenshot thumbnails — Silently captures the video frame (via canvas) when you pause or leave. The thumbnail is shown inside the player as an overlay background.
• 🌐 Works everywhere — All websites with HTML5 video, except adult/porn sites (blocked by a built-in list of 90+ domains).
• 🌙 Dark / Light / Follow System — Full theme support, Follow System is the default.
• 🌍 3 languages — English, Arabic (RTL), French.
• 🗄️ Auto-cleanup — Saved positions expire after 30 days (configurable).

Installation

Chrome

1. Open chrome://extensions
2. Enable Developer mode (top right)
3. Click Load unpacked → select the Chrome/ folder

Firefox

1. Open about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox
2. Click Load Temporary Add-on → select Firefox/manifest.json

For permanent Firefox installation, package the Firefox/ folder as a .zip, rename to .xpi, and submit to addons.mozilla.org.

Popup

The popup has three things only:
- Enable / Disable toggle
- Open Options button
- Donate button (ko-fi)

Options Page

| Setting | Default | Description |
|---------|---------|-------------|
| Enable Extension | On | Master on/off switch |
| Enable Screenshots | On | Canvas thumbnail capture |
| Resume Mode | Overlay button | How to resume: overlay / auto-play / seek-only |
| Min. video duration | 30s | Don't save very short clips |
| Keep history for | 30 days | Auto-expire old entries |
| Disabled Sites | — | Per-site override list |
| Video History | — | View & delete saved positions |

Donate

If you find this useful, buy me a coffee ☕
👉 ko-fi.com/mohamedsubarishi

Privacy

• No data ever leaves your browser. Everything is stored in chrome.storage.local.
• No analytics, no telemetry, no external requests.
• Adult sites are blocked locally — no list is ever sent anywhere.