Chat Enhancer for YouTube

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Suite of enhancements that make YouTube live chat easier to follow and participate in.

The extension is free, open-source, requires no account, and does not run analytics.

Not affiliated with YouTube or Google.

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Development

Development requires Node.js 22.18 or newer so the private repository tooling can run TypeScript directly.

Install dependencies and build the unpacked extensions:

npm install
npm run build

Load it in a Chromium browser:

1. Open chrome://extensions.
2. Enable Developer mode.
3. Click Load unpacked.
4. Select dist/extension-chrome.

After source changes, run npm run build again and reload the unpacked extension.

For Firefox 140+ development, build the Firefox package, then choose Load Temporary Add-on at about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox and select dist/extension-firefox/manifest.json:

npm run build:firefox

License

GPL-3.0-or-later. See LICENSE.

Third-party icon and font notices are listed in THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md.

The Chat Enhancer for YouTube name, logo, and store listing assets are not licensed for use in a way that suggests an official release or endorsement.