YouTube Stay

Consumer and social

video browsing

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YouTube Stay

Search YouTube without stopping the video, and make your own playlists

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#youtube#chrome extension#youtube playlist#background video playback

295points
144comments
#68of 2,264 in 2016
Top 4%of 2016 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

16 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 6 critical, out of 44 comments about the project. Thread score +0.26.

Idea: 6 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Useful for sharing music and queueing songs with friends

    From 3 comments
    • I still find Youtube is the best way to listen to music while sitting around having drinks with friends. This is perfect for when everyone has a next song they want to play.…
      trevpost on HN
    • Nice, this is something that has been driving me mad. Always liked how bandcamp or soundcloud kept playing the music in the background while browsing. Not the exact same, but…
      vityaz_ on HN
    • This is fantastic, it's always been a pain to move between Youtube videos at social happenings. Out of curiosity, are there any plans to make this a collaborative feature,…
      n4r9 on HN
  • Good features and a nice new UX

    From 2 comments
  • Fills a gap left by YouTube's own interface

    From 2 comments
    • Thanks for sharing this. I'm excited to try this out because I use the YouTube iOS app with Chromecast exclusively because of how easy it is to create ad-hoc playlists and queue…
      Splendor on HN
    • Ah, this is wonderful! As someone who often browses music on youtube, I've always wanted this feature. Thank you!
      ddxv on HN

Objections

  • Asks for broad permission to read and change data on all websites

    From 1 comment
    • Why does it need permission to Read and Change the data on _all_ of the websites that a user visits? There are so many cool extensions but most of them need access to every…
      roansh on HN

Requests

  • Support for Firefox

    From 1 comment
    • Now that Firefox (at least Dev Edition) is almost WebExtensions ready I wonder if... Does it work in Firefox 48? http://arewewebextensionsyet.com/
      nachtigall on HN
  • Support for Edge

    From 1 comment
  • Collaborative playlist or Chromecast integration

    From 1 comment
    • This is fantastic, it's always been a pain to move between Youtube videos at social happenings. Out of curiosity, are there any plans to make this a collaborative feature,…
      n4r9 on HN

Questions

  • Does it work in Firefox 48?

    From 1 comment
    • Now that Firefox (at least Dev Edition) is almost WebExtensions ready I wonder if... Does it work in Firefox 48? http://arewewebextensionsyet.com/
      nachtigall on HN

Alternatives named

  • Magic Actions for YouTube

    From 1 comment
    • Magic Actions for YouTube is also worth checking out.
      smegel on HN
  • Quickview for YouTube

    From 1 comment
    • Cool extension! My YouTube session usually happens on my subscriptions page, so I made this extension for non-stop, no-click viewing (hover to play video!):…
      ngzhian on HN

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