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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/5599576

Does a Firefox equivalent to TubeSift Bookmarker exist?

I did a brief search of Firefox extensions, but couldn't find anything. Most of the ad-related YouTube extensions seemed devoted to blocking ads, rather than archiving and cataloguing them.

My current workflow is as follows:

  • Right-click on the video player, select "Copy debug info"
  • Alt+Tab to a text editor
  • Ctrl+V the debug info into text editor
  • Ctrl+F for "addocid"
  • Ctrl+C the advertisment video id
  • Alt+Tab back to browser
  • Ctrl+N to open new browser window
  • Type "youtu.be/"
  • Ctrl+V the video id
  • Wait a fraction of a second for the URL to redirect from youtu.be/[video_id] to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=[video_id]&feature=youtu.be to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=[video_id]
  • Ctrl+D to bookmark the video
  • Ctrl+W to close the browser window

I can usually do this in under 15 seconds, but I would like to find a faster (or completely automatic) method. Does anyone have any recommendations?

P.S. As for why I want to do this, I like to have the option of rewatching or referencing an interesting or funny ad at a later date. Most ads are unlisted videos, which makes them nigh impossible to look up.

Update: I partially automated my workflow using AutoHotKey.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (6 children)

You could write a macro/userscript(Grease/TemperMonkey? idk) that does your manual steps automcatically?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

Thanks, this is a good idea. I started to look into it, but then ran into some challenges in parsing the JavaScript to extract the video ID of the ad:

Do you have any experience with JavaScript?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have a lot of university stuff going on but I will try in the next week or so. If I don't respond, DM me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Wow, thanks for your offer to help! I've added a lemmy.world link to the post of what I've tried so far. Should open on your home instance.

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