YouTube Stay
Consumer and social
video browsing
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YouTube Stay
Search YouTube without stopping the video, and make your own playlists
chrome.google.com#youtube#chrome extension#youtube playlist#background video playback
How HN took it
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
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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 HNNice, 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 HNThis 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
Love the new UX, hopefully YouTube contacts you for integration globally!
ElijahLynn on HNnice features, thank so much!
lfottaviano on HN
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 HNAh, 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
Can you make one similar for edge?
rakshithbekal on HN
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