https://github.com/d3vr/yt-siphon

Firefox add-on to open YouTube videos in open alternative frontends (e.g: Piped)
https://github.com/d3vr/yt-siphon

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Firefox add-on to open YouTube videos in open alternative frontends (e.g: Piped)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/d3vr/yt-siphon
• Owner: d3vr
• License: mit
• Created: 2023-10-14T10:26:42.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-10-14T23:41:49.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-10-16T16:26:07.731Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 731 KB
• Stars: 177
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# YT Siphon

### Redirect YouTube URLs to Alternative Frontends Manually

**YT Siphon** is a browser extension that lets you choose to open YouTube videos in alternative frontends. Instead of auto-redirecting, it gives you the power to decide with simple shortcuts.

**Key Features**:

- **`Alt+J`**: Open the current YouTube video in your chosen frontend.

  - *Tip*: You can customize this shortcut in your browser settings.

- **`Shift+Click`**: While on YouTube, use this to open a video (by clicking on thumbnails / links) in the configured frontend in a new tab.

Perfect for those who like to browse the YouTube homepage and selectively watch videos on alternative frontends. Also handy if someone shares a YouTube link with you and you prefer watching it on a different frontend.

## Motivation

YouTube started cracking down on Ad Blocker usage, so this is my workaround.

![Ad Blocker Not Allowed](screenshots/adblocker-notallowed.jpg)

![Ad Blocker TOS](screenshots/adblocker-tos.png)

![Ad Blocker Counter](screenshots/adblocker-counter.png)

## Installation

### Mozilla Add-Ons site

[Get the add-on from addons.mozilla.org](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/yt-siphon/)

### Manual

1. Download the `.xpi` addon file from the [Releases page](https://github.com/d3vr/yt-siphon/releases/)

2. Go to `about:addons`

3. Click the gear icon and select `Install Add-on From File`

### Cloned repo

1. Clone the repository or download as zip

2. Go to `about:debugging`

3. Click on `This Firefox`

4. Then `Load Temporary Add-on`

5. Select `manifest.json` in the `src/` directory from the cloned repo.

## Configuration

1. Visit YouTube then click the Add-Ons icon to open the panel and click the gear icon next to `YT Siphon`

2. Select `Always Allow on www.youtube.com`

3. ...

4. Profit?

You can change the default configured alternative frontend (`piped.video`) from the options page. You can click the extension's icon to access the options page.

## Credit

- GPT-4 and [Phind](https://www.phind.com/) helped a lot while creating this add-on.

- DALL-E 3 created the logo / icon.

## License

[MIT](https://www.tldrlegal.com/license/mit-license)