Media URL Timestamper (resume playback) by Kestrel

Remember audio/video playback position for later resuming without cookies, storage or logging in by automatically timestamping the address. Compatible with Youtube, SoundCloud, Invidious and others.

4.7 (17 reviews)

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About this extension

Don't lose your spot in long music sets, podcasts, talks/lectures and saved live streams. Conveniently get the media's current time and put it in the URL for later resuming, either manually or automatically at regular intervals. This timestamped URL, also known as a deep link, can then be handled by the browser's session, history, bookmarks, sync service, share services etc. Anywhere the link goes the timestamp conveniently goes with it.

Supported websites: Youtube, Twitch, Facebook, SoundCloud, DailyMotion, Vimeo, Crunchyroll, VK, Niconico, Aparat, Odysee (LBRY), Hearthis, Invidious, Piped, Librarian, PBS, PeerTube, Vidlii, CloudTube, Utreon.

Some of these websites already have resume capabilities but require cookies or local storage to be retained. Some also need you to be logged in with watch history enabled and have other requirements like video duration and time watched. Timestamping the URL is more flexible and reliable, allowing you to clear cookies, browse logged out or with watch history disabled, as well as permanently store and share the timestamped links.

Automatic mode applies the current timestamp every interval (default 60 seconds) for media content that exceeds the minimum duration (default 10 minutes) and the current time is not close to the start or end (default 120 seconds). Alternatively the timestamp can be applied manually by clicking the page action icon in the location bar. The page action has a context menu which allows clearing the timestamp and temporarily toggling automatic mode on and off for the current page.

This approach only works with direct media pages and not media embedded in other pages.

Rated 4.7 by 17 reviewers

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Access browsing history
Access your data for sites in the youtube.com domain
Access your data for sites in the twitch.tv domain
Access your data for sites in the facebook.com domain
Access your data for sites in the soundcloud.com domain
Access your data for sites in the vimeo.com domain
Access your data for sites in the vk.com domain
Access your data for sites in the nicovideo.jp domain
Access your data for sites in the aparat.com domain
Access your data for sites in the hearthis.at domain
Access your data for sites in the vidlii.com domain
Access your data for sites in the utreon.com domain
Access your data for sites in the youtube-nocookie.com domain
Access your data for sites in the piped.video domain
Access your data for sites in the yewtu.be domain
Access your data for sites in the framatube.org domain
Access your data for sites in the bittube.video domain
Access your data for sites in the tilvids.com domain
Access your data for sites in the odysee.com domain
Access your data for sites in the pbs.org domain
Access your data for sites in the dailymotion.com domain
Access your data for sites in the crunchyroll.com domain
Access your data for tube.cadence.moe
Access your data for piped.tokhmi.xyz
Access your data for piped.moomoo.me
Access your data for piped.syncpundit.io
Access your data for piped.mha.fi
Access your data for watch.whatever.social
Access your data for piped.garudalinux.org
Access your data for y.rivo.lol
Access your data for efy.piped.pages.dev
Access your data for piped.daviteusz.eu
Access your data for yt.jae.fi
Access your data for il.ax
Access your data for piped.esmailelbob.xyz
Access your data for piped.projectsegfau.lt
Access your data for piped.privacydev.net
Access your data for piped.palveluntarjoaja.eu
Access your data for piped.smnz.de
Access your data for piped.adminforge.de
Access your data for piped.qdi.fi
Access your data for invidious.snopyta.org
Access your data for inv.riverside.rocks
Access your data for vid.puffyan.us
Access your data for invidious.flokinet.to
Access your data for inv.bp.projectsegfau.lt
Access your data for invidious.esmailelbob.xyz
Access your data for yt.artemislena.eu
Access your data for invidious.namazso.eu
Access your data for invidious.sethforprivacy.com
Access your data for invidious.baczek.me
Access your data for invidious.projectsegfau.lt
Access your data for invidious.weblibre.org
Access your data for invidious.nerdvpn.de
Access your data for invidio.xamh.de
Access your data for inv.vern.cc
Access your data for y.com.sb
Access your data for invidious.dhusch.de
Access your data for inv.odyssey346.dev
Access your data for youtube.076.ne.jp
Access your data for invidious.tiekoetter.com
Access your data for invidious.slipfox.xyz
Access your data for peertube.linuxrocks.online
Access your data for video.antopie.org
Access your data for lbry.bcow.xyz
Access your data for odysee.076.ne.jp
Access your data for librarian.pussthecat.org
Access your data for lbry.projectsegfau.lt
Access your data for librarian.esmailelbob.xyz
Access your data for lbry.vern.cc
Access your data for lbry.slipfox.xyz
Access your data for lbry.sytes.net
Access your data for lbry.webhop.me
Access your data for lbry.mywire.org
Access your data for static.crunchyroll.com

Release notes for 1.1.6

* Added support for Facebook, VK, Crunchyroll, Niconico and Aparat.
* Fixed Youtube not working after navigating from homepage.