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Reviews for YouTube Livestreams Theater Mode

YouTube Livestreams Theater Mode by NaPaliGhost

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  • by Baa, 3 years ago
    Works perfectly, finally an appropriate way to watch VODs, no idea wtf Google are doing but with this extension I don't need them
  • by JJ, 3 years ago
    The Chat Box is slightly to big and I can't seem to fix it in the settings so now 1 chat line (the most bottom one) is either missing or incomplete. Other then that great add-on!
  • by Alvic, 3 years ago
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  • by Firefox user 16976790, 3 years ago
    Amazing addon. Works incredibly well.
  • by Firefox user 9918772, 3 years ago
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  • by R315r4z0r, 3 years ago
    This is an amazing addon that anyone who watches streams on Youtube should have installed.

    However, there are two (very minor) issues with the addon that I hope can be fixed in a future update.
    1. There seems to be a hotkey (T) used to toggle the mode on and off. This hotkey remains active even when the video isn't focused. So if I try to write a comment in the comment section, pressing T toggles theater mode and makes it impossible to continue the comment.
    2. Youtube did a recent facelift update and changed the data that is displayed near the video's title area. Now, if you turn theater mode on, this new data is stuck and overlayed over the video and doesn't go away.

    Developer response

    posted 3 years ago
    Thank you for the feedback and bug reports!

    The two issues should be fixed with version 3.0.3 (amongst other bugs):

    1. The hotkey to toggle livestreams theater mode will not trigger anymore when focus is on a text area or input field.

    2. I still get the old version of the title area, but found the new one in the code, which is probably currently delivered to some users as part of an A/B-testing. This new version of the title area should now be supported too, assuming that you get the same one I found in the code.
  • by Firefox user 12795400, 3 years ago
    Exactly what i was looking for!
  • by FaKRaS, 4 years ago
    This is amazing. Finally youtube using the whole fucking screen without wasting space!!
    God bless you. 15/5 stars.
  • by Firefox user 16897763, 4 years ago
    Amazing extension, it wonderful to take advantage of all the space, would be the perfect extension if it can be possible to do the same thing when watch a video from a playlist, putting the playlist on the rigth side, like the chat
  • by Fateburn, 4 years ago
    This add-on was working great, until just recently it no longer works. Was there an update that broke something????
    Update: fixed

    Developer response

    posted 4 years ago
    Thank you for the report. There was an update on YouTube today that broke the extension. The newest version 2.0.2 should fix the issue.
  • by satiric, 4 years ago
    Twitch has had this feature for years, IDK why youtube has never implemented it. This extension works perfectly, haven't had any problems whatsoever.
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  • by NJ, 4 years ago
    thx!! when I use this I just realized youtube can be pop up the chat and checking the participant too😅
    but I still love this, it's help me when I want the video screen to be big and I don't wanna scroll down just for chatting and I glad firefox can support the fullscreen...
    Edit2.0: I delete the last because I realized that this thing have option, thx for making it!
  • by NeXttime, 4 years ago
    Makes Youtube just like Twitch. Amazing! Wish it had a light and dark chat mode though, so I don't have to change it in Youtube itself every time

    Developer response

    posted 4 years ago
    Thank you for your feedback. The newest version includes an option 'Force dark theme in theater mode', no need to change the theme yourself anymore.
  • by Deagan, 4 years ago
    Works excellently! Could you add a method for exiting the live chat mode with the ESC key as well?

    Developer response

    posted 4 years ago
    Thank you for your feedback. The newest version does now exit theater mode when 'Esc', 'f' (fullscreen shortcut) or 't' (toggle between default youtube modes shortcut) are pressed. This only works if the video container has focus.
  • by RibShark, 4 years ago
    I have been looking for an addon like this for so long! Only things I would change is it would be nice to have a toggle to switch to dark mode only while in theater mode. Would also be nice if it was open source. Other than that, perfect!

    Developer response

    posted 4 years ago
    Thank you for your feedback. The newest version includes an option 'Force dark theme in theater mode', no need to change the theme yourself anymore. I will provide a link to the source code in the (somewhat) near future.
  • by xinitrc, 4 years ago
    Works well as described. Unlike other review mentions, doesn't lag videos at all.
    Would be cool if the chat panel could be removed automatically when popping out chat.

    Developer response

    posted 4 years ago
    Thank you for your feedback. With version 3.0.0 the chat panel is now automatically removed when chat is popped out, and added again when the popped out chat is closed.
  • by Crispus, 4 years ago
    Does what is says, but it makes every youtube video and stream lag alot

    Edit: I updated Firefox to 82.0.3 and the issue seems to be resolved

    Developer response

    posted 4 years ago
    This extension should not in any way impact videos and streams, and only have minor, unnoticeable impact on site loading times. Please make sure your internet connection is fine and try disabling other extensions, to see if there is any conflict. If the problem persists please let me know your exact browser version (Firefox menu -> Help -> About Firefox).