I've been using the extension for several months now and LOVE it. It's a huge QoL improvement, and after getting so used to always having it, I was shocked when I recently saw "the real" YouTube experience on a friend's computer recently... Ugh! I instantly referred them to this extension. Thank you for developing it!
Are there transaction fees when donating from EU? If you donate from EU to US there is like 4$ transaction fee... Idk, maybe you can open an option for EU like SEPA or iDEAL for Netherlands, where I am from EDIT: Oh I see you do support SEPA and other options, great! It was not clear on this place
I also threw a bit in for SponsorBlock because that saves me time. Although it turns out my subscriptions already trend toward no clickbait titles, just clickbait capitalization.
After using it for free for a while, I just paid $5 for this because I really like the addon. I also just told a lot of my friends about it. Thanks for making this!
Finally bought this - after a few months (close to a year, I want to say) of using it for free. Only felt right; this is a great extension and one of my must haves whenever I install a new browser.
I've been testing this extension for a week or two and came to the conclusion:
It's simply not worth it. It slows down youtube too much, even without thumbnails on, it has many graphical bugs the author doesn't fix and it causes many buggy reloads making the UI glitch out, just for it to only work on videos that already have a million views. Even for free, I wouldn't recommend it.
I'm not sure which graphical bugs you are referring to, but I can look into them! Page slowdowns even when thumbnails are not being replaced is something I can try looking into.
Hi, sorry for wording my response overly emotional. The bugs and glitches:
- Duplicate edit and logo buttons. - Flickering channel banners when trying to view all videos - Video recommendation sidebar changing position due to frequently changing titles - Longer page building times due to frequent rerendering and injecting attempts (probably causes mulitple edit buttons) - Probably more
Basically, it makes youtube feel overall sluggish and breaks the UI frequently. This tool is too aggressive trying to inject new titles and thumbnails.
This shouldn't be possible at all. I bought it once, activated it once and once I removed it, everything was fixed. That's just my experience and the multiple edit button issue has been open for almost a year now.
Seeing exactly what a YT video was going to present me without having my eyes shocked by arrows was akin to enlightenment, or attaining Nirvana. Big McThankies
Sponsor block has saved so many hours of peoples lives and enabling them make better decisions, I'll happily donate a tributary 1 dollar to continue to see what else you will bring.
Open Source and User Control; Ajay, you are a modern day hero.
honestly, I never bother to pay for this kinda stuff. seeing the 1$ price tag and having like 1.5$ lying around on my card, thought I might as well, especially given that I've been using sponsorblock for years, and dearrow for about a month now.
if I wasn't a cheapskate (and had a reliable income source) I'd pay way more. keep up the good work!
PSA: Doesn't work on Invidious (yet, see https://github.com/ajayyy/DeArrow/issues/39). I don't use the official Youtube website so this is a dealbreaker for me. Still, I ended up buying the extension just to support the author.
There should be an option for title replacement feature to only activate in certain scenarios when there are no user submissions. I want it to keep original capitalization if the title is written normally, but convert it to Sentence case if the original is WRITTEN IN CAPS
I'm not usually one to pay for things like these but after seeing you ALSO do sponsor block and I've been using it for ages, it was the easiest donation ever :) love your work!
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ONE Weird TRICK to eliminate CLICKBAIT 4EvEr! YouTUBERS HATE THIS!
(not clickbait)
lol, got a new browser and forgot I paid for a license already. So now I got 2. Love this extension though. I have always hated the thumbnail meta.
I've been using the extension for several months now and LOVE it. It's a huge QoL improvement, and after getting so used to always having it, I was shocked when I recently saw "the real" YouTube experience on a friend's computer recently... Ugh! I instantly referred them to this extension. Thank you for developing it!
Bought this because Sponsorblock is such a great Extension. Keep up the good work and many thanks!
just bought this and i'm already in love. thank you so much for your hard work! absolutely worth the dollar.
Kudos to you (dev) I totally dig the free lunch system and I ll be sure to recommend and check out your other apps.
Are there transaction fees when donating from EU? If you donate from EU to US there is like 4$ transaction fee... Idk, maybe you can open an option for EU like SEPA or iDEAL for Netherlands, where I am from
EDIT: Oh I see you do support SEPA and other options, great! It was not clear on this place
It helps me, gotta do what you gotta do
I also threw a bit in for SponsorBlock because that saves me time. Although it turns out my subscriptions already trend toward no clickbait titles, just clickbait capitalization.
I'm happy to support a worthwhile project like this one 🙂
After using it for free for a while, I just paid $5 for this because I really like the addon. I also just told a lot of my friends about it. Thanks for making this!
Finally bought this - after a few months (close to a year, I want to say) of using it for free. Only felt right; this is a great extension and one of my must haves whenever I install a new browser.
DeArrow and SponsorBlock are a game-changer for reducing Youtube usage friction.
I've been testing this extension for a week or two and came to the conclusion:
It's simply not worth it. It slows down youtube too much, even without thumbnails on, it has many graphical bugs the author doesn't fix and it causes many buggy reloads making the UI glitch out, just for it to only work on videos that already have a million views. Even for free, I wouldn't recommend it.
I'm not sure which graphical bugs you are referring to, but I can look into them! Page slowdowns even when thumbnails are not being replaced is something I can try looking into.
Anyway, thanks for giving it a try :)
Hi, sorry for wording my response overly emotional.
The bugs and glitches:
- Duplicate edit and logo buttons.
- Flickering channel banners when trying to view all videos
- Video recommendation sidebar changing position due to frequently changing titles
- Longer page building times due to frequent rerendering and injecting attempts (probably causes mulitple edit buttons)
- Probably more
Basically, it makes youtube feel overall sluggish and breaks the UI frequently. This tool is too aggressive trying to inject new titles and thumbnails.
I wonder if you somehow have installed the add-on twice and it's conflicting with itself
This shouldn't be possible at all. I bought it once, activated it once and once I removed it, everything was fixed. That's just my experience and the multiple edit button issue has been open for almost a year now.
I accidentally bought this three times but i dont regret that because you deserve it
5 dollars for DeArrow and SponsorBlock. Thank you very much, Ajay! 😽💖
Clickbait is the scourge of the 2020ies 🤦♂️ thanks for attacking this monster
This addon would be worth it just to get rid of "rooster goes where?" thumbnails - Thank you Ajay!
After using your extension for free for a while I've finally purchased it. Thanks for making YouTube look more normal again.
This extension has probably saved me a few days in total. Thank you so, so, so much for making this!
I like this price and way of selling things. The extension isn’t perfect but it does the job it’s supposed to do.
We needed this so badly, thank you for making this.
Seeing exactly what a YT video was going to present me without having my eyes shocked by arrows was akin to enlightenment, or attaining Nirvana. Big McThankies
A lifesaver.
Sponsor block has saved so many hours of peoples lives and enabling them make better decisions, I'll happily donate a tributary 1 dollar to continue to see what else you will bring.
Open Source and User Control; Ajay, you are a modern day hero.
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I love this! I'm all for un-clickbaiting YouTube.
Great extension - keep up the work :)
Thank you Ajay! Keep up the amazing work on these extensions :)
honestly, I never bother to pay for this kinda stuff. seeing the 1$ price tag and having like 1.5$ lying around on my card, thought I might as well, especially given that I've been using sponsorblock for years, and dearrow for about a month now.
if I wasn't a cheapskate (and had a reliable income source) I'd pay way more. keep up the good work!
Ok this chrome extension is not free- minimum 1usd donation. I've tried the free ones, looks like i can't get it to work.
I'm not sure what you mean by "free ones", but if you are unable to pay click the button in the extension titled "I can't/don't want to pay".
PSA: Doesn't work on Invidious (yet, see https://github.com/ajayyy/DeArrow/issues/39). I don't use the official Youtube website so this is a dealbreaker for me. Still, I ended up buying the extension just to support the author.
yeah ok, I paid. good extension, keep up your work.
There should be an option for title replacement feature to only activate in certain scenarios when there are no user submissions. I want it to keep original capitalization if the title is written normally, but convert it to Sentence case if the original is WRITTEN IN CAPS
as a long time sponsorblock user, i am more than happy to support the creator behind it all with this small license fee
I'm not usually one to pay for things like these but after seeing you ALSO do sponsor block and I've been using it for ages, it was the easiest donation ever :) love your work!
Thank you for also providing it for free and for your work on sponsorblock as well! EZ 1$ Purchase
Love it.
this is cool
I had $21.88, Now I have $20.88 😭