Note: this only works with Chrome or Chromium based browsers, like Brave.
Installation
- Download the Chrome Extension
- Access the Beta version (0.9) here.
- Unzip the downloaded file
- Load the Extension in Chrome
- Open Chrome or a Chromium-based browser like Brave.
- Navigate to
chrome://extensions/in your browser’s address bar. - Toggle on Developer Mode, found at the top right corner of the Extension page.
- Click on “Load unpacked” and select the folder unzipped in step 1.
- After installation, the Video Highlight icon should appear in the browser’s extension area. Note that the icon will become multi-color only on the relevant Video Highlight pages.
Usage
- Accessing the Extension
- Log into the Video Highlight.
- Select a video.
- If not already in “Research Mode”, press
Cmd + KorCtrl + Kon Windows, then type “Research Mode” and hit Enter. This will load the video with both the summary and the transcript.
Note: You can select “Research Mode” as the default mode in Preferences page.
- Allow the transcript to load and start playing the video.
- Taking Screenshots
- A new icon will appear at the bottom right of the page (if the extension is installed and active).
- Click on it to take a screenshot. This will create a Transcript Highlight. You can also add notes to this highlight as before.
Current limitations
- The extension only works with YouTube videos and is limited to use with Transcript Highlights in “Research Mode”. Adding screenshots to Summary Highlights will be supported soon.
- Features like exporting screenshots to Notion may be limited.
- The extension is not available in the Chrome Web Store as it’s in development mode. It will be published over the next few weeks once the testing is complete.