Video Search for YouTube

YouTube is by most people’s accounts a well-established and perfectly neat video streaming service, not only for its philosophy, massively diverse content but also for the fact that it’s incredibly easy to use for the common folk.

Be that as it may, that’s not to say that YouTube’s feature set is complete, a fact easily demonstrated by the plethora of browser extensions meant to increase productivity and improve upon the service’s current options.

A very good example of such an extension is Video Search for YouTube, a Google Chrome extension that allows users to effortlessly search the textual content of any video on said platform. The extension targets users who oftentimes find themselves having to scroll for minutes on end in order to find the right timestamp of big YouTube videos.

In short, Video Search for YouTube is without a doubt a very well-put-together extension and has a lot going for it. For starters, it’s incredibly easy to install and to use. Once installed from the Chrome Web Store, users can start using it without any configuration. While we’re on the subject, it’s worth noting that after its installation, it’s recommended that users reload all YouTube tabs for the extension to fully integrate with YouTube’s GUI.

Once this happens, users should be able to see a small magnifying glass-shaped icon on the bottom side of YouTube’s video player, right near the Subtitles/Captions button. Just click the icon, and enter the keyword you are looking for in a video. The extension autocompletes suggestions, and once a phrase has been selected, users will be instantly “skipped” to the right timestamp of the video.

There’s really not much one could reproach to Video Search for YouTube. It’s lightweight, efficient, user-friendly, and it provides a unique service for probably one of the most important missing features from YouTube’s current feature line-up.