YT re:Watch

YouTube history extension for multiple accounts. Track progress with privacy: visual overlays, account switching, no login required

Tired of losing your YouTube progress? YT re:Watch offers a robust, private, and flexible way to track your viewing history across all accounts—or no account at all. This major update focuses on reliability, scalability, and local-only storage for Chrome users. NEW IN THIS VERSION Hybrid Local Storage: Replaced old sync logic with a new hybrid storage engine (extension storage + IndexedDB) designed for large histories and long-term use. Stronger Chrome Reliability: Reworked background and content interaction to keep tracking stable even when Chrome suspends background tasks or changes how pages load. Smarter Popup Handling: Clicking the extension icon now focuses an existing history window where possible instead of opening duplicates. Improved Resume Logic: Better handling of SPA navigation, channel pages, and complex YouTube flows so videos are more likely to resume near your last position. Enhanced Import/Export: Export your complete history as JSON and import it later, with Merge or Replace modes for manual cross-browser or cross-device transfer. CORE FEATURES ACCOUNT INDEPENDENCE Unified History: Switch freely between YouTube accounts in the same Chrome profile without losing your progress. No Login Required: Track your history even when you are not signed into Google. Multi-Account Workflow: Works well for work/personal accounts, side projects, and shared computers (per browser profile). VISUAL PROGRESS TRACKING Smart Overlays: See progress directly on thumbnails with configurable “viewed” labels and progress bars. Shorts Support: Tracks YouTube Shorts separately so they do not clutter your long-form history. Resume Anywhere: Saves video position regularly so you can pick up close to where you left off whenever possible. ANALYTICS AND STATISTICS Analytics Dashboard: View total watch time, completion rates, top channels, and more. Charts and Summaries: Understand when and how you watch, with daily and hourly breakdowns. Direct History Management: Remove individual videos from your local history with a single click. YOUTUBE HISTORY PRIVACY Local Storage Only: Your viewing data stays in the browser’s own storage; it is never sent to external servers by this extension. Separate from Google History: The extension does not use YouTube’s built-in history and does not write back to your Google account. Manual Data Portability: Export/Import gives you explicit control over when and how your data moves between browsers or devices. KEY FEATURES CHECKLIST Hybrid local storage for large, long-lived histories. Improved stability and navigation handling in modern Chrome. Multilanguage interface: English, German, Spanish, French, Bulgarian. Customizable overlays: change colors, text, and size in Settings. Export/Import for manual backup and migration of your history. Real-time tracking: saves video position at regular intervals. Smart search and pagination in the history view. Light/Dark theme with optional system-theme following. Open source: code and documentation available on GitHub. PRIVACY TRANSPARENCY What this extension protects: Your YouTube viewing history and video progress, stored locally in your browser. Playlist discovery data used only by the extension. What this extension does not protect: Your IP address, cookies, or browser fingerprint. YouTube’s recommendation, analytics, or advertising systems. Any other site or network-level tracking. For broader privacy, combine YT re:Watch with a trusted VPN, content blockers, privacy-focused browser settings, and cookie controls. WHO THIS IS FOR Users with multiple YouTube accounts who want consistent progress per browser profile. Privacy-conscious viewers who prefer not to send viewing history to Google. Students and researchers who rely on long-form content and need reliable local tracking. Families or shared computers where each Chrome profile should have its own independent history. SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY Documentation: A complete user guide and FAQ are included in the project docs. Issues: Report bugs or request features on GitHub. Community: Optional chat channel is available for questions and discussion. YT re:Watch is designed to give you reliable, account-independent YouTube history that stays under your control, with clear boundaries around what it does and does not handle.