WatchHistory for YouTube™

Track your YouTube history locally. Resume videos where you left off. Perfect for privacy-conscious users.

WatchHistory for YouTube™: Private History & Auto-Resume Take control of your YouTube experience. WatchHistory is a lightweight, privacy-focused extension that tracks your watch progress locally. Whether you have official history disabled, are browsing signed-out, or are simply tired of YouTube "forgetting" your place in a long video, WatchHistory has you covered. 🕒 Never Lose Your Place Again Precision Auto-Resume: Automatically saves your timestamp as you watch. When you return, the extension jumps you back to the exact second you left off. NEW: Continue Watching Section: A dedicated section on your Subscriptions page that surfaces your recent progress, letting you resume instantly without searching. Visual Progress Badges: See "Resume" or "Watched" tags directly on YouTube thumbnails across your Home feed, Subscriptions, and Search results. NEW: Mark as Watched from Any Feed: Hover any thumbnail on Home, Subscriptions, or Search to reveal a quick menu — mark a video as watched (or reset its progress) without ever opening it. Smart Completion Tracking: Once a video passes your watch percentage threshold, it is automatically marked as "Watched." This threshold is fully customizable in Settings (default 95%), so it's tailored to exactly how you watch. NEW: Active Watch-Time Tracking: The extension records time actually spent watching or listening in buffered 60-second sessions, while updating resume position and video duration more frequently. Partial watch time is saved when you pause, finish, navigate away, or leave the page. Background Playback Option: By default, only a visible, playing YouTube tab contributes watch time. Enable the optional setting to count background playback for music, podcasts, livestreams, livestream replays, and regular videos while you use another tab. Livestream Support: Livestreams and livestream replays are identified separately, retain their channel information, and contribute active viewing or listening time to your statistics. 📊 Know Your Habits NEW: Stats Dashboard: A dedicated Stats page showing your total watch time, videos watched, current and longest watch streaks, most active day, and how many videos you've watched this week. NEW: Top 5s & Records: See your top 5 most-watched videos, top 5 channels, favorite channel, and your longest and shortest fully-watched videos. 🔒 Privacy First, Always Ghost Mode (Incognito): Need to watch off the record? Toggle Ghost Mode to instantly pause all history and progress tracking for your current session. 100% Local-First Architecture: Your data never leaves your device. We use native, high-performance IndexedDB to store your history securely on your machine. There is no cloud syncing, no tracking, and no external servers — just your data, exactly where you left it. No Analytics: We don't track what you watch. Your history is stored safely and privately within your browser. Complete Control: Export your history to JSON for backup or clear your entire database with one click. 🛠️ Powerful Local Features Smart History Management: Store an unlimited watch history locally on your device. You remain in full control — keep everything forever or set your own custom cleanup rules to keep your workspace exactly how you like it. Instant Search & Sort: Find any video in your history by title. Sort by newest, oldest, or alphabetical to manage your archive your way. Clean Feed (Optional): Hide Shorts or already-watched videos from your feeds to keep your YouTube experience focused and fresh. Smart Redirects: Optionally redirect the official YouTube "History" or "Home" links to your new, private local dashboard. ✨ Seamless Integration Automatic Setup: New user? We'll guide you through a quick configuration process so you can start tracking in seconds. Dark & Light Mode: Automatically adapts to your system theme for a native look and feel. Dashboard & Popup: See your most recent videos in a quick-access popup, dive into your full history in a beautiful, dedicated grid view, or check your Stats dashboard for a full breakdown of your watching habits.