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Better shorts

by Luqman Olushi · Workflow & Planning
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Better shorts video player for YouTube and Instagram!

Users
334
+23 in 30 days
Rating
3.5 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
4
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#52K
#43K among extensions
Version
1.0.0
updated 24 Aug 2023

Users

monthly, 3 years
0186373Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 334 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
024Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 4 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Better shorts

Better shorts on YouTube allows - Video scrubbing - Closed caption - Playback speed - Annotations - Shorts video quality adjustment Better shorts on Instagram allows - Video scrubbing - Playback speed - Download reels - PiP (Picture in Picture)

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+16+5.0%00.00
30 days+23+7.4%00.00
6 months+24+7.7%00.00
1 year+30+9.9%+1−0.83

Version history

1 versions recorded
1.0.024 Aug 2023

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
24 Aug 2023
Size
14 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
twitter.com
Extension ID
kniiiokdfifghldpemgoggfljdmgpgij

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 1, likelihood 0
Permissions
storage

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