Watch Later Shortcut for YouTube™

by Mykhailo Zachepylo · Workflow & Planning

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View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Add and remove current video or YouTube Shorts from the Watch Later list using a keyboard shortcut.

Users

1,000

0 in 30 days

Rating

4.5 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#24K

#20K among extensions

Version

1.2

updated 1 Apr 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 42 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 Watch Later Shortcut for YouTube™

For Mac: - ⌥ Option + ⇧ Shift + L to Add Video - ⌥ Option + L to Remove Video For Windows: - Alt + ⇧ Shift + L to Add Video - Alt + L to Remove Video For ChromeOS: - Alt + K to Add Video - Alt + L to Remove Video As the result the notification about successful list update should appear. Works on both regular videos and YouTube Shorts. Shortcuts can be changed in the extension's options at: chrome://extensions/shortcuts. Extension designed to work on the desktop version of the YouTube™. The following YouTube™ website updates might break the functionality of the extension, please be patient for an update. This extension is open source: https://github.com/WorldThirteen/youtube-watch-later-shortcut-ext. YouTube™ is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.