Worth the Watch? icon

Worth the Watch?

by joensson193@gmail.com · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 19 Oct 2026

Hover over a YouTube video to see what it is actually about before you click.

Users
5
+1 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#247K
#207K among extensions
Version
0.8.0
updated 19 Aug 2026

Users

monthly, 3 months
025Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 5 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 months
001Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 1 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 Worth the Watch?

Know what a YouTube video actually says before you spend time watching it. Worth the Watch? reads a video's available captions and produces a compact, structured summary directly on YouTube. Hover over a thumbnail or use the Summarize button on a video page to see the real premise, two useful takeaways, a watch/skim/skip verdict, and whether the title overpromises. Features: - Summaries on YouTube thumbnails and video pages - Watch, skim, or skip verdicts - Clickbait assessment - Visible default prompt or your own manual prompt - OpenAI, Anthropic, or custom backend support - Local caching to avoid repeat requests - Daily limits plus token and estimated-spend tracking - One-click disable control The selected AI provider receives the video title and transcript only to generate the requested summary. Provider keys, settings, cached summaries, and usage totals stay in the user's local Chrome profile. The extension publisher does not receive or sell this data. Videos without usable public captions, private videos, and some restricted videos cannot be summarized.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+2+66.7%00.00
30 days+1+25.0%00.00

Version history

2 versions recorded
0.8.019 Aug 2026
0.7.023 Jul 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
23 Jul 2026
Size
44 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
trexz14.github.io
Support
github.com
Extension ID
nimhdjepinjcfidogmhipjemhaiahpoi

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 3
Permissions
storage
Site access
https://www.youtube.com/*https://youtube.com/*https://api.openai.com/*https://api.anthropic.com/*

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