Youtube Description Preview

by despreview · Workflow & Planning

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Provides a unobtrusive description preview under youtube video thumbnails.

Users

224

+18 in 30 days

Rating

4.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#61K

#51K among extensions

Version

1.620

updated 24 Apr 2024

Users

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 224 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 8 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Youtube Description Preview

On YouTube click the "+" button to get a preview of the description of the video. Change the text that shows and hides the description preview to whatever you want it to be by clicking on the description preview icon in chrome when on youtube.com. View full descriptions with API implementation. Create your own API key (directions here: https://github.com/despreview/Youtube-Description-Preview) and view full descriptions on videos before you click on them. Note: This feature requires that you make your own API key due to restrictions. You can still get a small preview of the description without an API key. Permissions: declarativeContent: Needed to detect if you're on youtube.com. storage: Used to store the users choice for the view description and hide description text. hostPermissions: Used to run script that provides all functionality for when the user visits YouTube.