YouTube Shorts Upload Date

by Tanner Grubbs · Functionality & UI

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Shows upload date on YouTube Shorts — hover thumbnails for a tooltip or see it as a badge while watching

Users

351

+49 in 30 days

Rating

5.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#50K

#42K among extensions

Version

1.3.4

updated 5 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 6 months

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 351 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 6 months

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 3 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 YouTube Shorts Upload Date

YouTube hides upload dates on Shorts. The date is technically buried in the description panel, but opening that just to find a date is inconvenient. YouTube Shorts Upload Date shows the upload date as a tooltip when you hover any Shorts thumbnail — on the homepage, channel pages, search, and subscriptions — and as a badge in the Shorts player while you're watching. Dates appear in a clear format: "3 days ago (Jun 5, 2026)", and they're prefetched as you browse and scroll, so they show up instantly instead of after a loading delay. The tooltip can optionally auto-hide after a delay you choose. No accounts, no tracking, no data collection — the extension only talks to YouTube, and your settings stay on your machine. Without this extension, there is no quick way to know if a Short is from yesterday or two years ago. Install it if you want to judge how current a video is before or while watching.