DeArrow - A Browser Extension for Better Titles and Thumbnails
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DeArrow is a browser extension for replacing titles and thumbnails on YouTube with community created accurate versions. No more clickbait.

The creators of SponsorBlock did it again, now we can crowdsource better titles and thumbnails as well. I just tried it with LinusTechTips who is a worst offender when it comes to clickbait and its really great.

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  • Kissaki@feddit.deEnglish
    8·
    2 years ago

    This extension is free, forever, for anyone who installs it during the beta. Yes, that means there will be a paywall for new users only in the future, but I promise that there will still be a way to for people to get free access. Of course the extension will always remain fully open source, with a publicly downloadable database, just like SponsorBlock.

    I’m a bit confused what this means / will mean. A paywall but also still alternative free access?

    • ajayyy@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      The plan for a alternative free access will most likely involve some form of waiting period or queue plus a sharing system. The code will also remain open source meaning there will always be a way :P

    • e8d79@feddit.deOPEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      Where are you quoting this from? I could not find any information about a paywall.

      • Kissaki@feddit.deEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        mh, I can’t find it anymore either. Pretty sure it was on the website, on the main or about page. I was on various other pages looking for contribution info too though. Maybe it changed? Maybe it’s now considered t obe out of beta?

              • ajayyy@lemmy.mlEnglish
                2·
                2 years ago

                DeArrow is in no way meant to be a rip off of “clickbait remover”. It uses a completely different methods to retrieve thumbnails, using a thumbnail generation system instead of relying on “auto generated” thumbnails by YouTube.

                You are right that it is kind of made as a that extension taken to the extreme.

                I’d also like to clarify that the developer of “clickbait remover” contacted me and is very happy about my work. They also wished me luck on my soft-paywall plan.

                • Yote.zip@pawb.socialEnglish
                  1·
                  2 years ago

                  Hi. What is the monetization plan for this addon exactly, and how much is it going to cost? If the addon is open source and the API hits are free, where does my money come in?

                  • ajayyy@lemmy.mlEnglish
                    1·
                    2 years ago

                    It will be similar to how the SponsorBlock “chapters” feature was handled, except also having a system for some people to get free access as well (most likely after waiting some time, or going through some queue of people wanting free access)

                    Chapters on SponsorBlock are now free, but on release, were behind a paywall on the extension only. It’s simply a boolean that changes client side that enabled the functionality, so adds no privacy implications that an authenticated API would. The API is still free for others to implement with, such as on alternative clients, and in theory you could build the extension with the check commented out of course.

                    It’ll most likely be priced the same as chapters was (5$) with past donators automatically getting free access. But I might choose a lower price too depending on how it goes.

                    So it’ll just be a client side flag on the extension itself.