DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails

DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails

Crowdsourcing titles and thumbnails to be descriptive and not sensational

  • DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails
  • DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails
  • DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails
  • DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails
What is DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails?
DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails is a Chrome extension leveraging the power of crowdsourcing to provide YouTube users with honest, descriptive video titles and unbiased thumbnails, reducing clickbait and sensational content. Users can purchase the extension or opt for a free version, contributing to or voting on submissions for improved accuracy and a better viewing experience. DeArrow ensures authenticity by offering user-customized title formats and random video screenshots when community content is unavailable.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 40,000+
Version: 1.6 (Last updated: 2024-05-17)
Creation date: 2023-06-10
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
  • alarms
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • https://sponsor.ajay.app/*
  • https://dearrow-thumb.ajay.app/*
  • https://*.youtube.com/*
  • https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/*
Size: 1.17M
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Summary
Analyze keywords

DeArrow is a browser extension for crowdsourcing better titles and thumbnails on YouTube. The goal of DeArrow is to make titles accurate and reduce sensationalism.

DeArrow is a paid (if you want) browser extension. You can purchase an unlimited-use license key for 1$. However, if you cannot, or do not want to pay, you can use the extension by clicking the "I can't/don't want to pay" button.

Titles can be any arbitrary text. Thumbnails are screenshots from specific timestamps in the video. These are user submitted and voted on.

By default, if there are no submissions, it will format the original title to the user-specified format, and set a screenshot from a random timestamp as the thumbnail. This can be configured in the options to disable formatting, or show the original thumbnail by default.

If the original thumbnail is actually good, you can still vote for it in the submission menu, and then it will act like a submission.

No more dealing with clickbait, arrows, or annoying faces.

Users can submit better titles and thumbnails for each video and vote on them.


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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Improves the informativeness of titles and previews
  • Gets rid of clickbait
  • Works flawlessly
Cons
  • Misleading about free download option
  • Replacement of all titles may not always be necessary or suitable
Most mentioned
  • Works flawlessly
  • Disappointment with replaced titles
  • Misleading free download option
  • Improves informativeness of titles and previews
Recent reviews
Best extension to save from clickbaits
by izkaptts izkaptts, 2024-05-17

Probably my favorite browser extension of all time, possibly even over SponsorBlock. In my experience, the crowdsourced titles have proved to be superior to even the original titles, though I usually prefer to keep the original thumbnails. My only criticism is that there's no way to disable the little buttons that show the original title, meaning there's no way to make the extension "invisible" or less intrusive. I had to get rid of them manually using uBlock Origin. If there's one thing I would request the developer to add, it would be that. Other than that one critique: I love the add-on, and I am grateful to get the opportunity to use it for free.
by Crigence Crigence, 2024-01-03

by Farzad Mousavi Farzad Mousavi, 2024-05-13
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Risk impact

DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

DeArrow - Better Titles and Thumbnails is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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