A lightweight Chrome extension that adds an instant search bar to your YouTube Watch Later playlist, making it easy to find saved videos without endless scrolling.
- 🔍 Real-time video filtering
- ⚡ Instant search as you type
- 🎨 Dark mode friendly UI
- 🪶 Lightweight with zero dependencies
- 📺 Works directly inside YouTube's Watch Later playlist
The extension injects a search box at the top of your YouTube Watch Later page.
When you type a keyword, videos are filtered instantly based on their titles.
Example:
Search:
react
Results:
- React Tutorial for Beginners
- React Project Build
- Advanced React Patterns
All other videos are temporarily hidden.
- Download or clone this repository.
- Open Chrome and navigate to:
chrome://extensions
- Enable Developer Mode.
- Click Load unpacked.
- Select the project folder.
- Open your Watch Later playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=WL
- Start searching.
watch-later-filter/ │ ├── manifest.json ├── content.js └── README.md
The extension only runs on:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=WL
It requires access to YouTube pages to inject the search interface and filter playlist items.
The extension:
- Waits for the Watch Later playlist to load.
- Injects a search input field.
- Listens for user input.
- Filters playlist videos based on title matching.
Filtering is case-insensitive.
const shouldShow = fullTitle.includes(keyword);