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YouTube Full Dates (v1)

Replace "1 year ago" with exact dates. Three-tier color badges: Green (this week), Purple (this year), Yellow (old years)

How to install

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Userscripts to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install a user script manager extension to install this script.

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How to install

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

(I already have a user style manager, let me install it!)

Author
carrot4522
Daily installs
3
Total installs
26
Ratings
1 0 0
Version
1
Created
2026-02-02
Updated
2026-02-02
Size
23.6 KB
License
MIT
Applies to

📅 YouTube Full Dates

Replace "1 year ago" with exact dates like November 24, 2025

✨ Features

  • 📅 Exact Dates — See real upload dates instead of vague "1 year ago"
  • 🌍 11 Languages — English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Arabic
  • 🎨 Custom Formats — Choose your preferred date style
  • 🟢 Fresh Content Badges — Green badge for videos uploaded this week
  • 🟣 This Year Badges — Purple badge for videos from the current year
  • 🟡 Old Video Badges — Yellow badge for previous years
  • ⚡ Works Everywhere — Homepage, search, channels, playlists, watch page, subscriptions

📅 How Dates Display

Video Age Display Example
This week (< 7 days) 🆕 + short date (green badge) 🆕 Jan 28
This year (7+ days) Your format WITHOUT year (purple badge) January 28
Previous years Your format WITH year (yellow badge) November 24 25

🎨 Color-Coded Badges

Color Meaning
🟢 Green Fresh! Uploaded within the last 7 days
🟣 Purple This year, but older than a week
🟡 Yellow From a previous year

🎯 Format Tokens

Token Output Example
yyyy Full year 2025
yy Short year 25
MMMM Full month November
MMM Short month Nov
MM Month number 11
dd Day 24

📝 Format Examples

Format Result
MMMM dd yy November 24 25 (default)
dd MMM yy 24 Nov 25
yyyy-MM-dd 2025-11-24
MM/dd/yy 11/24/25

⚙️ Settings

Click the Tampermonkey icon → Select "⚙️ Settings" → Choose your language and date format → Save

No more guessing when videos were uploaded! 🎉