Removes tracking parameters from all YouTube links and converts both /shorts/ and converts them to shortened youtu.be links within the share box.
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// ==UserScript==
// @name Remove YouTube Tracking Parameters and Convert Share Links
// @version 1.5
// @description Removes tracking parameters from all YouTube links and converts both /shorts/ and converts them to shortened youtu.be links within the share box.
// @author kpganon
// @license MIT
// @namespace https://github.com/kpg-anon/scripts
// @match *://*.youtube.com/*
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
function removeTrackingParameters(input) {
if (input && input.value) {
let newValue = input.value
.replace(/(?:&|\?)si=[^&]+/, '')
.replace(/(?:&|\?)pp=[^&]+/, '')
.replace(/^([^?]+)&/, '$1?')
.replace(/(?:youtube\.com\/shorts\/|youtube\.com\/live\/|www\.youtube\.com\/watch\?v=|music\.youtube\.com\/watch\?v=)([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/, 'youtu.be/$1')
.replace(/www\.youtu\.be/, 'youtu.be'); // Add this line to handle the www prefix in the youtu.be URL
if (input.value !== newValue) {
input.value = newValue;
}
}
}
function handleInputChange() {
const shareInput = document.querySelector('yt-share-target-renderer input');
removeTrackingParameters(shareInput);
}
const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
for (const mutation of mutations) {
if (mutation.addedNodes.length) {
for (const node of mutation.addedNodes) {
if (node.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE && node.querySelector('yt-share-target-renderer')) {
const intervalId = setInterval(handleInputChange, 50);
const closeButton = node.querySelector('[aria-label="Close"]');
if (closeButton) {
closeButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
clearInterval(intervalId);
});
}
}
}
}
}
});
observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
setInterval(() => {
document.querySelectorAll('input, a').forEach(element => {
if (element.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'input') {
removeTrackingParameters(element);
} else if (element.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'a' && /\/watch\?v=/.test(element.href)) {
element.href = element.href.replace(/(?:&|\?)si=[^&]+/, '').replace(/(?:&|\?)pp=[^&]+/, '')
.replace(/(?:youtube\.com\/shorts\/|youtube\.com\/live\/|www\.youtube\.com\/watch\?v=|music\.youtube\.com\/watch\?v=)([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/, 'youtu.be/$1')
.replace(/www\.youtu\.be/, 'youtu.be');
}
});
}, 50);
})();