Remove the &t=*s parameter from YouTube URLs
// ==UserScript==
// @name YouTube Time Parameter Remover
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version 1.1
// @description Remove the &t=*s parameter from YouTube URLs
// @author Rehan Ahmad
// @match https://www.youtube.com/*
// @icon https://raw.githubusercontent.com/r280822a/YouTube-Time-Parameter-Remover/refs/heads/main/icon/icon.png
// @grant none
// @run-at document-start
// ==/UserScript==
(function () {
'use strict';
function cleanURL() {
const url = new URL(window.location.href);
const params = url.searchParams;
// If 't' parameter exists, remove it
if (params.has('t')) {
params.delete('t');
const cleanUrl = url.origin + url.pathname + '?' + params.toString();
// Replace the URL without reloading the page
window.history.replaceState({}, '', cleanUrl);
console.log('Replaced timestamp parameter in URL');
}
}
// Run on page load
window.addEventListener('load', cleanURL);
// Detect URL changes
let lastUrl = location.href;
new MutationObserver(() => {
const currentUrl = location.href;
if (currentUrl !== lastUrl) {
lastUrl = currentUrl;
cleanURL();
}
}).observe(document, { subtree: true, childList: true });
})();