Advanced YouTube Search
Welcome to Advanced YouTube Search – a powerful Tampermonkey script designed to enhance your YouTube searching experience with advanced features. Whether you're looking for specific content, filtering out unwanted results, or refining your search based on various parameters, this script has got you covered!
📦 Table of Contents
🚀 Features
Advanced YouTube Search offers a comprehensive set of features to refine and enhance your YouTube search capabilities:
🔍 Regular Search
- Standard Search: Perform regular YouTube searches without any additional parameters.
🛠️ Advanced Search Options
- Exact Term: Search for exact phrases by enclosing terms in quotes.
- Exclude Term(s): Exclude specific terms from your search results.
- Title Includes: Ensure certain keywords are present in the video titles.
- Video Length: Filter results based on video duration:
- Any Length
- Under 4 minutes
- 4-20 minutes
- Over 20 minutes
- Date After: Include videos uploaded after a specific date.
- Date Before: Include videos uploaded before a specific date.
📍 Movable & Toggleable Popup
- Movable Popup: Drag the advanced search form to any position on the screen for personalized accessibility.
- Toggleable Interface: Easily show or hide the advanced search form with a single click.
🎨 User-Friendly Interface
- Clean Design: Seamlessly integrates with YouTube's interface without clutter.
- Responsive Layout: Optimized for various screen sizes and devices.
🛠️ Installation
To get started with Advanced YouTube Search, follow these simple steps:
1. Install Tampermonkey
Tampermonkey is a popular userscript manager available for various browsers.
2. Install the Userscript
- Open the
Advanced YouTube Search repository.
- Locate the
AdvancedYouTubeSearch.user.js file.
- Click on the file to view its contents.
- Click the Raw button to open the raw script.
- Tampermonkey should automatically detect the script and prompt you to install it.
- Confirm the installation by clicking Install in the Tampermonkey dialog.
Alternatively, you can manually add the script:
- Open Tampermonkey Dashboard.
- Click on Add a new script.
- Paste the script contents from
AdvancedYouTubeSearch.user.js.
- Save the script.
📝 Usage
Once installed, Advanced YouTube Search enhances your YouTube experience as follows:
1. Open YouTube
Navigate to YouTube in your browser.
2. Access the Advanced Search Popup
- Click on the 🔍 Advanced Search button fixed at the bottom-right corner of the page.
![Toggle Button]()
3. Perform a Regular Search
- Regular Search Section:
- Enter your standard search query in the Search field.
4. Utilize Advanced Search Options
- Advanced Options Section:
- Exact Term: Enter exact phrases (e.g.,
"Awesome List").
- Exclude Term(s): Enter terms to exclude, separated by commas (e.g.,
spam, ads).
- Title Includes: Enter keywords to include in video titles, separated by commas (e.g.,
tutorial).
- Video Length: Select the desired video duration.
- Date After: Choose a start date to include videos uploaded after this date.
- Date Before: Choose an end date to include videos uploaded before this date.
5. Execute the Search
- Click the Search button to perform the search with the specified parameters.
- You will be redirected to the YouTube search results page with your filters applied.
6. Move the Popup (Optional)
- Click and hold the Advanced YouTube Search header.
- Drag the popup to your preferred location on the screen.
7. Close the Popup
- Click the 🔍 Advanced Search button again.
- Alternatively, click anywhere outside the popup to close it.
🎨 Customization
You can customize Advanced YouTube Search to better fit your preferences:
1. Change Toggle Button Position
Modify the script to reposition the toggle button. For example, to move it to the top-right corner:
toggleButton.style.top = '20px';
toggleButton.style.bottom = 'auto';
toggleButton.style.right = '20px';
2. Adjust Popup Size
Change the width of the popup:
popupDiv.style.width = '450px'; // Adjust the width as desired
3. Modify Styles
Customize colors, fonts, or other styles by editing the corresponding CSS properties in the script.
4. Set Default Values
Pre-fill search fields by setting default value attributes when creating input elements in the script.
📜 Guidelines
- Ensure your code follows the existing style and structure.
- Provide clear and concise commit messages.
- Include screenshots or descriptions for new features.
- Test your changes thoroughly before submitting.
📝 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
📫 Contact
For any inquiries, suggestions, or feedback, feel free to reach out:
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