TizenTube

TizenTube is a TizenBrew module that enhances your favourite streaming websites viewing experience by removing ads and adding support for Sponsorblock.

Looking for an app for Android TVs? Check out TizenTube Cobalt. It offers everything TizenTube has for Android TVs. Download the latest release here.

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How to install

1. Install TizenBrew from here and follow the instructions.

2. TizenTube is installed to TizenBrew by default. It should be in the home screen. If not, add @foxreis/tizentube as a NPM module in TizenBrew module manager.

Features

• Ad Blocker
• SponsorBlock Support
• Picture-in-Picture Mode
• DeArrow Support
• Customizable Themes (Custom Coloring)
• More to come, if you request it!

Tampermonkey local debugging helpers (Windows + Chrome)

Use this when you want to test TizenTube locally in Chrome instead of on-device.

Tampermonkey runs the userscripts, while a User-Agent switcher extension makes Chrome present itself as a TV browser so https://www.youtube.com/tv stays on the TV UI.

Scripts in this repository

Tampermonkey scripts are stored in:

• scripts/tampermonkey/tizentube-loader.user.js (loads dist/userScript.js via @require)
• scripts/tampermonkey/tizentube-log-button.user.js (adds floating TT Logs button that calls window.downloadTizenTubeLogs())

Full setup steps

1. Install Tampermonkey in Chrome.

2. Open chrome://extensions/:

   • Enable Developer mode (top-right).
   • Open Tampermonkey details and enable Allow in Incognito.
   • If you use a User-Agent extension, also enable Allow in Incognito for it.

3. Install a User-Agent switching extension (for TV UA testing).

4. Set a TV-like User-Agent for YouTube. Example that usually works:

   Mozilla/5.0 (SMART-TV; Linux; Tizen 6.5) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) SamsungBrowser/3.0 TV Safari/537.36

   Real TV User-Agent examples captured from your devices:

   • Tizen 5.0 TV - TV Model UE75RU7099UXZG: Mozilla/5.0 (SMART-TV; LINUX; Tizen 5.0) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0 TV Safari/537.36
   • Tizen 6.5 TV - TV Model LS32BM500EUXEN: Mozilla/5.0 (SMART-TV; LINUX; Tizen 6.5) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) 108.0.5359.1/6.5 TV Safari/537.36 UWE/0.2.27108

5. In Tampermonkey, create/import scripts/tampermonkey/tizentube-loader.user.js (configured for youtube.com/tv* only).

6. In Tampermonkey, create/import scripts/tampermonkey/tizentube-log-button.user.js (configured for youtube.com/tv* only).

7. In Tampermonkey script settings, set Sandbox mode = ALL for these scripts.

8. Open https://www.youtube.com/tv and sign in if needed.

9. Verify TizenTube loaded:

   • Open DevTools Console and run typeof window.toggleDebugConsole (should return "function").

10. Click TT Logs (bottom-right corner of the page, floating above the YouTube TV UI) to download logs without typing console commands.

Keyboard shortcuts for Windows testing (no TV remote)

When testing in Chrome on desktop, TizenTube maps TV color-button actions to normal keys:

• GREEN (open TizenTube settings): G, F2, or 2
• RED (open theme settings): R, F1, or 1
• YELLOW (toggle debug console): Y, F3, or 3
• BLUE: B, F4, or 4

Where should I see the button?

After both userscripts are enabled and /tv has loaded, the TT Logs button appears in the bottom-right corner as a small black/green floating button.

If you do not see it:

• confirm tizentube-log-button.user.js is enabled in Tampermonkey,
• refresh the page once,
• and verify Tampermonkey script sandbox is set to ALL.

Notes

• These helper scripts are intentionally limited to /tv URLs so they do not affect normal desktop YouTube pages.
• In Tampermonkey, you can force-refresh @require files via TizenTube Loader → Externals → Requires → Update.
• If Tampermonkey seems stale in Incognito, open script dashboard and use Utilities → Check for userscript updates, then hard-refresh YouTube TV.
• Tampermonkey only refreshes @require when it checks script updates; bumping loader @version and running update check forces newest bundle.
• If /tv redirects back to desktop YouTube, re-check User-Agent override and extension scope.
• Keep both scripts enabled: loader + log-button.
• The log button is external (Tampermonkey UI helper), not an in-app visual-console button.