stop wasting your time on clickbaits and random videos. HoverTube is an extension that uses Gemini AI to analyse transcripts and metadata, delivering a 1-2 sentence conclusion the moment you hover over a YouTube link anywhere on the internet!!
Not on the Chrome Web Store yet but you can sideload it in 30 seconds:
- Download or clone this repo
git clone https://github.com/SukhdevThukral/Hover-Tube.git
- Go to
chrome://extensions - Enable Developer Mode (toggle, top right)
- Click Load unpacked
- Select the downloaded folder
- Then open the extension popup, paste your Gemini API key, and you're done.
Get a free API key at aistudio.google.com/apikey
- AI conclusion : It's powered by Gemini-2.5-Flash (BYOK Model: Bring Your Own Key)
- Transcript extraction: Scrapes and cleans YouTube captions realtime to feed accurate context to the LLM
- Gives clickbait and title accuracy data
Logic: JavaScript(ES6+), Chrome Extension API (Manifest v3)
AI: Google Gemini API
Data: YouTube Data API v3
Frontend: GSAP(GreenSock Animation Platform), CSS
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v0.1-Beta (core engine)
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Smart Caching
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Contextual Modes
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One-Click Save
If you have any feedback, please reach out at sukhdevthukral2411@gmail.com
Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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Fork the Project 🍴
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Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
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Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
pro-tip: Use CommitCraft for perfect commit messages
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Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
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Open a Pull Request 🚀