#Youtube new annotations install#

The Annotations Restored format is generally more compact than the YouTube annotations format.Įach videos annotations consist of a list of annotations. Documentation of the Annotations Restored formatĪnnotations Restored uses a different format than YouTube used for annotations. If there is enough interest, an annotation creator can be made. Adding annotations to new videosĪs I currently don't have access to a server to store new annotation data, it must be put into the video's description as described above, although you will have to manually create the data in the extension's format. If you don't have access to the annotation data for your videos, you will need to wait for the data dumps from projects such as the YouTube Annotation Archive to become available, then check if the annotations for your video were saved. The data put into the description must be in one of the following formats: If you were able to download your video's annotation data before it was removed, you can use the conversion tool to convert it into a format the extension can understand.

Go to about:debugging#addons, click 'Load Temporary Add-on'.

#Youtube new annotations install#

Drag ext.zip onto the window to install it.Go to chrome://extensions, enable the 'Developer Mode' option in the top right and reload the page.Download the latest release of the extension.

The removal left many older videos obsolete.Īnnotations Restored fixes this by searching for any archived annotation files and displaying them if found. While the feature was frequently abused, it did have many legitimate use cases, such as games, corrections, and a form of commentary that could be toggled on and off. On January 15 2019, YouTube decided to discontinue annotations.