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YouTube Captions Search (Ctrl+F for captions)
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Description
Feature Request
Description
Add a "Captions Search" feature that lets users search within YouTube video captions/subtitles — similar to Ctrl+F / Cmd+F but searching through caption text.
Preferred behavior
- A search box overlay that searches through available captions
- Click a result to jump to that timestamp in the video
- Works with auto-generated and manual captions
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names a captions-search overlay, caption text, and timestamp navigation but no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the extension's existing caption/subtitle handling and video seeking behavior. Done means users can search available auto-generated and manual captions, see results in an overlay, and jump to a selected result's timestamp.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100