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DeArrow - A Browser Extension that removes clickbait titles and thumbnails
(dearrow.ajay.app)
The creators of SponsorBlock did it again, now we can crowdsource better titles and thumbnails as well. I just tried it with LinusTechTips who is a worst offender when it comes to clickbait and its really great.
Compare without DeArrow
and with the extension
It uses user submitted titles and thumbnails if they are available. If not, it uses a random frame from the video as a thumbnail and applies some rules to the title (like no caps etc.).
For example a LTT video from yesterday:
Original title: 'Only YOU can fix GPU pricing... Here's how!'
Replaced title: 'How to find a good deal on a used GPU'
And about the thumbnails, just take a look on YouTube. In general I mean ๐