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Remove YouTube Tracking Parameters and Convert Share Links

Removes tracking parameters from all YouTube links and converts them to shortened youtu.be links within the share box.

  1. // ==UserScript==
  2. // @name         Remove YouTube Tracking Parameters and Convert Share Links
  3. // @version      1.5
  4. // @description  Removes tracking parameters from all YouTube links and converts them to shortened youtu.be links within the share box.
  5. // @author       kpganon
  6. // @license      MIT
  7. // @namespace    https://github.com/kpg-anon/scripts
  8. // @match        *://*.youtube.com/*
  9. // @grant        none
  10. // ==/UserScript==
  11.  
  12. (function() {
  13.     'use strict';
  14.  
  15.     function removeTrackingParameters(input) {
  16.         if (input && input.value) {
  17.             let newValue = input.value
  18.                 .replace(/(?:&|\?)si=[^&]+/, '')
  19.                 .replace(/(?:&|\?)pp=[^&]+/, '')
  20.                 .replace(/^([^?]+)&/, '$1?')
  21.                 .replace(/(?:youtube\.com\/shorts\/|youtube\.com\/live\/|www\.youtube\.com\/watch\?v=|music\.youtube\.com\/watch\?v=)([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/, 'youtu.be/$1')
  22.                 .replace(/www\.youtu\.be/, 'youtu.be');
  23.  
  24.             if (input.value !== newValue) {
  25.                 input.value = newValue;
  26.             }
  27.         }
  28.     }
  29.  
  30.     function handleInputChange() {
  31.         const shareInput = document.querySelector('yt-share-target-renderer input');
  32.         removeTrackingParameters(shareInput);
  33.     }
  34.  
  35.     const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
  36.         for (const mutation of mutations) {
  37.             if (mutation.addedNodes.length) {
  38.                 for (const node of mutation.addedNodes) {
  39.                     if (node.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE && node.querySelector('yt-share-target-renderer')) {
  40.                         const intervalId = setInterval(handleInputChange, 50);
  41.  
  42.                         const closeButton = node.querySelector('[aria-label="Close"]');
  43.                         if (closeButton) {
  44.                             closeButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
  45.                                 clearInterval(intervalId);
  46.                             });
  47.                         }
  48.                     }
  49.                 }
  50.             }
  51.         }
  52.     });
  53.  
  54.     observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
  55.  
  56.     setInterval(() => {
  57.         document.querySelectorAll('input, a').forEach(element => {
  58.             if (element.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'input') {
  59.                 removeTrackingParameters(element);
  60.             } else if (element.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'a' && /\/watch\?v=/.test(element.href)) {
  61.                 element.href = element.href.replace(/(?:&|\?)si=[^&]+/, '').replace(/(?:&|\?)pp=[^&]+/, '')
  62.                     .replace(/(?:youtube\.com\/shorts\/|youtube\.com\/live\/|www\.youtube\.com\/watch\?v=|music\.youtube\.com\/watch\?v=)([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/, 'youtu.be/$1')
  63.                     .replace(/www\.youtu\.be/, 'youtu.be');
  64.             }
  65.         });
  66.     }, 50);
  67. })();