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YouTube Link Cleaner

Removes unneeded parameters and redirection pages from YouTube links.

  1. // ==UserScript==
  2. // @name           YouTube Link Cleaner
  3. // @name:de        YouTube Link Cleaner
  4. // @namespace      tfr
  5. // @description    Removes unneeded parameters and redirection pages from YouTube links.
  6. // @description:de Entfernt unnötige Parameter und Weiterleitungsseiten aus YouTube-Links.
  7. // @author         tfr (https://github.com/t-fr/)
  8. // @license        CC0; https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  9. // @license        MIT license; https://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=4TMeeUXC
  10. // @compatible     firefox Works with Firefox and Greasemonkey
  11. // @compatible     chrome Works with Chrome and Tampermonkey
  12. // @compatible     opera Works with Opera and Tampermonkey Beta or Violent monkey
  13. // @oujs:author    tfr
  14. // @include        http://youtube.com/*
  15. // @include        http://www.youtube.com/*
  16. // @include        https://youtube.com/*
  17. // @include        https://www.youtube.com/*
  18. // @version        8
  19. // @grant          none
  20. // ==/UserScript==
  21.  
  22. /* This script is dual-licensed under CC0 and the MIT license.
  23.  * You can choose which one you want to use.
  24.  * CC0 license: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
  25.  * MIT license: https://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=4TMeeUXC
  26.  *
  27.  * Dieses Skript steht sowohl unter CC0 als auch unter der MIT-Lizenz.
  28.  * Sie können sich aussuchen, welche Lizenz Sie nutzen.
  29.  * CC0-Lizenz: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.de
  30.  * MIT-Lizenz: https://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=4TMeeUXC
  31.  */
  32.  
  33. /* Version 8: Accidentally removed the disabling of redirect pages, restore it
  34.  * Version 7: Found another way to disable SPF
  35.  * Version 6: Update license data
  36.  * Version 5: update metadata, German description
  37.  * Version 4: change URL parameters without reloading
  38.  */
  39.  
  40. /* If on a redirect page, redirect */
  41. if(window.location.pathname == "/redirect") {
  42.   window.location.href.match(/(&|\?)q=(.*?)(&|$)/);
  43.   window.location.replace(window.decodeURIComponent(RegExp.$2));
  44. }
  45. /* If a unneeded parameter exists, remove it */
  46. if(window.location.href.match(/(&(feature|src_vid|annotation_id|gl|hl)=[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]*|\?(feature|src_vid|annotation_id|gl|hl)=[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]*$)/)) {
  47.   window.history.replaceState({}, window.document.title, window.location.href.replace(/(&(feature|src_vid|annotation_id|gl|hl)=[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]*|\?(feature|src_vid|annotation_id|gl|hl)=[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]*$)/g, ''));
  48. }
  49. for (var i = 0; i < window.document.links.length; i++) {
  50.   /* Remove unneeded parameters */
  51.   window.document.links[i].href = window.document.links[i].href.replace(/(&(feature|src_vid|annotation_id|gl|hl)=[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]*|\?(feature|src_vid|annotation_id|gl|hl)=[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.]*$)/g, '');
  52.   /* Do not use redirect pages */
  53.   window.document.links[i].className = window.document.links[i].className.replace(/(yt-uix-redirect-link)/g, "");
  54. }
  55. // Disable SPF, inspired by https://openuserjs.org/scripts/JoeSimmons/YouTube_-_Disable_Red_Bar_aka_SPF/source
  56. if(window && window._spf_state && window._spf_state.config) {
  57.   window._spf_state.config["navigate-limit"] = 0;
  58. }