Search the selected text on YouTube.
// ==UserScript==
// @name YouTube Selected-Text search.
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version 0.1
// @grant GM_registerMenuCommand
// @description Search the selected text on YouTube.
// @author ftk789
// @include https://*
// @include http://*
// @icon https://cdn-icons-png.flaticon.com/512/1384/1384060.png
// @grant GM_openInTab
// ==/UserScript==
// Chrome has the ability to search the highlighted text on Google when right-clicking a highlighted text, Have you ever wanted to add another option for that but for YouTube?
// Instructions:
// highlight text on any page, and press CTRL + Y to search the Highlighted text on YouTube.
(function() {
'use strict';
(function() {
'use strict';
function onAltQ() {
if (event.defaultPrevented ||
/(input|textarea)/i.test(document.activeElement.nodeName)) {
return;
}
searchYouTubeForSelectedText()
}
// Here: By pressing CTRL + Y , it instantly opens a new tab searching on YouTube what you highlighted.
// You can change if you want something other than CTRL or another key instead of Y, You'll have to head to Use https://keycode.info/ To get the KeyCode and replace it with the current one.
function onKeydown(evt) {
// Use https://keycode.info/ to get keys
if (evt.ctrlKey && evt.keyCode == 89) {
onAltQ();
}
}
document.addEventListener('keydown', onKeydown, true);
})();
function searchYouTubeForSelectedText() {
let selectedText = getSelection()
.toString()
.trim()
.replace(/ /g, '+');
if (selectedText) {
window.open("https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=" + selectedText, '_blank');
// The comment under this comment is when you want to open the page on the current active page instead of opening a new tab.
//GM_openInTab("https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=" + selectedText, "active")
}
}
// Register a button on the Tampermonkey menu.
GM_registerMenuCommand("Search on Youtube", () => {
if (event.defaultPrevented ||
/(input|textarea)/i.test(document.activeElement.nodeName)) {
return;
}
searchYouTubeForSelectedText()
});
})();