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YouTube Search Middle Click

This extension allows you to open a YouTube search on a new tab by middle-clicking the search button.

// ==UserScript==
// @name         YouTube Search Middle Click
// @namespace    YSMC
// @version      1.0
// @description  This extension allows you to open a YouTube search on a new tab by middle-clicking the search button.
// @author       Rafael-r15
// @match        https://www.youtube.com/*
// @license      MIT
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
    'use strict';

    var searchIcon = document.getElementById("search-icon-legacy");
    if (searchIcon) {
        searchIcon.addEventListener("mousedown", function(event) {
            event.preventDefault();
            var searchInput = document.getElementsByClassName("ytd-searchbox")[3].value.trim();
            if (event.which === 2 && searchInput) {
                window.open("https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=" + encodeURIComponent(searchInput), "_blank");
            }
        });
    }
})();