Open YouTube watch/live/playlist links in a new SkipCut tab and instantly redirect direct loads.
// ==UserScript==
// @name YouTube → SkipCut (Open in New Tab + Instant Redirect)
// @name:en YouTube → SkipCut (Open in New Tab + Instant Redirect)
// @name:nl YouTube → SkipCut (Openen in Nieuw Tabblad + Directe Doorverwijzing)
// @name:es YouTube → SkipCut (Abrir en Nueva Pestaña + Redirección Instantánea)
// @name:fr YouTube → SkipCut (Ouvrir dans un Nouvel Onglet + Redirection Instantanée)
// @name:de YouTube → SkipCut (In neuem Tab öffnen + Sofortige Weiterleitung)
// @name:zh-CN YouTube → SkipCut (在新标签页打开 + 即时重定向)
// @name:ja YouTube → SkipCut (新しいタブで開く + 即時リダイレクト)
// @name:ru YouTube → SkipCut (Открыть в новой вкладке + Мгновенное перенаправление)
// @name:pt YouTube → SkipCut (Abrir em Nova Aba + Redirecionamento Instantâneo)
// @name:it YouTube → SkipCut (Apri in Nuova Scheda + Reindirizzamento Istantaneo)
// @namespace https://greasyfork.org/users/1197317-opus-x
// @version 1.05
// @description Open YouTube watch/live/playlist links in a new SkipCut tab and instantly redirect direct loads.
// @description:en Open YouTube watch/live/playlist links in a new SkipCut tab and instantly redirect direct loads.
// @description:nl Open YouTube watch-/live-/afspeellijst-links in een nieuw SkipCut-tabblad en leid directe ladingen onmiddellijk door.
// @description:es Abre enlaces de YouTube de visualización/transmisión/lista de reproducción en una nueva pestaña de SkipCut y redirige instantáneamente las cargas directas.
// @description:fr Ouvre les liens YouTube de visionnage/en direct/liste de lecture dans un nouvel onglet SkipCut et redirige instantanément les chargements directs.
// @description:de Öffnet YouTube-Video-/Live-/Wiedergabelisten-Links in einem neuen SkipCut-Tab und leitet direkte Aufrufe sofort weiter.
// @description:zh-CN 在新的 SkipCut 标签页中打开 YouTube 观看/直播/播放列表链接，并立即重定向直接加载。
// @description:ja YouTubeの視聴/ライブ/プレイリストリンクを新しいSkipCutタブで開き、直接読み込みを即座にリダイレクトします。
// @description:ru Открывает ссылки YouTube на просмотр/прямую трансляцию/плейлист в новой вкладке SkipCut и мгновенно перенаправляет прямые загрузки.
// @description:pt Abre links de visualização/transmissão/lista de reprodução do YouTube em uma nova aba SkipCut e redireciona instantaneamente as cargas diretas.
// @description:it Apre i link di visualizzazione/live/playlist di YouTube in una nuova scheda SkipCut e reindirizza istantaneamente i caricamenti diretti.
// @author Opus-X
// @license MIT
// @icon https://www.skipcut.com/favicon.ico
// @match *://youtube.com/*
// @match *://www.youtube.com/*
// @match *://youtube-nocookie.com/*
// @match *://www.youtube-nocookie.com/*
// @run-at document-start
// ==/UserScript==
(function () {
'use strict';
const TARGET_TAB_NAME = 'SkipCutTab';
/**
* Build the matching SkipCut URL for a given YouTube URL
* @param {string} url
* @returns {string|null}
*/
function getSkipCutUrl(url) {
const u = new URL(url);
let newUrl = null;
if (u.pathname === '/watch' && u.searchParams.has('v')) {
newUrl = `https://www.skipcut.com/watch?v=${u.searchParams.get('v')}`;
}
else if (u.pathname.startsWith('/live/')) {
const liveId = u.pathname.split('/')[2];
if (liveId) {
newUrl = `https://www.skipcut.com/live/${liveId}`;
}
}
else if (u.pathname === '/playlist' && u.searchParams.has('list')) {
newUrl = `https://www.skipcut.com/playlist?list=${u.searchParams.get('list')}`;
}
return newUrl;
}
/**
* Instantly redirect current tab to SkipCut if current URL matches
* Called on page load and SPA navigations.
*/
function tryDirectRedirect() {
const redirectUrl = getSkipCutUrl(location.href);
if (redirectUrl) {
window.stop(); // Stop YouTube from loading anything
location.replace(redirectUrl);
return true;
}
return false;
}
// Check immediately at document-start for direct loads
if (tryDirectRedirect()) return;
/**
* Open a SkipCut link in the same new tab and prevent YouTube SPA navigation.
* Intercepts clicks before YouTube handles them.
*/
document.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
const link = e.target.closest('a');
if (!link) return;
// Match relevant YouTube video/playlist/live links
if (link.href.includes('/watch') || link.href.includes('/live/') || link.href.includes('/playlist')) {
const redirectUrl = getSkipCutUrl(link.href);
if (redirectUrl) {
e.preventDefault();
e.stopImmediatePropagation(); // Block YouTube SPA navigation
window.open(redirectUrl, TARGET_TAB_NAME);
}
}
}, true);
/**
* Handle SPA navigations triggered internally by YouTube.
* If the URL changes directly (e.g. typing or script), redirect instantly.
*/
function handleSpaNavigation() {
const redirectUrl = getSkipCutUrl(location.href);
if (redirectUrl) {
window.stop();
location.replace(redirectUrl);
}
}
// Patch History API to detect SPA navigations instantly
const origPushState = history.pushState;
const origReplaceState = history.replaceState;
history.pushState = function (...args) {
origPushState.apply(this, args);
handleSpaNavigation();
};
history.replaceState = function (...args) {
origReplaceState.apply(this, args);
handleSpaNavigation();
};
window.addEventListener('popstate', handleSpaNavigation);
// YouTube-specific SPA hooks (extra safety net)
window.addEventListener('yt-navigate-start', handleSpaNavigation, true);
window.addEventListener('yt-page-data-updated', handleSpaNavigation, true);
})();