Rewrite YouTube links to SkipCut links before they are opened
// ==UserScript==
// @name YouTube → SkipCut Link Rewriter
// @name:en YouTube → SkipCut Link Rewriter
// @name:nl YouTube → SkipCut Link Herschrijver
// @name:es Reescritor de Enlaces de YouTube a SkipCut
// @name:fr Réécriture des Liens YouTube vers SkipCut
// @name:de YouTube → SkipCut Link-Umschreiber
// @name:zh-CN YouTube → SkipCut 链接重写器
// @name:ja YouTube → SkipCut リンク書き換え
// @name:ru Переписчик ссылок YouTube на SkipCut
// @name:pt Reescritor de Links do YouTube para SkipCut
// @name:it Riscrittore di Link da YouTube a SkipCut
// @namespace https://greasyfork.org/nl/users/1197317-opus-x
// @version 1.06
// @description Rewrite YouTube links to SkipCut links before they are opened
// @description:en Rewrite YouTube links to SkipCut links before they are opened
// @description:nl Herschrijf YouTube-links naar SkipCut-links voordat ze worden geopend
// @description:es Reescribe los enlaces de YouTube a enlaces de SkipCut antes de que se abran
// @description:fr Réécrit les liens YouTube en liens SkipCut avant leur ouverture
// @description:de Schreibe YouTube-Links in SkipCut-Links um, bevor sie geöffnet werden
// @description:zh-CN 在打开之前将 YouTube 链接重写为 SkipCut 链接
// @description:ja YouTubeリンクをSkipCutリンクに書き換えてから開く
// @description:ru Переписывает ссылки YouTube на ссылки SkipCut перед их открытием
// @description:pt Reescreve links do YouTube para links SkipCut antes de serem abertos
// @description:it Riscrive i link di YouTube in link SkipCut prima che vengano aperti
// @author Opus-X
// @license MIT
// @icon https://www.skipcut.com/favicon.ico
// @match *://*/*
// @exclude *://skipcut.com/*
// @exclude *://www.skipcut.com/*
// @exclude *://youtube.com/*
// @exclude *://www.youtube.com/*
// @exclude *://youtube-nocookie.com/*
// @exclude *://www.youtube-nocookie.com/*
// @run-at document-start
// ==/UserScript==
(function () {
'use strict';
const TARGET_TAB_NAME = 'SkipCutTab';
// Convert a YouTube URL to the corresponding SkipCut URL
function convertYouTubeToSkipCut(url) {
// Quick check to avoid parsing non-YouTube links
if (!url.includes('youtube.com') && !url.includes('youtu.be')) return null;
try {
const u = new URL(url);
const { hostname, pathname, searchParams } = u;
// Handle normal YouTube domain
if (hostname.match(/(^|\.)youtube\.com$/)) {
// Regular video links: /watch?v=...
if (pathname === '/watch' && searchParams.has('v')) {
return `https://www.skipcut.com/watch?v=${searchParams.get('v')}`;
}
// Live streams: /live/<id>
if (pathname.startsWith('/live/')) {
const liveId = pathname.split('/')[2];
if (liveId) return `https://www.skipcut.com/live/${liveId}`;
}
// Playlists: /playlist?list=...
if (pathname === '/playlist' && searchParams.has('list')) {
return `https://www.skipcut.com/playlist?list=${searchParams.get('list')}`;
}
}
// Handle youtu.be short links: https://youtu.be/<id>
if (hostname === 'youtu.be') {
const videoId = pathname.slice(1); // remove leading "/"
if (videoId) return `https://www.skipcut.com/watch?v=${videoId}`;
}
} catch (e) {
// Ignore invalid URLs
}
return null; // Not a YouTube link we can convert
}
// Rewrite YouTube links to SkipCut links with target attribute
function rewriteLinks() {
const links = document.querySelectorAll('a[href*="youtube.com"], a[href*="youtu.be"]');
links.forEach(link => {
const newUrl = convertYouTubeToSkipCut(link.href);
if (newUrl) {
link.href = newUrl;
link.setAttribute('target', TARGET_TAB_NAME);
}
});
}
// Run rewrite on page load
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', rewriteLinks);
// Observe DOM changes to rewrite dynamically added links
const observer = new MutationObserver(rewriteLinks);
observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
// Intercept clicks to ensure direct opening in TARGET_TAB_NAME
document.addEventListener('click', e => {
// Only handle left-clicks without modifier keys
if (e.button !== 0 || e.ctrlKey || e.shiftKey || e.metaKey) return;
const a = e.target.closest('a[href]'); // Find closest link
if (!a) return;
const newUrl = convertYouTubeToSkipCut(a.href);
if (!newUrl) return;
// Prevent normal navigation
e.preventDefault();
e.stopImmediatePropagation(); // Stop site scripts like YouTube router
// Open directly in the named tab
window.open(newUrl, TARGET_TAB_NAME);
}, true); // Capture phase to run before site handlers
})();