YouTube Comments Sidebar Extension

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A simple Chrome extension that moves YouTube comments to a sidebar above the recommended videos section. All comment features work - likes, replies, posting, everything!

What it does

• Puts YouTube comments in a nice sidebar on the right
• Keep all the features - like, reply, post comments, load more, etc.
• Clean UI that matches YouTube's design
• Works with dark/light mode

Installation

1. Download/clone this repo
2. Create an images folder and add your icon.png (or icon.jpg)
3. Add placeholder icons: icon16.png, icon48.png, icon128.png (or use any icons you want)
4. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions/
5. Turn on "Developer mode" (top right corner)
6. Click "Load unpacked"
7. Select the extension folder
8. Done! Visit any YouTube video

Files

├── manifest.json      # Extension config
├── content.js         # Main logic
├── styles.css         # Styling
├── popup.html         # Extension popup UI
├── popup.js           # Popup logic
├── images/
│   └── icon.png       # Your custom icon
├── icon16.png         # Extension icon (16x16)
├── icon48.png         # Extension icon (48x48)
└── icon128.png        # Extension icon (128x128)

Controls

• ↻ - Refresh comments
• ✕ - Hide/show sidebar

Known Issues

• Sometimes when you switch videos, comments take a few seconds to load
• If comments don't show up, scroll down on the page or click the refresh button
• Works best on desktop (mobile YouTube is different)

How it works

The extension finds YouTube's actual comments section and physically moves it into a custom sidebar. This way all the buttons and features work exactly like normal - I'm not copying anything, just relocating it!

License

Do whatever you want with it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯