YouTube → SkipCut (Open in New Tab + Instant Redirect)

Opus-X
2025-08-11T05:36:15Z

Open YouTube watch/live/playlist links in a new SkipCut tab and instantly redirect direct loads.

Title: YouTube → SkipCut (Open in New Tab + Instant Redirect)

Description: Automatically redirects YouTube videos, live streams, and playlists to their SkipCut equivalents. Works seamlessly with YouTube’s SPA (Single Page Application) navigation, so redirects happen even when clicking links within YouTube without a full page reload. Links on YouTube open in a new tab.

Features:

Redirects:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID → https://www.skipcut.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID

https://www.youtube.com/live/LIVE_ID → https://www.skipcut.com/live/LIVE_ID

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYLIST_ID → https://www.skipcut.com/playlist?list=PLAYLIST_ID

SPA-compatible — catches internal YouTube navigation events and URL changes.

Minimal performance impact with efficient change detection.

MIT licensed, free to use and modify.

Perfect for: Users who prefer to watch YouTube content through SkipCut without manually copying and pasting video IDs.