Who is YouTube Search for?

YouTube Search is an open-source project built for youTube viewers and researchers.

Is YouTube Search free?

Yes — YouTube Search is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does YouTube Search run on?

YouTube Search runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is YouTube Search still maintained?

Unverified. YouTube Search has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to YouTube Search?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Search in YouTube, Search for Text on YouTube, and YouTube Comment Search.

Who makes YouTube Search?

YouTube Search is developed by loopalu.

When did YouTube Search launch?

YouTube Search first shipped in 2025.

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YouTube Search

Name: YouTube Search
Author: loopalu

github.comInfrastructure

YouTube Search is an open-source browser extension that searches for text within YouTube videos. It helps viewers locate relevant spoken content and jump to matching moments more efficiently.

Open SourceWebEmbeddable

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Overview

4 features

YouTube Search is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It focuses on finding specific spoken text or moments in YouTube videos without manually searching through them. YouTube Search is an open-source project aimed at youTube viewers and researchers. The project is open source (Open Source). It runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Behind YouTube Search is loopalu, and it first shipped in 2025. Among its 4 catalogued features are text search, video transcript search, and timestamp navigation.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Text search
Video transcript search
Timestamp navigation
Firefox extension

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

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Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed19 Sep · 01:56 UTC
Search text in YouTube verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about YouTube Search

What does YouTube Search do?: YouTube Search focuses on finding specific spoken text or moments in YouTube videos without manually searching through them. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is YouTube Search for?: YouTube Search is an open-source project built for youTube viewers and researchers.
Is YouTube Search free?: Yes — YouTube Search is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does YouTube Search run on?: YouTube Search runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is YouTube Search still maintained?: Unverified. YouTube Search has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to YouTube Search?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Search in YouTube, Search for Text on YouTube, and YouTube Comment Search.Search in YouTube Search for Text on YouTube YouTube Comment Search
Who makes YouTube Search?: YouTube Search is developed by loopalu.
When did YouTube Search launch?: YouTube Search first shipped in 2025.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
Built for: YouTube viewers and researchers
Model: Open source
Solves: Finding specific spoken text or moments in YouTube videos without manually searching through them.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: search-text-in-youtube

Developer

loopalu

Index record

Indexed: 19 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 19 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: search-text-in-youtube-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 19 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 19 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 19 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/loopalu/youtube-search

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