TimestampBubblesComments that pop up exactly when they matter
While you watch a YouTube video, TimestampBubbles floats the comments posted at that moment right on the player. Click a bubble and jump straight to the comment to like or reply.
No account, no tracking — it only reads the page you already have open.
How it works
It follows the playhead
As the video plays, the extension keeps every timestamped comment within the detection window of where you are (±15s by default).
Bubbles glide in, one by one
Comment bubbles float over the player sequentially with a smooth slide-up — timestamp, author and a preview of what they said. Each stays for as long as you choose, then glides back down.
Click to like or reply
Clicking a bubble scrolls you to that exact comment, highlighted with a colored ring — like, reply, or keep watching.
Make it yours
Click the extension icon to tune bubble size, opacity and accent color, how many seconds each bubble stays, the detection window, and how many can show at once.
Install in under a minute
One-click install requires the Chrome Web Store; until then, load it unpacked:
- 1
Download and unzip the file
Click any Download button above and unzip timestamp-bubbles.zip to a folder you'll keep.
- 2
Open the extensions page
chrome://extensions - 3
Turn on Developer mode
Toggle it in the top-right corner of that page.
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Load unpacked
Click “Load unpacked” and pick the unzipped folder. Then open any YouTube video and watch the bubbles appear. Click the extension's toolbar icon to fine-tune size, colors and timing.
Works in all Chromium browsers: Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, Opera. You need to be signed in to YouTube to like or reply — the extension just takes you there.