🚀 YT AutoLike — Auto Like for YouTube™ & Shorts 👍

Hey there! 👋 Tired of forgetting to hit that like button on videos you love? YT AutoLike is a privacy-first browser extension that automatically likes YouTube videos and Shorts after you've watched a set percentage. It's the ultimate tool for supporting your favorite creators and community while you just sit back and enjoy the show! 🍿

🔒 100% Private & Local — No data ever leaves your device. No servers, no trackers, just you and your favorite creators.

✨ Why YT AutoLike? (The MVP Selling Point) 💡

Unlike other auto-likers that might be clunky or data-hungry, YT AutoLike is built with a "Privacy First" mindset. It's designed to be a "set it and forget it" companion that purely encourages community growth.

What makes us different?

• Community Focused: Our goal is to help creators grow by ensuring they get the engagement they deserve.
• Privacy Core: We don't have servers. We don't want your data. Everything stays in your browser.
• Smart Logic: We won't like videos if you're logged out, or if you've already voted. We only act when you're really watching!

🛠️ Awesome Features

• 🎯 Four targeting modes — Global, Only Shorts, Only Videos, or Whitelist Only!
• ⏲️ Configurable watch threshold — You decide! 10%–90% (default 50%).
• 📝 Whitelist manager — Only support your absolute favorite channels!
• 🛡️ Active-watching guard — Only works on the tab you're actually looking at.
• 📜 Activity feed — See your last 50 supported videos!
• 👋 Friendly reminders — Get a nice toast message every hour of watch time! (You can turn it off, but we hope you don't! 😊)

🚀 Getting Started

1. Install the extension.
2. Open the popup to set your mode and percentage.
3. Watch YouTube as usual! 📺
4. Feel good knowing you're supporting creators! 💖

👨‍💻 For Developers

We love contributors! Please star ⭐, open issues, share ideas, or send PRs if you want to help improve YT AutoLike. Accessibility feedback, translation help, browser-specific reports, and clear reproduction steps are especially welcome because they help make the extension better for more people.

Requires Node.js 24 (nvm use) and pnpm 11.

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Run in development mode (Chrome)
pnpm dev

# Build for a specific browser
pnpm build:chrome
pnpm build:edge
pnpm build:firefox

See CONTRIBUTORS.md for contributor credits, AI/tooling acknowledgements, and the open-source libraries and release tooling this project builds on.

📄 Project Docs

Check out our Project Docs folder for deep dives into how this works!

🤝 Engagement

Found an issue? Have a cool idea? Need to report something specific to Chrome, Chromium, Edge, or Firefox? Reach out!

• Email: [email protected]
• GitHub: Star the repo, open an issue, or send a PR! 🚀

⚖️ License & Privacy

MIT Licensed. All data is stored locally. See PRIVACY_POLICY.md for details.

🗺️ Roadmap

• Chrome Web Store: Create 3 Screenshots (1280x800) showing popup/toasts
• Chrome Web Store: Create Small Promo Tile (440x280)
• Chrome Web Store: Verify src/images/icon-128.png is exactly 128x128
• Chrome Web Store: Run E2E tests to verify performance & Back/Forward cache
• Chrome Web Store: Register Developer Account ($5 fee)
• Chrome Web Store: Fill Privacy/Justification forms based on release/CHROMEWEBSTORE.md
• Firefox Add-ons (AMO): Submit extension for review
• Microsoft Edge Add-ons: Submit extension for review
• Support for YouTube Shorts (Auto-like logic)
• User-defined ignore list for specific channels
• Dark mode support for popup and sidebar

Let's grow the community together! 🌟