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Chrono Chrome Extension Analysis

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Store listing title: Chrono: YouTube Speed Control & Time Tracker

Chrome extension ID: albpnoibahehboglkghilhljilchnfbo

Chrono is a YouTube enhancement extension that offers advanced playback speed controls and time-tracking features. It helps users manage their schedules by calculating exact finish times and supporting custom viewing goals.

Developer:CPT Dawn
Version:2.0.0
Size:62.23KiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web StoreOfficial website

Overview

Installs

305

Rating

★ 4.2

18 reviews

Languages

1 locales

Includes English (United States)

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Moderate review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

Chrono is positioned as a productivity dashboard rather than a simple speed controller. It emphasizes time management by providing intelligent finish-time estimations for videos and playlists.

Inferred product pattern

A productivity-focused browser extension that adds time-estimation and advanced playback controls to YouTube.

Review-backed pain points

Users report that the extension often fails to show time information upon opening a new tab, requiring a manual page reload, and that recent updates have made the tool less reliable.

Observed feature gaps

No specific feature gaps identified from reviews.

Tags
YouTube Speed ControlTime TrackerProductivity Tool
Target users

- Students

- Professionals

- Lifelong Learners

Primary use cases

- Optimizing study sessions

- Managing playlist watch time

- Scheduling viewing tasks around deadlines

Positive themes

- Effective for time management

- Simple and understandable UI

- Useful for scheduling studies

Negative themes

- Functionality breaks after updates

- Inconsistent visibility on new tabs

- Unreliable performance

Observed friction

- Performance complaints detected

- No pricing friction observed in the provided data.

Evidence boundary: Extracted from the Chrome Web Store listing description and 18 user reviews. The review sample size is relatively small (18 reviews).
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No support or account-related complaints observed.

Reliability

Users report significant reliability issues following updates, including the extension failing to load or requiring page reloads to function.

Privacy

No privacy complaints observed; the listing claims local-only processing.

Access & pricing

- No clear monetization signal

- No account requirement observed

- No clear pricing signal

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 5

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Developer contact

- Official website

Store metadata

- Version: 2.0.0

- Size: 62.23KiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

YouTube speed controllerYouTube time trackervideo playback speed extensionYouTube playlist time estimator

Comparison

YouTube speed controller alternativevideo time management tool

Problem

YouTube speed control not workinghow to see YouTube finish time

Alternative

Video speed controllerYouTube productivity tools

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Screenshots

Chrono: YouTube Speed Control & Time Tracker screenshot
Chrono: YouTube Speed Control & Time Tracker screenshot
Chrono: YouTube Speed Control & Time Tracker screenshot
Chrono: YouTube Speed Control & Time Tracker screenshot
Chrono: YouTube Speed Control & Time Tracker screenshot

Links

Website: github.com

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