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Kiwami – Controls, Notes & Study Tools for YouTube icon

Kiwami Chrome Extension Analysis

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Store listing title: Kiwami – Controls, Notes & Study Tools for YouTube

Chrome extension ID: jmkdhgpehcgfpmjnkddkmekfaeiapceb

Kiwami is a browser extension that enhances YouTube with advanced playback controls, distraction-free modes, and tools for timestamped note-taking. It includes features to export notes to markdown or flashcard formats and supports optional AI features using personal API keys.

Developer:Extensions By Selfhood
Version:1.8.0
Size:822KiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web StoreOfficial website

Overview

Installs

0

Rating

★ 5.0

1 reviews

Languages

1 locales

Includes English

Market analysis

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

No review samples found

Macro category

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Low review signal

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

Listing positioning

Kiwami positions itself as an educational research companion for YouTube, focusing on deep study, distraction removal, and knowledge retention. It emphasizes a privacy-first architecture that prioritizes local data storage and user-controlled AI integration.

Inferred product pattern

A privacy-focused browser utility that extends web-based video platforms with productivity and data export functionality.

Review-backed pain points

Review-backed data is not available.

Observed feature gaps

No feature gaps identified from public listing data.

Tags
YouTube ProductivityStudy ToolVideo NotesTranscript Tools
Target users

- Students

- Researchers

- Content Creators

- Self-learners

Primary use cases

- Timestamped note-taking

- Language learning with A-B loops

- Exporting research to Obsidian or Anki

- YouTube distraction removal

Positive themes

No positive theme data.

Negative themes

No negative theme data.

Observed friction

- Pricing friction is low as the extension is presented as a standalone tool with no account requirement, though it suggests optional usage of personal API keys for AI features.

Evidence boundary: Analysis is based solely on the developer's public store listing and descriptive metadata. Evidence is limited to public claims; no user reviews are available to verify performance or real-world feature reliability.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

Review-backed data is not available.

Reliability

Review-backed data is not available.

Privacy

No privacy complaints; the extension explicitly claims local-only storage and no telemetry.

Access & pricing

- Free usage observed

- No account requirement observed

- Free plan or free usage claimed

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 5

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Privacy policy

- Developer contact

- Official website

Store metadata

- Version: 1.8.0

- Size: 822KiB

- 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 study toolsTimestamped video notesObsidian YouTube pluginYouTube distraction blocker

Comparison

YouTube playback control extensionvideo note taking tool

Problem

too many YouTube distractionshow to take notes on YouTube

Alternative

Anki YouTube integrationYouTube transcript research

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Screenshots

Kiwami – Controls, Notes & Study Tools for YouTube screenshot
Kiwami – Controls, Notes & Study Tools for YouTube screenshot
Kiwami – Controls, Notes & Study Tools for YouTube screenshot
Kiwami – Controls, Notes & Study Tools for YouTube screenshot
Kiwami – Controls, Notes & Study Tools for YouTube screenshot

Links

Website: extensionsbyselfhood.com

Privacy policy: https://www.extensionsbyselfhood.com/privacy/kiwami

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