chocmake
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1 year ago Being able to copy the timestamp via the UI instead of having to go to Youtube or guesstimate the timecode to manually append it would be an appreciated enhancement, yes.
Even just having it as a menu item within the settings icon of the video player navigation UI, which is what Twitch does.
MintMain21
Is your enhancement request related to a problem? Please describe. When I'm watching a video on Invidious and want to share it with people who don't use Invidious, I typically just copy the "watch on Youtube" link and share that. When watching embeded videos on other sites however, this option is absent unless I open the video in Invidious proper. Likewise, I can't copy a time-stamped YouTube link from either Invidious or an Embed, forcing me to open in YouTube just to get a proper timestamp (or copy the Invidious Timestamp and then re-write that as a YouTube Link).
Describe the solution you'd like Just as embeded Invidious Videos features a link to open/share in Invidious, so too should there be links to open/share in YouTube, including with time-stamps.
Describe alternatives you've considered At present, the only solution for sharing YouTube links is either rewriting the copy/pasted Invidious Link, or opening in Invidious to copy/paste the Watch In YouTube Link. It's even worse to get timestamps, as besides re-writing links my only option is to open the video in YouTube itself.
Additional context Maybe if Invidious were to improve their embeded videos on services like Discord or Whatsapp I'd feel more comfortable sharing Invidious links, but even then I'd have to explain what Invidious is to those not in the know. Furthermore, I'm confident that people like me in the know use extensions like Privacy Redirect anyway, so a raw YouTube link is no threat for us.