_posts/2014-06-08-viewtime.markdown


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---
layout: post
title: ViewTime, A Browser Extension for YouTube
description: ViewTime adds the amount of time a YouTube video has been played under its view count.
date: 2014-06-08 00:00:00
category: projects
image: http://www.benburwell.com/assets/images/viewtime-icon.png
---

It’s rather astonishing to consider the amount of time for which some viral  videos have been watched. For example, [Ylvis’ “The Fox”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR_WkoCE) has been watched for nearly 3000 years.

ViewTime is a plugin for Safari and Google Chrome that adds the duration the video has been played under its view count.

![ViewTime example](/assets/images/viewtime-example.png)

Installation
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Download latest version for [Safari](http://updates.benburwell.com/safari/viewtime/latest.safariextz) or [Google Chrome](http://updates.benburwell.com/chrome/viewtime/latest.crx) and double-click to install in your browser.

Contributing
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The source code is [available on Github](https://github.com/benburwell/ViewTime). Contributions in the form of pull requests are welcome.