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Description
DatePeek for YouTube helps you see the exact publish time (to the second) for videos and Shorts across YouTube desktop pages.
Why install DatePeek?
- Replace vague labels like “2 days ago” with precise timestamps.
- Compare upload timing across channels with exact date and time.
- Keep a consistent view with your preferred time zone and format.
What it does
- Adds a “Published at” timestamp directly on YouTube cards and video surfaces.
- Works on Home, Search, Watch, Shorts, channel pages, and subscription feeds.
- Supports Local Time Zone or UTC display.
- Supports multiple date formats and optional time-zone label.
- Supports display language selection and custom publish-text color.
- Uses local caching to reduce repeated API requests.
Quick setup
1. Create a YouTube Data API Key in Google Cloud.
2. Enable YouTube Data API v3.
3. Open DatePeek settings, paste your API Key, and save.
4. Refresh YouTube pages.
Permissions and privacy
- storage: saves your settings and local cache.
- https://www.youtube.com/*: shows publish timestamps on YouTube pages you visit.
- https://www.googleapis.com/*: fetches publish metadata from YouTube Data API.
- https://open.feishu.cn/*: used only when you actively submit feedback via the built-in feedback form.
DatePeek does not inject ads and does not sell personal data.
Notes
- DatePeek is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or Google.
- Functionality may require updates if YouTube page structure changes.
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Details
| Version | 0.1.0 |
| Updated | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Size | 1.4MiB |
| First Seen | Mar 21, 2026 |
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