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Approved on Chrome Web Store

YouTube Mentor is now available on the Chrome Web Store (approved May 22, 2026). Installation is 1-click — no zip download, no Developer mode.

If you get stuck, email ladislav.kepl@gmail.com.

🧒 For child's PC (Chrome extension)

Install YouTube Mentor extension

Chrome extension for mentored YouTube experience

⚡ 1-click install from Chrome Web Store

Approved by Google — no Developer mode, no zip download.

Add to Chrome →

Auto-updates via Chrome · Continue with "Pair with mentor" section below

YouTube Mentor extension detected

You can pair with one click — no need to enter any code manually.

Your pairing code is ready

For: …
…
Valid until …. Use it in step Pair with mentor below.
Your link has expired or is invalid. Ask your parent for a new link. Alternatively, the parent can give you a pairing code manually.

Open this link on your PC

YouTube Mentor is a Chrome / Brave extension for desktop — it can't be installed on a phone. The extension runs where you watch YouTube.

Three ways to transfer the link to PC:

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Scan with your PC camera (Windows Camera, Apple Continuity, …)
Email me the link

Backup install via ZIP (alternative)

If you can't use the Chrome Web Store (e.g. corporate device with CWS blocked), use the ZIP + Developer mode.

Download extension (.zip)

Manual install procedure (Developer mode)

  1. 1Unzip the downloaded youtube-mentor-extension.zip into a permanent folder (e.g. C:\YouTubeMentor\). Don't delete the folder — Chrome loads the extension from it.
  2. 2In Chrome, open chrome://extensions
  3. 3Top right, enable Developer mode
  4. 4Click Load unpacked and select the extracted folder
  5. 5The extension appears in the toolbar — click the M icon in the red circle
Updating to a new version:
  1. Empty the folder — open C:\YouTubeMentor\, select all (Ctrl+A) and delete. Keep the folder itself.
  2. Download the new zip above and unzip it into the same empty folder.
  3. In chrome://extensions click the 🔄 Reload icon next to the extension.
  4. Refresh open YouTube tabs with F5.
Without this, Chrome keeps using old JS files (you'll see it in stack traces: youtube-monitor.ts-XXXXXXXX.js with a different hash than current).

Pair with mentor

  1. 1Your mentor will give you a pairing code (8 characters, e.g. X7K2P9MF)
  2. 2Right-click the extension icon → Options
  3. 3Backend URL: https://mentor.vinarice.net
  4. 4Paste the pairing code, click Pair
  5. 5Done — when you open YouTube, heartbeats start being sent to your mentor
Note: Pairing code is valid for 1 hour. After pairing, the extension stores a long-lived token — it works until you press Disconnect.

For mentors

Dashboard: mentor.vinarice.net

Version

CWS v0.4.1 (approved May 22, 2026) — contact: ladislav.kepl@gmail.com