Some online videos hide the controls, stopping you from skipping ahead
or seeing how much time is left.
Sales videos are often like this, forcing you to watch as if it’s live 🙄
It’s annoying, so we built a free Chrome extension to take back control.
Here’s what it looks like on Instagram 👇
Video Vigilante does 3 things…
- Gives you a progress bar
- Shows the duration of the video
- Lets you skip ahead and rewind
2 minute demo video 👆
💬 Frequently Asked Questions 💬
Will this fix the missing Instagram
video progress bar?
Yes, but only when using Instagram.com in the Chrome browser with the extension installed and enabled.
Is Video Vigilante free?
Yes, 100%.
Also, we don’t ask for your email address or collect any personal data.
Why did you build this?
We review online business courses. Many of them have sales videos where the controls are hidden, forcing you to watch the video as if it’s live.
We found this annoying, so we built a little Chrome extension to take back control.
Once built, we decided to make it public so anyone could use it.
What video platforms does it work for?
The extension works for videos on Instagram (desktop only), animated GIFs, and videos embedded from services like Vimeo, Wistia, etc.
