Observed arrival · 2026-09-02

FixYouTube Gives YouTube Links Better Embeds

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A link-rewriting tool that improves YouTube previews across Discord, Telegram, Slack, iMessage, and other apps.

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FixYouTube works through a deliberately small intervention: users swap the hostname in an existing YouTube URL rather than creating a new share link or account. Its supported-content list extends beyond ordinary videos to Shorts, community posts, polls, channels, and playlists. Three subdomains let a sharer control whether an embed emphasizes a description, a thumbnail, or a short summary, while the `/oembed` route exposes metadata for software integrations.

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