A powerful Chrome Extension to improve your learning experience on PW (PhysicsWallah) lectures:
- ✅ Hide the distracting progress bar.
- ⏩ Navigate to any point in the lecture using minutes + seconds.
- 🕒 View adjusted video duration based on playback speed (2× makes 1 hr look like 30 mins!).
Built for students who want focus + control while studying.
No BS. Just features that matter.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| ✅ Remove Progress Bar | Toggle to hide the video progress bar completely. |
| ⏱ Go To Time | Enter minutes and seconds, click GOTO, and jump to that exact point. |
| ⚡ Adjust for Playback Speed | Toggle to view time left in "real time" based on speed (e.g. 2× halves it). |
Here’s how you can install and start using the extension in under 2 minutes:
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Download the Extension Files
- Clone the repo using Git:
git clone https://github.com/AnubhavSC/PW-progress-tweak.git
- Or download the ZIP file and extract it.
- Clone the repo using Git:
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Open Chrome and Load the Extension
- Go to Chrome and open
chrome://extensions/. - Turn on Developer Mode using the toggle in the top-right corner.
- Click on Load Unpacked.
- Select the folder where you downloaded or extracted the extension.
- Go to Chrome and open
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Done!
You should now see the PW Progress tweaker icon in your Chrome toolbar.
- Open any PW lecture in Chrome.
- Click the extension icon from the toolbar.
- Use the following controls in the popup:
- When ON, the progress bar below the video disappears.
- Keeps you focused — no temptation to skip ahead!
- Enter minutes and seconds in the fields.
- Click
GOTO— you’ll be taken to that exact timestamp.
- When enabled, it calculates the actual time left depending on the current speed.
- Example: A 1-hour video at 2× speed = 30 minutes shown.
- Built using plain JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
- Interacts with the DOM of PW’s video player.
- Uses
video.currentTimeandvideo.playbackRatefor full control. - No third-party dependencies, no tracking.
MIT License
