Merge pull request #303 from glmdgrielson/annotations

Add annotation player
2024-08-15 00:53:18 +00:00 · 2019-05-01 07:14:10 -05:00 · 2019-05-01 07:14:10 -05:00 · ba02be08bb
commit ba02be08bb
parent 6d1c150ff5 56fe3ede5b
24 changed files with 1384 additions and 148 deletions
--- a/assets/css/videojs-youtube-annotations.css
+++ b/assets/css/videojs-youtube-annotations.css
@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+.__cxt-ar-annotations-container__ {
+	--annotation-close-size: 20px;
+
+	position: absolute;
+
+	width: 100%;
+	height: 100%;
+
+	top: 0px;
+	left: 0px;
+
+	pointer-events: none;
+	overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.__cxt-ar-annotation__ {
+	position: absolute;
+
+	box-sizing: border-box;
+
+	font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
+	color: white;
+
+	z-index: 20;
+}
+
+.__cxt-ar-annotation__ {
+	pointer-events: auto;
+}
+
+.__cxt-ar-annotation__ span {
+	position: absolute;
+	left: 0;
+	top: 0;
+	overflow: hidden;
+	word-wrap: break-word;
+	white-space: pre-wrap;
+
+	pointer-events: none;
+	box-sizing: border-box;
+
+	padding: 2%;
+
+	user-select: none; 
+	-webkit-user-select: none;  /* Chrome all / Safari all */
+  	-moz-user-select: none;     /* Firefox all */
+  	-ms-user-select: none;      /* IE 10+ */
+}
+
+.__cxt-ar-annotation-close__ {
+	display: none;
+	position: absolute;
+	width: var(--annotation-close-size);
+	height: var(--annotation-close-size);
+
+	cursor: pointer;
+
+	right: calc(var(--annotation-close-size) / -1.8);
+	top: calc(var(--annotation-close-size) / -1.8);
+	/* place the close button above the svg */
+	z-index: 1;
+}
+.__cxt-ar-annotation__:hover:not([hidden]):not([data-ar-closed]) .__cxt-ar-annotation-close__ {
+	display: block;
+}
+.__cxt-ar-annotation__[hidden] {
+	display: none !important;
+}
+
+.__cxt-ar-annotation__[data-ar-type="highlight"] {
+	border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10);
+	background-color: transparent;
+}
+.__cxt-ar-annotation__[data-ar-type="highlight"]:hover {
+	border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.50);
+	background-color: transparent;
+}
+
+.__cxt-ar-annotation__ svg {
+	pointer-events: all;
+}
--- a/assets/js/videojs-youtube-annotations.js
+++ b/assets/js/videojs-youtube-annotations.js
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+class AnnotationParser {
+	static get defaultAppearanceAttributes() {
+		return {
+			bgColor: 0xFFFFFF,
+			bgOpacity: 0.80,
+			fgColor: 0,
+			textSize: 3.15
+		};
+	}
+
+	static get attributeMap() {
+		return {
+			type: "tp",
+			style: "s",
+			x: "x",
+			y: "y",
+			width: "w",
+			height: "h",
+
+			sx: "sx",
+			sy: "sy",
+
+			timeStart: "ts",
+			timeEnd: "te",
+			text: "t",
+
+			actionType: "at",
+			actionUrl: "au",
+			actionUrlTarget: "aut",
+			actionSeconds: "as",
+
+			bgOpacity: "bgo",
+			bgColor: "bgc",
+			fgColor: "fgc",
+			textSize: "txsz"
+		};
+	}
+
+	/* AR ANNOTATION FORMAT */
+	deserializeAnnotation(serializedAnnotation) {
+		const map = this.constructor.attributeMap;
+		const attributes = serializedAnnotation.split(",");
+		const annotation = {};
+		for (const attribute of attributes) {
+			const [ key, value ] = attribute.split("=");
+			const mappedKey = this.getKeyByValue(map, key);
+
+			let finalValue = "";
+
+			if (["text", "actionType", "actionUrl", "actionUrlTarget", "type", "style"].indexOf(mappedKey) > -1) {
+				finalValue = decodeURIComponent(value);
+			}
+			else {
+				finalValue = parseFloat(value, 10);
+			}
+			annotation[mappedKey] = finalValue;
+		}
+		return annotation;
+	}
+	serializeAnnotation(annotation) {
+		const map = this.constructor.attributeMap;
+		let serialized = "";
+		for (const key in annotation) {
+			const mappedKey = map[key];
+			if ((["text", "actionType", "actionUrl", "actionUrlTarget"].indexOf(key) > -1) && mappedKey && annotation.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+				let text = encodeURIComponent(annotation[key]);
+				serialized += `${mappedKey}=${text},`;
+			}
+			else if ((["text", "actionType", "actionUrl", "actionUrlTarget"].indexOf("key") === -1) && mappedKey && annotation.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+				serialized += `${mappedKey}=${annotation[key]},`;
+			}
+		}
+		// remove trailing comma
+		return serialized.substring(0, serialized.length - 1);
+	}
+
+	deserializeAnnotationList(serializedAnnotationString) {
+		const serializedAnnotations = serializedAnnotationString.split(";");
+		serializedAnnotations.length = serializedAnnotations.length - 1;
+		const annotations = [];
+		for (const annotation of serializedAnnotations) {
+			annotations.push(this.deserializeAnnotation(annotation));
+		}
+		return annotations;
+	}
+	serializeAnnotationList(annotations) {
+		let serialized = "";
+		for (const annotation of annotations) {
+			serialized += this.serializeAnnotation(annotation) + ";";
+		}
+		return serialized;
+	}
+
+	/* PARSING YOUTUBE'S ANNOTATION FORMAT */
+	xmlToDom(xml) {
+		const parser = new DOMParser();
+		const dom = parser.parseFromString(xml, "application/xml");
+		return dom;
+	}
+	getAnnotationsFromXml(xml) {
+		const dom = this.xmlToDom(xml);
+		return dom.getElementsByTagName("annotation");
+	}
+	parseYoutubeAnnotationList(annotationElements) {
+		const annotations = [];
+		for (const el of annotationElements) {
+			const parsedAnnotation = this.parseYoutubeAnnotation(el);
+			if (parsedAnnotation) annotations.push(parsedAnnotation);
+		}
+		return annotations;
+	}
+	parseYoutubeAnnotation(annotationElement) {
+		const base = annotationElement;
+		const attributes = this.getAttributesFromBase(base);
+		if (!attributes.type || attributes.type === "pause") return null;
+
+		const text = this.getTextFromBase(base);
+		const action = this.getActionFromBase(base);
+
+		const backgroundShape = this.getBackgroundShapeFromBase(base);
+		if (!backgroundShape) return null;
+		const timeStart = backgroundShape.timeRange.start;
+		const timeEnd = backgroundShape.timeRange.end;
+
+		if (isNaN(timeStart) || isNaN(timeEnd) || timeStart === null || timeEnd === null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		const appearance = this.getAppearanceFromBase(base);
+
+		// properties the renderer needs
+		let annotation = {
+			// possible values: text, highlight, pause, branding
+			type: attributes.type,
+			// x, y, width, and height as percent of video size
+			x: backgroundShape.x, 
+			y: backgroundShape.y, 
+			width: backgroundShape.width, 
+			height: backgroundShape.height,
+			// what time the annotation is shown in seconds
+			timeStart,
+			timeEnd
+		};
+		// properties the renderer can work without
+		if (attributes.style) annotation.style = attributes.style;
+		if (text) annotation.text = text;
+		if (action) annotation = Object.assign(action, annotation);
+		if (appearance) annotation = Object.assign(appearance, annotation);
+
+		if (backgroundShape.hasOwnProperty("sx")) annotation.sx = backgroundShape.sx;
+		if (backgroundShape.hasOwnProperty("sy")) annotation.sy = backgroundShape.sy;
+
+		return annotation;
+	}
+	getBackgroundShapeFromBase(base) {
+		const movingRegion = base.getElementsByTagName("movingRegion")[0];
+		if (!movingRegion) return null;
+		const regionType = movingRegion.getAttribute("type");
+
+		const regions = movingRegion.getElementsByTagName(`${regionType}Region`);
+		const timeRange = this.extractRegionTime(regions);
+
+		const shape = {
+			type: regionType,
+			x: parseFloat(regions[0].getAttribute("x"), 10),
+			y: parseFloat(regions[0].getAttribute("y"), 10),
+			width: parseFloat(regions[0].getAttribute("w"), 10),
+			height: parseFloat(regions[0].getAttribute("h"), 10),
+			timeRange
+		}
+
+		const sx = regions[0].getAttribute("sx");
+		const sy = regions[0].getAttribute("sy");
+
+		if (sx) shape.sx = parseFloat(sx, 10);
+		if (sy) shape.sy = parseFloat(sy, 10);
+		
+		return shape;
+	}
+	getAttributesFromBase(base) {
+		const attributes = {};
+		attributes.type = base.getAttribute("type");
+		attributes.style = base.getAttribute("style");
+		return attributes;
+	}
+	getTextFromBase(base) {
+		const textElement = base.getElementsByTagName("TEXT")[0];
+		if (textElement) return textElement.textContent;
+	}
+	getActionFromBase(base) {
+		const actionElement = base.getElementsByTagName("action")[0];
+		if (!actionElement) return null;
+		const typeAttr = actionElement.getAttribute("type");
+
+		const urlElement = actionElement.getElementsByTagName("url")[0];
+		if (!urlElement) return null;
+		const actionUrlTarget = urlElement.getAttribute("target");
+		const href = urlElement.getAttribute("value");
+		// only allow links to youtube
+		// can be changed in the future
+		if (href.startsWith("https://www.youtube.com/")) {
+			const url = new URL(href);
+			const srcVid = url.searchParams.get("src_vid");
+			const toVid = url.searchParams.get("v");
+
+			return this.linkOrTimestamp(url, srcVid, toVid, actionUrlTarget);
+		}
+	}
+	linkOrTimestamp(url, srcVid, toVid, actionUrlTarget) {
+		// check if it's a link to a new video
+		// or just a timestamp
+		if (srcVid && toVid && srcVid === toVid) {
+			let seconds = 0;
+			const hash = url.hash;
+			if (hash && hash.startsWith("#t=")) {
+				const timeString = url.hash.split("#t=")[1];
+				seconds = this.timeStringToSeconds(timeString);
+			}
+			return {actionType: "time", actionSeconds: seconds}
+		}
+		else {
+			return {actionType: "url", actionUrl: url.href, actionUrlTarget};
+		}
+	}
+	getAppearanceFromBase(base) {
+		const appearanceElement = base.getElementsByTagName("appearance")[0];
+		const styles = this.constructor.defaultAppearanceAttributes;
+
+		if (appearanceElement) {
+			const bgOpacity = appearanceElement.getAttribute("bgAlpha");
+			const bgColor = appearanceElement.getAttribute("bgColor");
+			const fgColor = appearanceElement.getAttribute("fgColor");
+			const textSize = appearanceElement.getAttribute("textSize");
+			// not yet sure what to do with effects 
+			// const effects = appearanceElement.getAttribute("effects");
+
+			// 0.00 to 1.00
+			if (bgOpacity) styles.bgOpacity = parseFloat(bgOpacity, 10);
+			// 0 to 256 ** 3
+			if (bgColor) styles.bgColor = parseInt(bgColor, 10);
+			if (fgColor) styles.fgColor = parseInt(fgColor, 10);
+			// 0.00 to 100.00?
+			if (textSize) styles.textSize = parseFloat(textSize, 10);
+		}
+
+		return styles;
+	}
+
+	/* helper functions */
+	extractRegionTime(regions) {
+		let timeStart = regions[0].getAttribute("t");
+		timeStart = this.hmsToSeconds(timeStart);
+
+		let timeEnd = regions[regions.length - 1].getAttribute("t");
+		timeEnd = this.hmsToSeconds(timeEnd);
+
+		return {start: timeStart, end: timeEnd}
+	}
+	// https://stackoverflow.com/a/9640417/10817894
+	hmsToSeconds(hms) {
+	    let p = hms.split(":");
+	    let s = 0;
+	    let m = 1;
+
+	    while (p.length > 0) {
+	        s += m * parseFloat(p.pop(), 10);
+	        m *= 60;
+	    }
+	    return s;
+	}
+	timeStringToSeconds(time) {
+		let seconds = 0;
+
+		const h = time.split("h");
+	  	const m = (h[1] || time).split("m");
+	  	const s = (m[1] || time).split("s");
+		  
+	  	if (h[0] && h.length === 2) seconds += parseInt(h[0], 10) * 60 * 60;
+	  	if (m[0] && m.length === 2) seconds += parseInt(m[0], 10) * 60;
+	  	if (s[0] && s.length === 2) seconds += parseInt(s[0], 10);
+
+		return seconds;
+	}
+	getKeyByValue(obj, value) {
+		for (const key in obj) {
+			if (obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+				if (obj[key] === value) {
+					return key;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+class AnnotationRenderer {
+	constructor(annotations, container, playerOptions, updateInterval = 1000) {
+		if (!annotations) throw new Error("Annotation objects must be provided");
+		if (!container) throw new Error("An element to contain the annotations must be provided");
+
+		if (playerOptions && playerOptions.getVideoTime && playerOptions.seekTo) {
+			this.playerOptions = playerOptions;
+		}
+		else {
+			console.info("AnnotationRenderer is running without a player. The update method will need to be called manually.");
+		}
+
+		this.annotations = annotations;
+		this.container = container;
+
+		this.annotationsContainer = document.createElement("div");
+		this.annotationsContainer.classList.add("__cxt-ar-annotations-container__");
+		this.annotationsContainer.setAttribute("data-layer", "4");
+		this.annotationsContainer.addEventListener("click", e => {
+			this.annotationClickHandler(e);
+		});
+		this.container.prepend(this.annotationsContainer);
+
+		this.createAnnotationElements();
+
+		// in case the dom already loaded
+		this.updateAllAnnotationSizes();
+		window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", e => {
+			this.updateAllAnnotationSizes();
+		});
+
+		this.updateInterval = updateInterval;
+		this.updateIntervalId = null;
+	}
+	changeAnnotationData(annotations) {
+		this.stop();
+		this.removeAnnotationElements();
+		this.annotations = annotations;
+		this.createAnnotationElements();
+		this.start();
+	}
+	createAnnotationElements() {
+		for (const annotation of this.annotations) {
+			const el = document.createElement("div");
+			el.classList.add("__cxt-ar-annotation__");
+
+			annotation.__element = el;
+			el.__annotation = annotation;
+
+			// close button
+			const closeButton = this.createCloseElement();
+			closeButton.addEventListener("click", e => {
+				el.setAttribute("hidden", "");
+				el.setAttribute("data-ar-closed", "");
+				if (el.__annotation.__speechBubble) {
+					const speechBubble = el.__annotation.__speechBubble;
+					speechBubble.style.display = "none";
+				}
+			});
+			el.append(closeButton);
+
+			if (annotation.text) {
+				const textNode = document.createElement("span");
+				textNode.textContent = annotation.text;
+				el.append(textNode);
+				el.setAttribute("data-ar-has-text", "");
+			}
+
+			if (annotation.style === "speech") {
+				const containerDimensions = this.container.getBoundingClientRect();
+				const speechX = this.percentToPixels(containerDimensions.width, annotation.x);
+				const speechY = this.percentToPixels(containerDimensions.height, annotation.y);
+
+				const speechWidth = this.percentToPixels(containerDimensions.width, annotation.width);
+				const speechHeight = this.percentToPixels(containerDimensions.height, annotation.height);
+
+				const speechPointX = this.percentToPixels(containerDimensions.width, annotation.sx);
+				const speechPointY = this.percentToPixels(containerDimensions.height, annotation.sy);
+
+				const bubbleColor = this.getFinalAnnotationColor(annotation, false);
+				const bubble = this.createSvgSpeechBubble(speechX, speechY, speechWidth, speechHeight, speechPointX, speechPointY, bubbleColor, annotation.__element);
+				bubble.style.display = "none";
+				bubble.style.overflow = "visible";
+				el.style.pointerEvents = "none";
+				bubble.__annotationEl = el;
+				annotation.__speechBubble = bubble;
+
+				const path = bubble.getElementsByTagName("path")[0];
+				path.addEventListener("mouseover", () => {
+					closeButton.style.display = "block";
+					// path.style.cursor = "pointer";
+					closeButton.style.cursor = "pointer";
+					path.setAttribute("fill", this.getFinalAnnotationColor(annotation, true));
+				});
+				path.addEventListener("mouseout", e => {
+					if (!e.relatedTarget.classList.contains("__cxt-ar-annotation-close__")) {
+						closeButton.style.display ="none";
+						// path.style.cursor = "default";
+						closeButton.style.cursor = "default";
+						path.setAttribute("fill", this.getFinalAnnotationColor(annotation, false));
+					}
+				});
+
+				closeButton.addEventListener("mouseleave", () => {
+					closeButton.style.display = "none";
+					path.style.cursor = "default";
+					closeButton.style.cursor = "default";
+					path.setAttribute("fill", this.getFinalAnnotationColor(annotation, false));
+				});
+
+				el.prepend(bubble);
+			}
+			else if (annotation.type === "highlight") {
+				el.style.backgroundColor = "";
+				el.style.border = `2.5px solid ${this.getFinalAnnotationColor(annotation, false)}`;
+				if (annotation.actionType === "url")
+					el.style.cursor = "pointer";
+			}
+			else if (annotation.style !== "title") {
+				el.style.backgroundColor = this.getFinalAnnotationColor(annotation);
+				el.addEventListener("mouseenter", () => {
+					el.style.backgroundColor = this.getFinalAnnotationColor(annotation, true);
+				});
+				el.addEventListener("mouseleave", () => {
+					el.style.backgroundColor = this.getFinalAnnotationColor(annotation, false);
+				});
+				if (annotation.actionType === "url")
+					el.style.cursor = "pointer";
+			}
+
+			el.style.color = `#${this.decimalToHex(annotation.fgColor)}`;
+
+			el.setAttribute("data-ar-type", annotation.type);
+			el.setAttribute("hidden", "");
+			this.annotationsContainer.append(el);
+		}
+	}
+	createCloseElement() {
+		const svg = document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg", "svg");
+		svg.setAttribute("viewBox", "0 0 100 100")
+		svg.classList.add("__cxt-ar-annotation-close__");
+
+		const path = document.createElementNS(svg.namespaceURI, "path");
+		path.setAttribute("d", "M25 25 L 75 75 M 75 25 L 25 75");
+		path.setAttribute("stroke", "#bbb");
+		path.setAttribute("stroke-width", 10)
+		path.setAttribute("x", 5);
+		path.setAttribute("y", 5);
+
+		const circle = document.createElementNS(svg.namespaceURI, "circle");
+		circle.setAttribute("cx", 50);
+		circle.setAttribute("cy", 50);
+		circle.setAttribute("r", 50);
+
+		svg.append(circle, path);
+		return svg;
+	}
+	createSvgSpeechBubble(x, y, width, height, pointX, pointY, color = "white", element, svg) {
+
+		const horizontalBaseStartMultiplier = 0.17379070765180116;
+		const horizontalBaseEndMultiplier = 0.14896346370154384;
+
+		const verticalBaseStartMultiplier = 0.12;
+		const verticalBaseEndMultiplier = 0.3;
+
+		let path;
+
+		if (!svg) {
+			svg = document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg", "svg");
+			svg.classList.add("__cxt-ar-annotation-speech-bubble__");
+
+			path = document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg", "path");
+			path.setAttribute("fill", color);
+			svg.append(path);
+		}
+		else {
+			path = svg.children[0];
+		}
+
+		svg.style.position = "absolute";
+		svg.setAttribute("width", "100%");
+		svg.setAttribute("height", "100%");
+		svg.style.left = "0";
+		svg.style.top = "0";
+
+		let positionStart;
+
+		let baseStartX = 0;
+		let baseStartY = 0;
+
+		let baseEndX = 0;
+		let baseEndY = 0;
+
+		let pointFinalX = pointX;
+		let pointFinalY = pointY;
+
+		let commentRectPath;
+		const pospad = 20;
+
+		let textWidth = 0;
+		let textHeight = 0;
+		let textX = 0;
+		let textY = 0;
+
+		let textElement;
+		let closeElement;
+
+		if (element) {
+			textElement = element.getElementsByTagName("span")[0];
+			closeElement = element.getElementsByClassName("__cxt-ar-annotation-close__")[0];
+		}
+
+		if (pointX > ((x + width) - (width / 2)) && pointY > y + height) {
+			positionStart = "br";
+			baseStartX = width - ((width * horizontalBaseStartMultiplier) * 2);
+			baseEndX = baseStartX + (width * horizontalBaseEndMultiplier);
+			baseStartY = height;
+			baseEndY = height;
+
+			pointFinalX = pointX - x;
+			pointFinalY = pointY - y;
+			element.style.height = pointY - y;
+			commentRectPath = `L${width} ${height} L${width} 0 L0 0 L0 ${baseStartY} L${baseStartX} ${baseStartY}`;
+			if (textElement) {
+				textWidth = width;
+				textHeight = height;
+				textX = 0;
+				textY = 0;
+			}
+		}
+		else if (pointX < ((x + width) - (width / 2)) && pointY > y + height) {
+			positionStart = "bl";
+			baseStartX = width * horizontalBaseStartMultiplier;
+			baseEndX = baseStartX + (width * horizontalBaseEndMultiplier);
+			baseStartY = height;
+			baseEndY = height;
+
+			pointFinalX = pointX - x;
+			pointFinalY = pointY - y;
+			element.style.height = `${pointY - y}px`;
+			commentRectPath = `L${width} ${height} L${width} 0 L0 0 L0 ${baseStartY} L${baseStartX} ${baseStartY}`;
+			if (textElement) {
+				textWidth = width;
+				textHeight = height;
+				textX = 0;
+				textY = 0;
+			}
+		}
+		else if (pointX > ((x + width) - (width / 2)) && pointY < (y - pospad)) {
+			positionStart = "tr";
+			baseStartX = width - ((width * horizontalBaseStartMultiplier) * 2);
+			baseEndX = baseStartX + (width * horizontalBaseEndMultiplier);
+
+			const yOffset = y - pointY;
+			baseStartY = yOffset;
+			baseEndY = yOffset;
+			element.style.top = y - yOffset + "px";
+			element.style.height = height + yOffset + "px";
+
+			pointFinalX = pointX - x;
+			pointFinalY = 0;
+			commentRectPath = `L${width} ${yOffset} L${width} ${height + yOffset} L0 ${height + yOffset} L0 ${yOffset} L${baseStartX} ${baseStartY}`;
+			if (textElement) {
+				textWidth = width;
+				textHeight = height;
+				textX = 0;
+				textY = yOffset;
+			}
+		}
+		else if (pointX < ((x + width) - (width / 2)) && pointY < y) {
+			positionStart = "tl";
+			baseStartX = width * horizontalBaseStartMultiplier;
+			baseEndX = baseStartX + (width * horizontalBaseEndMultiplier);
+
+			const yOffset = y - pointY;
+			baseStartY = yOffset;
+			baseEndY = yOffset;
+			element.style.top = y - yOffset + "px";
+			element.style.height = height + yOffset + "px";
+
+			pointFinalX = pointX - x;
+			pointFinalY = 0;
+			commentRectPath = `L${width} ${yOffset} L${width} ${height + yOffset} L0 ${height + yOffset} L0 ${yOffset} L${baseStartX} ${baseStartY}`;
+
+			if (textElement) {
+				textWidth = width;
+				textHeight = height;
+				textX = 0;
+				textY = yOffset;
+			}
+		}
+		else if (pointX > (x + width) && pointY > (y - pospad) && pointY < ((y + height) - pospad)) {
+			positionStart = "r";
+
+			const xOffset = pointX - (x + width);
+
+			baseStartX = width;
+			baseEndX = width;
+
+			element.style.width = width + xOffset + "px";
+
+			baseStartY = height * verticalBaseStartMultiplier;
+			baseEndY = baseStartY + (height * verticalBaseEndMultiplier);
+
+			pointFinalX = width + xOffset;
+			pointFinalY = pointY - y;
+			commentRectPath = `L${baseStartX} ${height} L0 ${height} L0 0 L${baseStartX} 0 L${baseStartX} ${baseStartY}`;
+			if (textElement) {
+				textWidth = width;
+				textHeight = height;
+				textX = 0;
+				textY = 0;
+			}
+		}
+		else if (pointX < x && pointY > y && pointY < (y + height)) {
+			positionStart = "l";
+
+			const xOffset = x - pointX;
+
+			baseStartX = xOffset;
+			baseEndX = xOffset;
+
+			element.style.left = x - xOffset + "px";
+			element.style.width = width + xOffset + "px";
+
+			baseStartY = height * verticalBaseStartMultiplier;
+			baseEndY = baseStartY + (height * verticalBaseEndMultiplier);
+
+			pointFinalX = 0;
+			pointFinalY = pointY - y;
+			commentRectPath = `L${baseStartX} ${height} L${width + baseStartX} ${height} L${width + baseStartX} 0 L${baseStartX} 0 L${baseStartX} ${baseStartY}`;
+			if (textElement) {
+				textWidth = width;
+				textHeight = height;
+				textX = xOffset;
+				textY = 0;
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			return svg;
+		}
+
+		if (textElement) {
+			textElement.style.left = textX + "px";
+			textElement.style.top = textY + "px";
+			textElement.style.width = textWidth + "px";
+			textElement.style.height = textHeight + "px";
+		}
+		if (closeElement) {
+			const closeSize = parseFloat(this.annotationsContainer.style.getPropertyValue("--annotation-close-size"), 10);
+			if (closeSize) {
+				closeElement.style.left = ((textX + textWidth) + (closeSize / -1.8)) + "px";
+				closeElement.style.top = (textY + (closeSize / -1.8)) + "px";
+			}
+		}
+
+		const pathData = `M${baseStartX} ${baseStartY} L${pointFinalX} ${pointFinalY} L${baseEndX} ${baseEndY} ${commentRectPath}`;
+		path.setAttribute("d", pathData);
+
+		return svg;
+	}
+	getFinalAnnotationColor(annotation, hover = false) {
+		const alphaHex = hover ? (0xE6).toString(16) : Math.floor((annotation.bgOpacity * 255)).toString(16);
+		if (!isNaN(annotation.bgColor)) {
+			const bgColorHex = this.decimalToHex(annotation.bgColor);
+
+			const backgroundColor = `#${bgColorHex}${alphaHex}`;
+			return backgroundColor;
+		}
+	}
+	removeAnnotationElements() {
+		for (const annotation of this.annotations) {
+			annotation.__element.remove();
+		}
+	}
+	update(videoTime) {
+		for (const annotation of this.annotations) {
+			const el = annotation.__element;
+			if (el.hasAttribute("data-ar-closed")) continue;
+			const start = annotation.timeStart;
+			const end = annotation.timeEnd;
+
+			if (el.hasAttribute("hidden") && (videoTime >= start && videoTime < end)) {
+				el.removeAttribute("hidden");
+				if (annotation.style === "speech" && annotation.__speechBubble) {
+					annotation.__speechBubble.style.display = "block";
+				}
+			}
+			else if (!el.hasAttribute("hidden") && (videoTime < start || videoTime > end)) {
+				el.setAttribute("hidden", "");
+				if (annotation.style === "speech" && annotation.__speechBubble) {
+					annotation.__speechBubble.style.display = "none";
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	start() {
+		if (!this.playerOptions) throw new Error("playerOptions must be provided to use the start method");
+
+		const videoTime = this.playerOptions.getVideoTime();
+		if (!this.updateIntervalId) {
+			this.update(videoTime);
+			this.updateIntervalId = setInterval(() => {
+				const videoTime = this.playerOptions.getVideoTime();
+				this.update(videoTime);
+				window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("__ar_renderer_start"));
+			}, this.updateInterval);
+		}
+	}
+	stop() {
+		if (!this.playerOptions) throw new Error("playerOptions must be provided to use the stop method");
+
+		const videoTime = this.playerOptions.getVideoTime();
+		if (this.updateIntervalId) {
+			this.update(videoTime);
+			clearInterval(this.updateIntervalId);
+			this.updateIntervalId = null;
+			window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("__ar_renderer_stop"));
+		}
+	}
+
+	updateAnnotationTextSize(annotation, containerHeight) {
+		if (annotation.textSize) {
+			const textSize = (annotation.textSize / 100) * containerHeight;
+			annotation.__element.style.fontSize = `${textSize}px`;
+		}
+	}
+	updateTextSize() {
+		const containerHeight = this.container.getBoundingClientRect().height;
+		// should be run when the video resizes
+		for (const annotation of this.annotations) {
+			this.updateAnnotationTextSize(annotation, containerHeight);
+		}
+	}
+	updateCloseSize(containerHeight) {
+		if (!containerHeight) containerHeight = this.container.getBoundingClientRect().height;
+		const multiplier = 0.0423;
+		this.annotationsContainer.style.setProperty("--annotation-close-size", `${containerHeight * multiplier}px`);
+	}
+	updateAnnotationDimensions(annotations, videoWidth, videoHeight) {
+		const playerWidth = this.container.getBoundingClientRect().width;
+		const playerHeight = this.container.getBoundingClientRect().height;
+
+		const widthDivider = playerWidth / videoWidth;
+		const heightDivider = playerHeight / videoHeight;
+
+		let scaledVideoWidth = playerWidth;
+		let scaledVideoHeight = playerHeight;
+
+		if (widthDivider % 1 !== 0 || heightDivider % 1 !== 0) {
+			// vertical bars
+			if (widthDivider > heightDivider) {
+				scaledVideoWidth = (playerHeight / videoHeight) * videoWidth;
+				scaledVideoHeight = playerHeight;
+			}
+			// horizontal bars
+			else if (heightDivider > widthDivider) {
+				scaledVideoWidth = playerWidth;
+				scaledVideoHeight = (playerWidth / videoWidth) * videoHeight;
+			}
+		}
+
+		const verticalBlackBarWidth = (playerWidth - scaledVideoWidth) / 2;
+		const horizontalBlackBarHeight = (playerHeight - scaledVideoHeight) / 2;
+
+		const widthOffsetPercent = (verticalBlackBarWidth / playerWidth * 100);
+		const heightOffsetPercent = (horizontalBlackBarHeight / playerHeight * 100);
+
+		const widthMultiplier = (scaledVideoWidth / playerWidth);
+		const heightMultiplier = (scaledVideoHeight / playerHeight);
+
+		for (const annotation of annotations) {
+			const el = annotation.__element;
+
+			let ax = widthOffsetPercent + (annotation.x * widthMultiplier);
+			let ay = heightOffsetPercent + (annotation.y * heightMultiplier);
+			let aw = annotation.width * widthMultiplier;
+			let ah = annotation.height * heightMultiplier;
+
+			el.style.left = `${ax}%`;
+			el.style.top = `${ay}%`;
+
+			el.style.width = `${aw}%`;
+			el.style.height = `${ah}%`;
+
+			let horizontalPadding = scaledVideoWidth * 0.008;
+			let verticalPadding = scaledVideoHeight * 0.008;
+
+			if (annotation.style === "speech" && annotation.text) {
+				const pel = annotation.__element.getElementsByTagName("span")[0];
+				horizontalPadding *= 2;
+				verticalPadding *= 2;
+
+				pel.style.paddingLeft = horizontalPadding + "px";
+				pel.style.paddingRight = horizontalPadding + "px";
+				pel.style.paddingBottom = verticalPadding + "px";
+				pel.style.paddingTop = verticalPadding + "px";
+			}
+			else if (annotation.style !== "speech") {
+				el.style.paddingLeft = horizontalPadding + "px";
+				el.style.paddingRight = horizontalPadding + "px";
+				el.style.paddingBottom = verticalPadding + "px";
+				el.style.paddingTop = verticalPadding + "px";
+			}
+
+			if (annotation.__speechBubble) {
+				const asx = this.percentToPixels(playerWidth, ax);
+				const asy = this.percentToPixels(playerHeight, ay);
+				const asw = this.percentToPixels(playerWidth, aw);
+				const ash = this.percentToPixels(playerHeight, ah);
+
+				let sx = widthOffsetPercent + (annotation.sx * widthMultiplier);
+				let sy = heightOffsetPercent + (annotation.sy * heightMultiplier);
+				sx = this.percentToPixels(playerWidth, sx);
+				sy = this.percentToPixels(playerHeight, sy);
+
+				this.createSvgSpeechBubble(asx, asy, asw, ash, sx, sy, null, annotation.__element, annotation.__speechBubble);
+			}
+
+			this.updateAnnotationTextSize(annotation, scaledVideoHeight);
+			this.updateCloseSize(scaledVideoHeight);
+		}
+	}
+
+	updateAllAnnotationSizes() {
+		if (this.playerOptions && this.playerOptions.getOriginalVideoWidth && this.playerOptions.getOriginalVideoHeight) {
+			const videoWidth = this.playerOptions.getOriginalVideoWidth();
+			const videoHeight = this.playerOptions.getOriginalVideoHeight();
+			this.updateAnnotationDimensions(this.annotations, videoWidth, videoHeight);
+		}
+		else {
+			const playerWidth = this.container.getBoundingClientRect().width;
+			const playerHeight = this.container.getBoundingClientRect().height;
+			this.updateAnnotationDimensions(this.annotations, playerWidth, playerHeight);
+		}
+	}
+
+	hideAll() {
+		for (const annotation of this.annotations) {
+			annotation.__element.setAttribute("hidden", "");
+		}
+	}
+	annotationClickHandler(e) {
+		let annotationElement = e.target;
+		// if we click on annotation text instead of the actual annotation element
+		if (!annotationElement.matches(".__cxt-ar-annotation__") && !annotationElement.closest(".__cxt-ar-annotation-close__")) {
+			annotationElement = annotationElement.closest(".__cxt-ar-annotation__");
+			if (!annotationElement) return null;
+		} 
+		let annotationData = annotationElement.__annotation;
+
+		if (!annotationElement || !annotationData) return;
+
+		if (annotationData.actionType === "time") {
+			const seconds = annotationData.actionSeconds;
+			if (this.playerOptions) {
+				this.playerOptions.seekTo(seconds);
+				const videoTime = this.playerOptions.getVideoTime();
+				this.update(videoTime);
+			}
+			window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("__ar_seek_to", {detail: {seconds}}));
+		}
+		else if (annotationData.actionType === "url") {
+			const data = {url: annotationData.actionUrl, target: annotationData.actionUrlTarget || "current"};
+
+			const timeHash = this.extractTimeHash(new URL(data.url));
+			if (timeHash && timeHash.hasOwnProperty("seconds")) {
+				data.seconds = timeHash.seconds;
+			}
+			window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("__ar_annotation_click", {detail: data}));
+		}
+	}
+
+	setUpdateInterval(ms) {
+		this.updateInterval = ms;
+		this.stop();
+		this.start();
+	}
+	// https://stackoverflow.com/a/3689638/10817894
+	decimalToHex(dec) {
+		let hex = dec.toString(16);
+		hex = "000000".substr(0, 6 - hex.length) + hex; 
+		return hex;
+	}
+	extractTimeHash(url) {
+		if (!url) throw new Error("A URL must be provided");
+		const hash = url.hash;
+
+		if (hash && hash.startsWith("#t=")) {
+			const timeString = url.hash.split("#t=")[1];
+			const seconds = this.timeStringToSeconds(timeString);
+			return {seconds};
+		}
+		else {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	timeStringToSeconds(time) {
+		let seconds = 0;
+
+		const h = time.split("h");
+	  	const m = (h[1] || time).split("m");
+	  	const s = (m[1] || time).split("s");
+		  
+	  	if (h[0] && h.length === 2) seconds += parseInt(h[0], 10) * 60 * 60;
+	  	if (m[0] && m.length === 2) seconds += parseInt(m[0], 10) * 60;
+	  	if (s[0] && s.length === 2) seconds += parseInt(s[0], 10);
+
+		return seconds;
+	}
+	percentToPixels(a, b) {
+		return a * b / 100;
+	}
+}
+function youtubeAnnotationsPlugin(options) {
+	if (!options.annotationXml) throw new Error("Annotation data must be provided");
+	if (!options.videoContainer) throw new Error("A video container to overlay the data on must be provided");
+
+	const player = this;
+
+	const xml = options.annotationXml;
+	const parser = new AnnotationParser();
+	const annotationElements = parser.getAnnotationsFromXml(xml);
+	const annotations = parser.parseYoutubeAnnotationList(annotationElements);
+
+	const videoContainer = options.videoContainer;
+
+	const playerOptions = {
+		getVideoTime() {
+			return player.currentTime();
+		},
+		seekTo(seconds) {
+			player.currentTime(seconds);
+		},
+		getOriginalVideoWidth() {
+			return player.videoWidth();
+		},
+		getOriginalVideoHeight() {
+			return player.videoHeight();
+		}
+	};
+
+	raiseControls();
+	const renderer = new AnnotationRenderer(annotations, videoContainer, playerOptions, options.updateInterval);
+	setupEventListeners(player, renderer);
+	renderer.start();
+}
+
+function setupEventListeners(player, renderer) {
+	if (!player) throw new Error("A video player must be provided");
+	// should be throttled for performance
+	player.on("playerresize", e => {
+		renderer.updateAllAnnotationSizes(renderer.annotations);
+	});
+	// Trigger resize since the video can have different dimensions than player
+	player.one("loadedmetadata", e => {
+		renderer.updateAllAnnotationSizes(renderer.annotations);
+	});
+
+	player.on("pause", e => {
+		renderer.stop();
+	});
+	player.on("play", e => {
+		renderer.start();
+	});
+	player.on("seeking", e => {
+		renderer.update();
+	});
+	player.on("seeked", e => {
+		renderer.update();
+	});
+}
+
+function raiseControls() {
+	const styles = document.createElement("style");
+	styles.textContent = `
+	.vjs-control-bar {
+		z-index: 21;
+	}
+	`;
+	document.body.append(styles);
+}
--- a/locales/ar.json
+++ b/locales/ar.json
@ -65,10 +65,12 @@
    "Default captions: ": "الترجمات الإفتراضية: ",
    "Fallback captions: ": "الترجمات المصاحبة: ",
    "Show related videos? ": "عرض مقاطع الفيديو ذات الصلة؟",
+    "Show annotations by default? ": "",
    "Visual preferences": "التفضيلات المرئية",
    "Dark mode: ": "الوضع الليلى: ",
    "Thin mode: ": "الوضع الخفيف: ",
    "Subscription preferences": "تفضيلات الإشتراك",
+    "Show annotations by default for subscribed channels? ": "",
    "Redirect homepage to feed: ": "إعادة التوجية من الصفحة الرئيسية لصفحة المشتركين (لرؤية اخر فيديوهات المشتركين): ",
    "Number of videos shown in feed: ": "عدد الفيديوهات التى ستظهر فى صفحة المشتركين: ",
    "Sort videos by: ": "ترتيب الفيديو بـ: ",
@ -118,6 +120,8 @@
    "Trending": "الشائع",
    "Unlisted": "غير مصنف",
    "Watch on YouTube": "مشاهدة الفيديو على اليوتيوب",
+    "Hide annotations": "",
+    "Show annotations": "",
    "Genre: ": "النوع: ",
    "License: ": "التراخيص: ",
    "Family friendly? ": "محتوى عائلى? ",
--- a/locales/de.json
+++ b/locales/de.json
@ -65,10 +65,12 @@
    "Default captions: ": "Standarduntertitel: ",
    "Fallback captions: ": "Ersatzuntertitel: ",
    "Show related videos? ": "Ähnliche Videos anzeigen? ",
+    "Show annotations by default? ": "",
    "Visual preferences": "Anzeigeeinstellungen",
    "Dark mode: ": "Nachtmodus: ",
    "Thin mode: ": "Schlanker Modus: ",
    "Subscription preferences": "Abonnementeinstellungen",
+    "Show annotations by default for subscribed channels? ": "",
    "Redirect homepage to feed: ": "Startseite zu Feed umleiten: ",
    "Number of videos shown in feed: ": "Anzahl von Videos die im Feed angezeigt werden: ",
    "Sort videos by: ": "Videos sortieren nach: ",
@ -118,6 +120,8 @@
    "Trending": "Trending",
    "Unlisted": "",
    "Watch on YouTube": "Video auf YouTube ansehen",
+    "Hide annotations": "",
+    "Show annotations": "",
    "Genre: ": "Genre: ",
    "License: ": "Lizenz: ",
    "Family friendly? ": "Familienfreundlich? ",
--- a/locales/en-US.json
+++ b/locales/en-US.json
@ -71,10 +71,12 @@
    "Default captions: ": "Default captions: ",
    "Fallback captions: ": "Fallback captions: ",
    "Show related videos? ": "Show related videos? ",
+    "Show annotations by default? ": "Show annotations by default? ",
    "Visual preferences": "Visual preferences",
    "Dark mode: ": "Dark mode: ",
    "Thin mode: ": "Thin mode: ",
    "Subscription preferences": "Subscription preferences",
+    "Show annotations by default for subscribed channels? ": "Show annotations by default for subscribed channels? ",
    "Redirect homepage to feed: ": "Redirect homepage to feed: ",
    "Number of videos shown in feed: ": "Number of videos shown in feed: ",
    "Sort videos by: ": "Sort videos by: ",
@ -133,6 +135,8 @@
    "Trending": "Trending",
    "Unlisted": "Unlisted",
    "Watch on YouTube": "Watch on YouTube",
+    "Hide annotations": "Hide annotations",
+    "Show annotations": "Show annotations",
    "Genre: ": "Genre: ",
    "License: ": "License: ",
    "Family friendly? ": "Family friendly? ",
--- a/locales/eo.json
+++ b/locales/eo.json
@ -65,10 +65,12 @@
    "Default captions: ": "Defaŭltaj subtekstoj: ",
    "Fallback captions: ": "Retrodefaŭltaj subtekstoj: ",
    "Show related videos? ": "Ĉu montri rilatajn videojn? ",
+    "Show annotations by default? ": "",
    "Visual preferences": "Vidaj preferoj",
    "Dark mode: ": "Malhela reĝimo: ",
    "Thin mode: ": "Maldika reĝimo: ",
    "Subscription preferences": "Abonaj agordoj",
+    "Show annotations by default for subscribed channels? ": "",
    "Redirect homepage to feed: ": "Alidirekti hejmpâgon al fluo: ",
    "Number of videos shown in feed: ": "Nombro da videoj montritaj en fluo: ",
    "Sort videos by: ": "Ordi videojn laŭ: ",
@ -118,6 +120,8 @@
    "Trending": "Tendencoj",
    "Unlisted": "Ne listigita",
    "Watch on YouTube": "Vidi videon en Youtube",
+    "Hide annotations": "",
+    "Show annotations": "",
    "Genre: ": "Ĝenro: ",
    "License: ": "Licenco: ",
    "Family friendly? ": "Ĉu familie amika? ",
--- a/locales/es.json
+++ b/locales/es.json
@ -65,10 +65,12 @@
    "Default captions: ": "Subtítulos por defecto: ",
    "Fallback captions: ": "Subtítulos alternativos: ",
    "Show related videos? ": "¿Mostrar vídeos relacionados? ",
+    "Show annotations by default? ": "",
    "Visual preferences": "Preferencias visuales",
    "Dark mode: ": "Modo oscuro: ",
    "Thin mode: ": "Modo compacto: ",
    "Subscription preferences": "Preferencias de la suscripción",
+    "Show annotations by default for subscribed channels? ": "",
    "Redirect homepage to feed: ": "Redirigir la página de inicio a la fuente: ",
    "Number of videos shown in feed: ": "Número de vídeos mostrados en la fuente: ",
    "Sort videos by: ": "Ordenar los vídeos por: ",
@ -118,6 +120,8 @@
    "Trending": "Tendencias",
    "Unlisted": "No listado",
    "Watch on YouTube": "Ver el vídeo en Youtube",
+    "Hide annotations": "",
+    "Show annotations": "",
    "Genre: ": "Género: ",
    "License: ": "Licencia: ",
    "Family friendly? ": "¿Filtrar contenidos? ",
--- a/locales/eu.json
+++ b/locales/eu.json
@ -65,10 +65,12 @@
    "Default captions: ": "",
    "Fallback captions: ": "",
    "Show related videos? ": "",
+    "Show annotations by default? ": "",
    "Visual preferences": "",
    "Dark mode: ": "",
    "Thin mode: ": "",
    "Subscription preferences": "",
+    "Show annotations by default for subscribed channels? ": "",
    "Redirect homepage to feed: ": "",
    "Number of videos shown in feed: ": "",
    "Sort videos by: ": "",
@ -118,6 +120,8 @@
    "Trending": "",
    "Unlisted": "",
    "Watch on YouTube": "",
+    "Hide annotations": "",
+    "Show annotations": "",
    "Genre: ": "",
    "License: ": "",
    "Family friendly? ": "",
--- a/locales/fr.json
+++ b/locales/fr.json
@ -65,10 +65,12 @@
    "Default captions: ": "Sous-titres par défaut : ",
    "Fallback captions: ": "Fallback captions: ",
    "Show related videos? ": "Voir les vidéos liées ? ",
+    "Show annotations by default? ": "",
    "Visual preferences": "Préférences du site",
    "Dark mode: ": "Mode Sombre : ",
    "Thin mode: ": "Mode Simplifié : ",
    "Subscription preferences": "Préférences de la page d'abonnements",
+    "Show annotations by default for subscribed channels? ": "",
    "Redirect homepage to feed: ": "Rediriger la page d'accueil vers la page d'abonnements : ",
    "Number of videos shown in feed: ": "Nombre de vidéos montrées dans la page d'abonnements : ",
    "Sort videos by: ": "Trier les vidéos par : ",
@ -118,6 +120,8 @@
    "Trending": "Tendances",
    "Unlisted": "Non répertoriée",
    "Watch on YouTube": "Voir la vidéo sur Youtube",
+    "Hide annotations": "",
+    "Show annotations": "",
    "Genre: ": "Genre : ",
    "License: ": "Licence : ",
    "Family friendly? ": "Tout Public ? ",
--- a/locales/it.json
+++ b/locales/it.json
@ -65,10 +65,12 @@
    "Default captions: ": "Sottotitoli predefiniti: ",
    "Fallback captions: ": "Sottotitoli alternativi: ",
    "Show related videos? ": "Mostra video correlati? ",
+    "Show annotations by default? ": "",
    "Visual preferences": "Preferenze grafiche",
    "Dark mode: ": "Tema scuro: ",
    "Thin mode: ": "Modalità per connessioni lente: ",
    "Subscription preferences": "Preferenze iscrizioni",
+    "Show annotations by default for subscribed channels? ": "",
    "Redirect homepage to feed: ": "Reindirizza la pagina principale a quella delle iscrizioni: ",
    "Number of videos shown in feed: ": "Numero di video da mostrare nelle iscrizioni: ",
    "Sort videos by: ": "Ordinare i video per: ",
@ -118,6 +120,8 @@
    "Trending": "Tendenze",
    "Unlisted": "",
    "Watch on YouTube": "Guarda il video su YouTube",
+    "Hide annotations": "",
+    "Show annotations": "",
    "Genre: ": "Genere: ",
    "License: ": "Licenza: ",
    "Family friendly? ": "Per tutti? ",
--- a/locales/nb_NO.json
+++ b/locales/nb_NO.json
@ -65,10 +65,12 @@
    "Default captions: ": "Forvalgte undertitler: ",
    "Fallback captions: ": "Tilbakefallsundertitler: ",
    "Show related videos? ": "Vis relaterte videoer? ",
+    "Show annotations by default? ": "",
    "Visual preferences": "Visuelle innstillinger",
    "Dark mode: ": "Mørk drakt: ",
    "Thin mode: ": "Tynt modus: ",
    "Subscription preferences": "Abonnementsinnstillinger",
+    "Show annotations by default for subscribed channels? ": "",
    "Redirect homepage to feed: ": "Videresend hjemmeside til flyt: ",
    "Number of videos shown in feed: ": "Antall videoer å vise i flyt: ",
    "Sort videos by: ": "Sorter videoer etter: ",
@ -118,6 +120,8 @@
    "Trending": "Trendsettende",
    "Unlisted": "Ulistet",
    "Watch on YouTube": "Vis video på YouTube",
+    "Hide annotations": "",
+    "Show annotations": "",
    "Genre: ": "Sjanger: ",
    "License: ": "Lisens: ",
    "Family friendly? ": "Familievennlig? ",
--- a/locales/nl.json
+++ b/locales/nl.json
@ -65,10 +65,12 @@
    "Default captions: ": "Standaard ondertitels: ",
    "Fallback captions: ": "Alternatieve ondertitels: ",
    "Show related videos? ": "Laat gerelateerde videos zien? ",
+    "Show annotations by default? ": "",
    "Visual preferences": "Visuele voorkeuren",
    "Dark mode: ": "Donkere modus: ",
    "Thin mode: ": "Smalle modus: ",
    "Subscription preferences": "Abonnement voorkeuren",
+    "Show annotations by default for subscribed channels? ": "",
    "Redirect homepage to feed: ": "Startpagina omleiden naar feed: ",
    "Number of videos shown in feed: ": "Aantal videos te zien in feed: ",
    "Sort videos by: ": "Sorteer videos op: ",
@ -118,6 +120,8 @@
    "Trending": "Trending",
    "Unlisted": "",
    "Watch on YouTube": "Bekijk video op Youtube",
+    "Hide annotations": "",
+    "Show annotations": "",
    "Genre: ": "Genre: ",
    "License: ": "Licentie: ",
    "Family friendly? ": "Gezinsvriendelijk? ",
--- a/locales/pl.json
+++ b/locales/pl.json
@ -65,10 +65,12 @@
    "Default captions: ": "Domyślne napisy: ",
    "Fallback captions: ": "Zastępcze napisy: ",
    "Show related videos? ": "Pokaż powiązane filmy? ",
+    "Show annotations by default? ": "",
    "Visual preferences": "Preferencje Wizualne",
    "Dark mode: ": "Ciemny motyw: ",
    "Thin mode: ": "Tryb minimalny: ",
    "Subscription preferences": "Preferencje subskrybcji",
+    "Show annotations by default for subscribed channels? ": "",
    "Redirect homepage to feed: ": "Przekieruj stronę główną do subskrybcji: ",
    "Number of videos shown in feed: ": "Liczba filmów widoczna na stronie subskrybcji: ",
    "Sort videos by: ": "Sortuj filmy: ",
@ -118,6 +120,8 @@
    "Trending": "Na czasie",
    "Unlisted": "",
    "Watch on YouTube": "Zobacz film na YouTube",
+    "Hide annotations": "",
+    "Show annotations": "",
    "Genre: ": "Gatunek: ",
    "License: ": "Licencja: ",
    "Family friendly? ": "Przyjazny rodzinie? ",
--- a/locales/ru.json
+++ b/locales/ru.json
@ -65,10 +65,12 @@
    "Default captions: ": "Субтитры по умолчанию: ",
    "Fallback captions: ": "Резервные субтитры: ",
    "Show related videos? ": "Показывать похожие видео? ",
+    "Show annotations by default? ": "",
    "Visual preferences": "Визуальные настройки",
    "Dark mode: ": "Темная тема: ",
    "Thin mode: ": "Облегченный режим: ",
    "Subscription preferences": "Настройки подписок",
+    "Show annotations by default for subscribed channels? ": "",
    "Redirect homepage to feed: ": "Отображать ленту вместо главной страницы: ",
    "Number of videos shown in feed: ": "Число видео в ленте: ",
    "Sort videos by: ": "Сортировать видео по: ",
@ -118,6 +120,8 @@
    "Trending": "В тренде",
    "Unlisted": "Доступно по ссылке",
    "Watch on YouTube": "Смотреть на YouTube",
+    "Hide annotations": "",
+    "Show annotations": "",
    "Genre: ": "Жанр: ",
    "License: ": "Лицензия: ",
    "Family friendly? ": "Семейный просмотр: ",
--- a/locales/uk.json
+++ b/locales/uk.json
@ -65,10 +65,12 @@
    "Default captions: ": "Основна мова субтитрів: ",
    "Fallback captions: ": "Запасна мова субтитрів: ",
    "Show related videos? ": "Показувати схожі відео? ",
+    "Show annotations by default? ": "",
    "Visual preferences": "Налаштування сайту",
    "Dark mode: ": "Темне оформлення: ",
    "Thin mode: ": "Полегшене оформлення: ",
    "Subscription preferences": "Налаштування підписок",
+    "Show annotations by default for subscribed channels? ": "",
    "Redirect homepage to feed: ": "Показувати відео з каналів, на які підписані, як головну сторінку: ",
    "Number of videos shown in feed: ": "Кількість відео з каналів, на які підписані, у потоці: ",
    "Sort videos by: ": "Сортувати відео: ",
@ -118,6 +120,8 @@
    "Trending": "У тренді",
    "Unlisted": "Відсутнє у листі",
    "Watch on YouTube": "Дивитися відео на YouTube",
+    "Hide annotations": "",
+    "Show annotations": "",
    "Genre: ": "Жанр: ",
    "License: ": "Ліцензія: ",
    "Family friendly? ": "Перегляд із родиною? ",
--- a/src/invidious.cr
+++ b/src/invidious.cr
@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ get "/watch" do |env|

  preferences = env.get("preferences").as(Preferences)

-  if env.get? "user"
-    user = env.get("user").as(User)
+  user = env.get?("user").try &.as(User)
+  if user
    subscriptions = user.subscriptions
    watched = user.watched
  end
@ -347,9 +347,10 @@ get "/watch" do |env|

  params = process_video_params(env.params.query, preferences)
  env.params.query.delete_all("listen")
+  env.params.query.delete_all("iv_load_policy")

  begin
-    video = get_video(id, PG_DB, proxies, region: params[:region])
+    video = get_video(id, PG_DB, proxies, region: params.region)
  rescue ex : VideoRedirect
    next env.redirect "/watch?v=#{ex.message}"
  rescue ex
@ -358,6 +359,10 @@ get "/watch" do |env|
    next templated "error"
  end

+  if preferences.annotations_subscribed && subscriptions.includes? video.ucid
+    params.annotations = true
+  end
+
  if watched && !watched.includes? id
    PG_DB.exec("UPDATE users SET watched = watched || $1 WHERE email = $2", [id], user.as(User).email)
  end
@ -404,7 +409,7 @@ get "/watch" do |env|
  fmt_stream = video.fmt_stream(decrypt_function)
  adaptive_fmts = video.adaptive_fmts(decrypt_function)

-  if params[:local]
+  if params.local
    fmt_stream.each { |fmt| fmt["url"] = URI.parse(fmt["url"]).full_path }
    adaptive_fmts.each { |fmt| fmt["url"] = URI.parse(fmt["url"]).full_path }
  end
@ -415,12 +420,12 @@ get "/watch" do |env|
  captions = video.captions

  preferred_captions = captions.select { |caption|
-    params[:preferred_captions].includes?(caption.name.simpleText) ||
-      params[:preferred_captions].includes?(caption.languageCode.split("-")[0])
+    params.preferred_captions.includes?(caption.name.simpleText) ||
+      params.preferred_captions.includes?(caption.languageCode.split("-")[0])
  }
  preferred_captions.sort_by! { |caption|
-    (params[:preferred_captions].index(caption.name.simpleText) ||
-      params[:preferred_captions].index(caption.languageCode.split("-")[0])).not_nil!
+    (params.preferred_captions.index(caption.name.simpleText) ||
+      params.preferred_captions.index(caption.languageCode.split("-")[0])).not_nil!
  }
  captions = captions - preferred_captions

@ -441,11 +446,11 @@ get "/watch" do |env|

  thumbnail = "/vi/#{video.id}/maxres.jpg"

-  if params[:raw]
+  if params.raw
    url = fmt_stream[0]["url"]

    fmt_stream.each do |fmt|
-      if fmt["label"].split(" - ")[0] == params[:quality]
+      if fmt["label"].split(" - ")[0] == params.quality
        url = fmt["url"]
      end
    end
@ -533,8 +538,15 @@ get "/embed/:id" do |env|

  params = process_video_params(env.params.query, preferences)

+  user = env.get?("user").try &.as(User)
+  if user
+    subscriptions = user.subscriptions
+    watched = user.watched
+  end
+  subscriptions ||= [] of String
+
  begin
-    video = get_video(id, PG_DB, proxies, region: params[:region])
+    video = get_video(id, PG_DB, proxies, region: params.region)
  rescue ex : VideoRedirect
    next env.redirect "/embed/#{ex.message}"
  rescue ex
@ -542,10 +554,18 @@ get "/embed/:id" do |env|
    next templated "error"
  end

+  if preferences.annotations_subscribed && subscriptions.includes? video.ucid
+    params.annotations = true
+  end
+
+  if watched && !watched.includes? id
+    PG_DB.exec("UPDATE users SET watched = watched || $1 WHERE email = $2", [id], user.as(User).email)
+  end
+
  fmt_stream = video.fmt_stream(decrypt_function)
  adaptive_fmts = video.adaptive_fmts(decrypt_function)

-  if params[:local]
+  if params.local
    fmt_stream.each { |fmt| fmt["url"] = URI.parse(fmt["url"]).full_path }
    adaptive_fmts.each { |fmt| fmt["url"] = URI.parse(fmt["url"]).full_path }
  end
@ -556,12 +576,12 @@ get "/embed/:id" do |env|
  captions = video.captions

  preferred_captions = captions.select { |caption|
-    params[:preferred_captions].includes?(caption.name.simpleText) ||
-      params[:preferred_captions].includes?(caption.languageCode.split("-")[0])
+    params.preferred_captions.includes?(caption.name.simpleText) ||
+      params.preferred_captions.includes?(caption.languageCode.split("-")[0])
  }
  preferred_captions.sort_by! { |caption|
-    (params[:preferred_captions].index(caption.name.simpleText) ||
-      params[:preferred_captions].index(caption.languageCode.split("-")[0])).not_nil!
+    (params.preferred_captions.index(caption.name.simpleText) ||
+      params.preferred_captions.index(caption.languageCode.split("-")[0])).not_nil!
  }
  captions = captions - preferred_captions

@ -582,11 +602,11 @@ get "/embed/:id" do |env|

  thumbnail = "/vi/#{video.id}/maxres.jpg"

-  if params[:raw]
+  if params.raw
    url = fmt_stream[0]["url"]

    fmt_stream.each do |fmt|
-      if fmt["label"].split(" - ")[0] == params[:quality]
+      if fmt["label"].split(" - ")[0] == params.quality
        url = fmt["url"]
      end
    end
@ -1236,6 +1256,14 @@ post "/preferences" do |env|
  video_loop ||= "off"
  video_loop = video_loop == "on"

+  annotations = env.params.body["annotations"]?.try &.as(String)
+  annotations ||= "off"
+  annotations = annotations == "on"
+
+  annotations_subscribed = env.params.body["annotations_subscribed"]?.try &.as(String)
+  annotations_subscribed ||= "off"
+  annotations_subscribed = annotations_subscribed == "on"
+
  autoplay = env.params.body["autoplay"]?.try &.as(String)
  autoplay ||= "off"
  autoplay = autoplay == "on"
@ -1313,27 +1341,29 @@ post "/preferences" do |env|
  notifications_only = notifications_only == "on"

  preferences = {
-    "video_loop"         => video_loop,
-    "autoplay"           => autoplay,
-    "continue"           => continue,
-    "continue_autoplay"  => continue_autoplay,
-    "listen"             => listen,
-    "local"              => local,
-    "speed"              => speed,
-    "quality"            => quality,
-    "volume"             => volume,
-    "comments"           => comments,
-    "captions"           => captions,
-    "related_videos"     => related_videos,
-    "redirect_feed"      => redirect_feed,
-    "locale"             => locale,
-    "dark_mode"          => dark_mode,
-    "thin_mode"          => thin_mode,
-    "max_results"        => max_results,
-    "sort"               => sort,
-    "latest_only"        => latest_only,
-    "unseen_only"        => unseen_only,
-    "notifications_only" => notifications_only,
+    "video_loop"             => video_loop,
+    "annotations"            => annotations,
+    "annotations_subscribed" => annotations_subscribed,
+    "autoplay"               => autoplay,
+    "continue"               => continue,
+    "continue_autoplay"      => continue_autoplay,
+    "listen"                 => listen,
+    "local"                  => local,
+    "speed"                  => speed,
+    "quality"                => quality,
+    "volume"                 => volume,
+    "comments"               => comments,
+    "captions"               => captions,
+    "related_videos"         => related_videos,
+    "redirect_feed"          => redirect_feed,
+    "locale"                 => locale,
+    "dark_mode"              => dark_mode,
+    "thin_mode"              => thin_mode,
+    "max_results"            => max_results,
+    "sort"                   => sort,
+    "latest_only"            => latest_only,
+    "unseen_only"            => unseen_only,
+    "notifications_only"     => notifications_only,
  }.to_json

  if user = env.get? "user"
--- a/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr
@ -59,27 +59,29 @@ struct ConfigPreferences
  end

  yaml_mapping({
-    autoplay:           {type: Bool, default: false},
-    captions:           {type: Array(String), default: ["", "", ""], converter: StringToArray},
-    comments:           {type: Array(String), default: ["youtube", ""], converter: StringToArray},
-    continue:           {type: Bool, default: false},
-    continue_autoplay:  {type: Bool, default: true},
-    dark_mode:          {type: Bool, default: false},
-    latest_only:        {type: Bool, default: false},
-    listen:             {type: Bool, default: false},
-    local:              {type: Bool, default: false},
-    locale:             {type: String, default: "en-US"},
-    max_results:        {type: Int32, default: 40},
-    notifications_only: {type: Bool, default: false},
-    quality:            {type: String, default: "hd720"},
-    redirect_feed:      {type: Bool, default: false},
-    related_videos:     {type: Bool, default: true},
-    sort:               {type: String, default: "published"},
-    speed:              {type: Float32, default: 1.0_f32},
-    thin_mode:          {type: Bool, default: false},
-    unseen_only:        {type: Bool, default: false},
-    video_loop:         {type: Bool, default: false},
-    volume:             {type: Int32, default: 100},
+    annotations:            {type: Bool, default: false},
+    annotations_subscribed: {type: Bool, default: false},
+    autoplay:               {type: Bool, default: false},
+    captions:               {type: Array(String), default: ["", "", ""], converter: StringToArray},
+    comments:               {type: Array(String), default: ["youtube", ""], converter: StringToArray},
+    continue:               {type: Bool, default: false},
+    continue_autoplay:      {type: Bool, default: true},
+    dark_mode:              {type: Bool, default: false},
+    latest_only:            {type: Bool, default: false},
+    listen:                 {type: Bool, default: false},
+    local:                  {type: Bool, default: false},
+    locale:                 {type: String, default: "en-US"},
+    max_results:            {type: Int32, default: 40},
+    notifications_only:     {type: Bool, default: false},
+    quality:                {type: String, default: "hd720"},
+    redirect_feed:          {type: Bool, default: false},
+    related_videos:         {type: Bool, default: true},
+    sort:                   {type: String, default: "published"},
+    speed:                  {type: Float32, default: 1.0_f32},
+    thin_mode:              {type: Bool, default: false},
+    unseen_only:            {type: Bool, default: false},
+    video_loop:             {type: Bool, default: false},
+    volume:                 {type: Int32, default: 100},
  })
 end

--- a/src/invidious/users.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/users.cr
@ -84,27 +84,29 @@ struct Preferences
  end

  json_mapping({
-    autoplay:           {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.autoplay},
-    captions:           {type: Array(String), default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.captions, converter: StringToArray},
-    comments:           {type: Array(String), default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.comments, converter: StringToArray},
-    continue:           {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.continue},
-    continue_autoplay:  {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.continue_autoplay},
-    dark_mode:          {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.dark_mode},
-    latest_only:        {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.latest_only},
-    listen:             {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.listen},
-    local:              {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.local},
-    locale:             {type: String, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.locale},
-    max_results:        {type: Int32, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.max_results},
-    notifications_only: {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.notifications_only},
-    quality:            {type: String, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.quality},
-    redirect_feed:      {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.redirect_feed},
-    related_videos:     {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.related_videos},
-    sort:               {type: String, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.sort},
-    speed:              {type: Float32, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.speed},
-    thin_mode:          {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.thin_mode},
-    unseen_only:        {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.unseen_only},
-    video_loop:         {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.video_loop},
-    volume:             {type: Int32, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.volume},
+    annotations:            {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.annotations},
+    annotations_subscribed: {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.annotations_subscribed},
+    autoplay:               {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.autoplay},
+    captions:               {type: Array(String), default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.captions, converter: StringToArray},
+    comments:               {type: Array(String), default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.comments, converter: StringToArray},
+    continue:               {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.continue},
+    continue_autoplay:      {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.continue_autoplay},
+    dark_mode:              {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.dark_mode},
+    latest_only:            {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.latest_only},
+    listen:                 {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.listen},
+    local:                  {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.local},
+    locale:                 {type: String, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.locale},
+    max_results:            {type: Int32, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.max_results},
+    notifications_only:     {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.notifications_only},
+    quality:                {type: String, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.quality},
+    redirect_feed:          {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.redirect_feed},
+    related_videos:         {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.related_videos},
+    sort:                   {type: String, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.sort},
+    speed:                  {type: Float32, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.speed},
+    thin_mode:              {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.thin_mode},
+    unseen_only:            {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.unseen_only},
+    video_loop:             {type: Bool, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.video_loop},
+    volume:                 {type: Int32, default: CONFIG.default_user_preferences.volume},
  })
 end

--- a/src/invidious/videos.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/videos.cr
@ -241,6 +241,28 @@ VIDEO_FORMATS = {
  "251" => {"ext" => "webm", "format" => "DASH audio", "acodec" => "opus", "abr" => 160},
 }

+struct VideoPreferences
+  json_mapping({
+    annotations:        Bool,
+    autoplay:           Bool,
+    continue:           Bool,
+    continue_autoplay:  Bool,
+    controls:           Bool,
+    listen:             Bool,
+    local:              Bool,
+    preferred_captions: Array(String),
+    quality:            String,
+    raw:                Bool,
+    region:             String?,
+    related_videos:     Bool,
+    speed:              (Float32 | Float64),
+    video_end:          (Float64 | Int32),
+    video_loop:         Bool,
+    video_start:        (Float64 | Int32),
+    volume:             Int32,
+  })
+end
+
 struct Video
  property player_json : JSON::Any?

@ -1199,6 +1221,7 @@ def itag_to_metadata?(itag : String)
 end

 def process_video_params(query, preferences)
+  annotations = query["iv_load_policy"]?.try &.to_i?
  autoplay = query["autoplay"]?.try &.to_i?
  continue = query["continue"]?.try &.to_i?
  continue_autoplay = query["continue_autoplay"]?.try &.to_i?
@ -1214,6 +1237,7 @@ def process_video_params(query, preferences)

  if preferences
    # region ||= preferences.region
+    annotations ||= preferences.annotations.to_unsafe
    autoplay ||= preferences.autoplay.to_unsafe
    continue ||= preferences.continue.to_unsafe
    continue_autoplay ||= preferences.continue_autoplay.to_unsafe
@ -1227,6 +1251,7 @@ def process_video_params(query, preferences)
    volume ||= preferences.volume
  end

+  annotations ||= CONFIG.default_user_preferences.annotations.to_unsafe
  autoplay ||= CONFIG.default_user_preferences.autoplay.to_unsafe
  continue ||= CONFIG.default_user_preferences.continue.to_unsafe
  continue_autoplay ||= CONFIG.default_user_preferences.continue_autoplay.to_unsafe
@ -1239,6 +1264,7 @@ def process_video_params(query, preferences)
  video_loop ||= CONFIG.default_user_preferences.video_loop.to_unsafe
  volume ||= CONFIG.default_user_preferences.volume

+  annotations = annotations == 1
  autoplay = autoplay == 1
  continue = continue == 1
  continue_autoplay = continue_autoplay == 1
@ -1272,24 +1298,25 @@ def process_video_params(query, preferences)
  controls ||= 1
  controls = controls >= 1

-  params = {
-    autoplay:           autoplay,
-    continue:           continue,
-    continue_autoplay:  continue_autoplay,
-    controls:           controls,
-    listen:             listen,
-    local:              local,
+  params = VideoPreferences.new(
+    annotations: annotations,
+    autoplay: autoplay,
+    continue: continue,
+    continue_autoplay: continue_autoplay,
+    controls: controls,
+    listen: listen,
+    local: local,
    preferred_captions: preferred_captions,
-    quality:            quality,
-    raw:                raw,
-    region:             region,
-    related_videos:     related_videos,
-    speed:              speed,
-    video_end:          video_end,
-    video_loop:         video_loop,
-    video_start:        video_start,
-    volume:             volume,
-  }
+    quality: quality,
+    raw: raw,
+    region: region,
+    related_videos: related_videos,
+    speed: speed,
+    video_end: video_end,
+    video_loop: video_loop,
+    video_start: video_start,
+    volume: volume,
+  )

  return params
 end
--- a/src/invidious/views/components/player.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/components/player.ecr
@ -3,26 +3,26 @@
    onmouseenter='this["data-title"]=this["title"];this["title"]=""'
    onmouseleave='this["title"]=this["data-title"];this["data-title"]=""'
    oncontextmenu='this["title"]=this["data-title"]'
-    <% if params[:autoplay] %>autoplay<% end %>
-    <% if params[:video_loop] %>loop<% end %>
-    <% if params[:controls] %>controls<% end %>>
+    <% if params.autoplay %>autoplay<% end %>
+    <% if params.video_loop %>loop<% end %>
+    <% if params.controls %>controls<% end %>>
    <% if hlsvp %>
        <source src="<%= hlsvp %>?local=true" type="application/x-mpegURL" label="livestream">
    <% else %>
-        <% if params[:listen] %>
+        <% if params.listen %>
            <% audio_streams.each_with_index do |fmt, i| %>
-                <source src="/latest_version?id=<%= video.id %>&itag=<%= fmt["itag"] %><% if params[:local] %>&local=true<% end %>" type='<%= fmt["type"] %>' label="<%= fmt["bitrate"] %>k" selected="<%= i == 0 ? true : false %>">
+                <source src="/latest_version?id=<%= video.id %>&itag=<%= fmt["itag"] %><% if params.local %>&local=true<% end %>" type='<%= fmt["type"] %>' label="<%= fmt["bitrate"] %>k" selected="<%= i == 0 ? true : false %>">
            <% end %>
          <% else %>
-            <% if params[:quality] == "dash" %>
+            <% if params.quality == "dash" %>
                <source src="/api/manifest/dash/id/<%= video.id %>?local=true" type='application/dash+xml' label="dash">
            <% end %>

            <% fmt_stream.each_with_index do |fmt, i| %>
-                <% if params[:quality] %>
-                    <source src="/latest_version?id=<%= video.id %>&itag=<%= fmt["itag"] %><% if params[:local] %>&local=true<% end %>" type='<%= fmt["type"] %>' label="<%= fmt["label"] %>" selected="<%= params[:quality] == fmt["label"].split(" - ")[0] %>">
+                <% if params.quality %>
+                    <source src="/latest_version?id=<%= video.id %>&itag=<%= fmt["itag"] %><% if params.local %>&local=true<% end %>" type='<%= fmt["type"] %>' label="<%= fmt["label"] %>" selected="<%= params.quality == fmt["label"].split(" - ")[0] %>">
                <% else %>
-                    <source src="/latest_version?id=<%= video.id %>&itag=<%= fmt["itag"] %><% if params[:local] %>&local=true<% end %>" type='<%= fmt["type"] %>' label="<%= fmt["label"] %>" selected="<%= i == 0 ? true : false %>">
+                    <source src="/latest_version?id=<%= video.id %>&itag=<%= fmt["itag"] %><% if params.local %>&local=true<% end %>" type='<%= fmt["type"] %>' label="<%= fmt["label"] %>" selected="<%= i == 0 ? true : false %>">
                <% end %>
            <% end %>
        <% end %> 
@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ player.on('error', function(event) {
  }
 });

-<% if params[:video_start] > 0 || params[:video_end] > 0 %>
+<% if params.video_start > 0 || params.video_end > 0 %>
 player.markers({
  onMarkerReached: function(marker) {
    if (marker.text === "End") {
@ -173,22 +173,22 @@ player.markers({
    }
  },
  markers: [
-    { time: <%= params[:video_start] %>, text: "Start" },
-    <% if params[:video_end] < 0 %>
+    { time: <%= params.video_start %>, text: "Start" },
+    <% if params.video_end < 0 %>
    { time: <%= video.info["length_seconds"].to_f - 0.5 %>, text: "End" }
    <% else %>
-    { time: <%= params[:video_end] %>, text: "End" }
+    { time: <%= params.video_end %>, text: "End" }
    <% end %>
  ]
 });

-player.currentTime(<%= params[:video_start] %>);
+player.currentTime(<%= params.video_start %>);
 <% end %>

-player.volume(<%= params[:volume].to_f / 100 %>);
-player.playbackRate(<%= params[:speed] %>);
+player.volume(<%= params.volume.to_f / 100 %>);
+player.playbackRate(<%= params.speed %>);

-<% if params[:autoplay] %>
+<% if params.autoplay %>
 var bpb = player.getChild('bigPlayButton');

 if (bpb) {
@ -211,7 +211,52 @@ if (bpb) {
 }
 <% end %>

+<% if !params.listen && params.quality == "dash" %>
 player.httpSourceSelector();
+<% end %>
+
+<% if !params.listen && params.annotations %>
+var video_container = document.getElementById("player");
+let xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+xhr.responseType = "text";
+xhr.timeout = 60000;
+xhr.open("GET", "/api/v1/annotations/<%= video.id %>", true);
+xhr.send();
+
+xhr.onreadystatechange = function () {
+  if (xhr.readyState === 4) {
+    if (xhr.status === 200) {
+      videojs.registerPlugin("youtubeAnnotationsPlugin", youtubeAnnotationsPlugin);
+      if (!player.paused()) {
+        player.youtubeAnnotationsPlugin({annotationXml: xhr.response, videoContainer: video_container});
+      } else {
+        player.one('play', function(event) {
+          player.youtubeAnnotationsPlugin({annotationXml: xhr.response, videoContainer: video_container});
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+window.addEventListener("__ar_annotation_click", e => {
+    const { url, target, seconds } = e.detail;
+
+    var path = new URL(url);
+
+    if (path.href.startsWith("https://www.youtube.com/watch?") && seconds) {
+        path.search += "&t=" + seconds;
+    }
+
+    path  = path.pathname + path.search;
+
+    if (target === "current") {
+        window.location.href = path;
+    }
+    else if (target === "new") {
+        window.open(path, "_blank");
+    }
+});
+<% end %>

 // Since videojs-share can sometimes be blocked, we try to load it last
 player.share(shareOptions);
--- a/src/invidious/views/components/player_sources.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/components/player_sources.ecr
@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/videojs-http-source-selector.css">
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/videojs.markers.min.css">
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/videojs-share.css">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/videojs-youtube-annotations.css">
 <script src="/js/video.min.js"></script>
 <script src="/js/videojs-contrib-quality-levels.min.js"></script>
 <script src="/js/videojs-http-source-selector.min.js"></script>
 <script src="/js/videojs.hotkeys.min.js"></script>
 <script src="/js/videojs-markers.min.js"></script>
 <script src="/js/videojs-share.min.js"></script>
-
-<% if params[:quality] != "dash" %>
+<script src="/js/videojs-youtube-annotations.js"></script>
+<% if params.listen || params.quality != "dash" %>
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/quality-selector.css">
 <script src="/js/silvermine-videojs-quality-selector.min.js"></script>
 <% end %>
--- a/src/invidious/views/embed.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/embed.ecr
@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ function get_playlist(timeouts = 0) {
                        location.assign("/embed/"
                            + xhr.response.nextVideo
                            + "?list=<%= plid %>"
-                            <% if params[:listen] != preferences.listen %>
-                            + "&listen=<%= params[:listen] %>"
+                            <% if params.listen != preferences.listen %>
+                            + "&listen=<%= params.listen %>"
                            <% end %>
-                            <% if params[:autoplay] || params[:continue_autoplay] %>
+                            <% if params.autoplay || params.continue_autoplay %>
                            + "&autoplay=1"
                            <% end %>
-                            <% if params[:speed] != preferences.speed %>
-                            + "&speed=<%= params[:speed] %>"
+                            <% if params.speed != preferences.speed %>
+                            + "&speed=<%= params.speed %>"
                            <% end %>
                        );
                    });
@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ player.on('ended', function() {
    <% if !video_series.empty? %>
    + "?playlist=<%= video_series.join(",") %>"
    <% end %>
-    <% if params[:listen] != preferences.listen %>
-    + "&listen=<%= params[:listen] %>"
+    <% if params.listen != preferences.listen %>
+    + "&listen=<%= params.listen %>"
    <% end %>
-    <% if params[:autoplay] || params[:continue_autoplay] %>
+    <% if params.autoplay || params.continue_autoplay %>
    + "&autoplay=1"
    <% end %>
-    <% if params[:speed] != preferences.speed %>
-    + "&speed=<%= params[:speed] %>"
+    <% if params.speed != preferences.speed %>
+    + "&speed=<%= params.speed %>"
    <% end %>
  );
 });
--- a/src/invidious/views/preferences.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/preferences.ecr
@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ function update_value(element) {
                <input name="related_videos" id="related_videos" type="checkbox" <% if preferences.related_videos %>checked<% end %>>
            </div>

+            <div class="pure-control-group">
+                <label for="annotations"><%= translate(locale, "Show annotations by default? ") %></label>
+                <input name="annotations" id="annotations" type="checkbox" <% if preferences.annotations %>checked<% end %>>
+            </div>
+
            <legend><%= translate(locale, "Visual preferences") %></legend>

            <div class="pure-control-group">
@ -118,6 +123,11 @@ function update_value(element) {
            <% if env.get? "user" %>
            <legend><%= translate(locale, "Subscription preferences") %></legend>

+            <div class="pure-control-group">
+                <label for="annotations_subscribed"><%= translate(locale, "Show annotations by default for subscribed channels? ") %></label>
+                <input name="annotations_subscribed" id="annotations_subscribed" type="checkbox" <% if preferences.annotations_subscribed %>checked<% end %>>
+            </div>
+
            <div class="pure-control-group">
                <label for="redirect_feed"><%= translate(locale, "Redirect homepage to feed: ") %></label>
                <input name="redirect_feed" id="redirect_feed" type="checkbox" <% if preferences.redirect_feed %>checked<% end %>>
--- a/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 <div class="h-box">
 <h1>
    <%= HTML.escape(video.title) %>
-    <% if params[:listen] %>
+    <% if params.listen %>
    <a title="<%=translate(locale, "Video mode")%>" href="/watch?<%= env.params.query %>&listen=0">
        <i class="icon ion-ios-videocam"></i>
    </a>
@ -56,6 +56,17 @@
    <div class="pure-u-1 pure-u-lg-1-5">
        <div class="h-box">
            <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<%= video.id %>"><%= translate(locale, "Watch on YouTube") %></a></p>
+            <p>
+            <% if params.annotations %>
+            <a href="/watch?<%= env.params.query %>&iv_load_policy=3">
+                <%= translate(locale, "Hide annotations") %>
+            </a>
+            <% else %>
+            <a href="/watch?<%= env.params.query %>&iv_load_policy=1">
+                <%=translate(locale, "Show annotations")%>
+            </a>
+            <% end %>
+            </p>

            <% if CONFIG.dmca_content.includes? video.id %>
            <p>Download is disabled.</p>
@ -122,7 +133,7 @@
        </div>
    </div>

-    <div class="pure-u-1 <% if params[:related_videos] || plid %>pure-u-lg-3-5<% else %>pure-u-md-4-5<% end %>">
+    <div class="pure-u-1 <% if params.related_videos || plid %>pure-u-lg-3-5<% else %>pure-u-md-4-5<% end %>">
        <div class="h-box">
            <p>
                <a href="/channel/<%= video.ucid %>">
@ -153,21 +164,21 @@
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
-    <% if params[:related_videos] || plid %>
+    <% if params.related_videos || plid %>
    <div class="pure-u-1 pure-u-lg-1-5">
        <% if plid %>
        <div id="playlist" class="h-box">
        </div>
        <% end %>

-        <% if params[:related_videos] %>
+        <% if params.related_videos %>
        <div class="h-box">

        <% if !rvs.empty? %>
        <div <% if plid %>style="display:none"<% end %>>
            <div class="pure-control-group">
                <label for="continue"><%= translate(locale, "Autoplay next video: ") %></label>
-                <input name="continue" onclick="continue_autoplay(this)" id="continue" type="checkbox" <% if params[:continue] %>checked<% end %>>
+                <input name="continue" onclick="continue_autoplay(this)" id="continue" type="checkbox" <% if params.continue %>checked<% end %>>
            </div>
            <hr>
        </div>
@ -205,19 +216,19 @@
 </div>

 <script>
-<% if !rvs.empty? && !plid && params[:continue] %>
+<% if !rvs.empty? && !plid && params.continue %>
 player.on('ended', function() {
    location.assign("/watch?v="
        + "<%= rvs.select { |rv| rv["id"]? }[0]?.try &.["id"] %>"
        + "&continue=1"
-        <% if params[:listen] != preferences.listen %>
-        + "&listen=<%= params[:listen] %>"
+        <% if params.listen != preferences.listen %>
+        + "&listen=<%= params.listen %>"
        <% end %>
-        <% if params[:autoplay] || params[:continue_autoplay] %>
+        <% if params.autoplay || params.continue_autoplay %>
        + "&autoplay=1"
        <% end %>
-        <% if params[:speed] != preferences.speed %>
-        + "&speed=<%= params[:speed] %>"
+        <% if params.speed != preferences.speed %>
+        + "&speed=<%= params.speed %>"
        <% end %>
    );
 });
@ -229,14 +240,14 @@ function continue_autoplay(target) {
            location.assign("/watch?v="
                + "<%= rvs.select { |rv| rv["id"]? }[0]?.try &.["id"] %>"
                + "&continue=1"
-                <% if params[:listen] != preferences.listen %>
-                + "&listen=<%= params[:listen] %>"
+                <% if params.listen != preferences.listen %>
+                + "&listen=<%= params.listen %>"
                <% end %>
-                <% if params[:autoplay] || params[:continue_autoplay] %>
+                <% if params.autoplay || params.continue_autoplay %>
                + "&autoplay=1"
                <% end %>
-                <% if params[:speed] != preferences.speed %>
-                + "&speed=<%= params[:speed] %>"
+                <% if params.speed != preferences.speed %>
+                + "&speed=<%= params.speed %>"
                <% end %>
            );
        });
@ -295,14 +306,14 @@ function get_playlist(timeouts = 0) {
                        location.assign("/watch?v="
                            + xhr.response.nextVideo
                            + "&list=<%= plid %>"
-                            <% if params[:listen] != preferences.listen %>
-                            + "&listen=<%= params[:listen] %>"
+                            <% if params.listen != preferences.listen %>
+                            + "&listen=<%= params.listen %>"
                            <% end %>
-                            <% if params[:autoplay] || params[:continue_autoplay] %>
+                            <% if params.autoplay || params.continue_autoplay %>
                            + "&autoplay=1"
                            <% end %>
-                            <% if params[:speed] != preferences.speed %>
-                            + "&speed=<%= params[:speed] %>"
+                            <% if params.speed != preferences.speed %>
+                            + "&speed=<%= params.speed %>"
                            <% end %>
                        );
                    });