Bynji by Bynji

Bynji is a private, local-first browser extension that automatically remembers video progress and viewing history across web video players. Leave a video, return later, and pick up right where you left off with a single click. No ads. No accounts.

WHAT BYNJI DOES

• Automatically tracks meaningful playback across web video players
• Remembers exact timestamps and offers safe Resume points
• Keeps your current shows and movies front and center with Continue Watching
• Supports Ask, Never, and Auto-resume playback modes
• Organizes viewing history into a clean, searchable, on-device Library
• Save web videos to Watch Later with a single click
• Generates on-device viewing insights and summaries
• Supports optional multi-viewer profiles with private custom avatars
• Supports optional multi-device Local Sync using your own local folder

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

• 100% on-device storage in your browser (IndexedDB)
• No ads, no user accounts, and no logins
• Zero telemetry, zero analytics, and zero external tracking scripts
• No central developer servers holding your personal viewing data
• Export your full watch history at any time as portable JSON or Markdown

PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED

• storage & unlimitedStorage: Stores viewing history, resume positions, and settings safely in IndexedDB on your device.
• alarms: Runs scheduled background maintenance.
• webNavigation: Detects when you navigate to or refresh a video page so Bynji can show the Resume prompt accurately.
• host permissions (http:///, https:///): Required to detect HTML5 video players across web video platforms. Bynji does not inject ads, modify web content, or transmit your browsing data.