diff --git a/background.js b/background.js
index 752653ec..c8d7d593 100644
--- a/background.js
+++ b/background.js
@@ -1,27 +1,7 @@
-//when a new tab is highlighted
-chrome.tabs.onActivated.addListener(
-  function(activeInfo) {
-    chrome.tabs.get(activeInfo.tabId, function(tab) {
-      let id = getYouTubeVideoID(tab.url);
-
-      //if this even is a YouTube tab
-      if (id) {
-        videoIDChange(id, activeInfo.tabId);
-      }
-    })
-  }
-);
-
-//when a tab changes URLs
 chrome.tabs.onUpdated.addListener(function(tabId, changeInfo, tab) {
-    if (changeInfo != undefined && changeInfo.url != undefined) {
-      let id = getYouTubeVideoID(changeInfo.url);
-
-      //if URL changed and is youtube video message contentScript the video id
-      if (changeInfo.url && id) { 
-        videoIDChange(id, tabId);
-      }
-    }
+	chrome.tabs.sendMessage(tabId, {
+		message: 'update',
+	});
 });
 
 chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener(function (request, sender, callback) {
@@ -49,7 +29,14 @@ chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener(function (request, sender, callback) {
 
     //this allows the callback to be called later
     return true;
-  }
+  } else if (request.message == "alertPrevious") {
+	  chrome.notifications.create("stillThere" + Math.random(), {
+		  type: "basic",
+		  title: "Do you want to submit the sponsor times for video id " + request.previousVideoID + "?",
+		  message: "You seem to have left some sponsor times unsubmitted. Go back to that page to submit them (they are not deleted).",
+		  iconUrl: "./icons/LogoSponsorBlocker256px.png"
+	  });
+  }	
 });
 
 //add help page on install
@@ -154,7 +141,7 @@ function submitVote(type, UUID, callback) {
 function submitTimes(videoID, callback) {
   //get the video times from storage
   let sponsorTimeKey = 'sponsorTimes' + videoID;
-  chrome.storage.sync.get([sponsorTimeKey], function(result) {
+  chrome.storage.sync.get([sponsorTimeKey, "userID"], function(result) {
     let sponsorTimes = result[sponsorTimeKey];
     let userID = result.userID;
 
@@ -193,56 +180,6 @@ function submitTimes(videoID, callback) {
   });
 }
 
-function videoIDChange(currentVideoID, tabId) {
-  //send a message to the content script
-  chrome.tabs.sendMessage(tabId, {
-    message: 'ytvideoid',
-    id: currentVideoID
-  });
-
-  chrome.storage.sync.get(["sponsorVideoID", "previousVideoID"], function(result) {
-    const sponsorVideoID = result.sponsorVideoID;
-    const previousVideoID = result.previousVideoID;
-
-    //not a url change
-    if (sponsorVideoID == currentVideoID){
-      return;
-    }
-
-    chrome.storage.sync.set({
-      "sponsorVideoID": currentVideoID
-    });
-
-    //warn them if they had unsubmitted times
-    if (previousVideoID != null) {
-      //get the sponsor times from storage
-      let sponsorTimeKey = 'sponsorTimes' + previousVideoID;
-      chrome.storage.sync.get([sponsorTimeKey], function(result) {
-        let sponsorTimes = result[sponsorTimeKey];
-
-        if (sponsorTimes != undefined && sponsorTimes.length > 0) {
-          //warn them that they have unsubmitted sponsor times
-          chrome.notifications.create("stillThere" + Math.random(), {
-            type: "basic",
-            title: "Do you want to submit the sponsor times for watch?v=" + previousVideoID + "?",
-            message: "You seem to have left some sponsor times unsubmitted. Go back to that page to submit them (they are not deleted).",
-            iconUrl: "./icons/LogoSponsorBlocker256px.png"
-          });
-        }
-
-        //set the previous video id to the currentID
-        chrome.storage.sync.set({
-          "previousVideoID": currentVideoID
-        });
-      });
-    } else {
-      chrome.storage.sync.set({
-        "previousVideoID": currentVideoID
-      });
-    }
-  });
-}
-
 function sendRequestToServer(type, address, callback) {
   let xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
 
diff --git a/content.js b/content.js
index d4269fea..6c5227d2 100644
--- a/content.js
+++ b/content.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //was sponsor data found when doing SponsorsLookup
 var sponsorDataFound = false;
-
+var previousVideoID = null;
 //the actual sponsorTimes if loaded and UUIDs associated with them
 var sponsorTimes = null;
 var UUIDs = null;
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ chrome.storage.sync.get(["dontShowNoticeAgain"], function(result) {
 
 //get messages from the background script and the popup
 chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener(messageListener);
-
+  
 function messageListener(request, sender, sendResponse) {
-    //message from background script
-    if (request.message == "ytvideoid") { 
-      videoIDChange(request.id);
-    }
-
     //messages from popup script
+  
+    if (request.message == "update") {
+      if(id = getYouTubeVideoID(document.URL)) videoIDChange(id);
+    }
+  
     if (request.message == "sponsorStart") {
       sponsorMessageStarted(sendResponse);
     }
@@ -119,6 +119,16 @@ function messageListener(request, sender, sendResponse) {
       })
     }
 
+    if (request.message == "skipToTime") {
+      v.currentTime = request.time;
+    }
+
+    if (request.message == "getCurrentTime") {
+      sendResponse({
+        currentTime: v.currentTime
+      });
+    }
+
     if (request.message == "getChannelURL") {
       sendResponse({
         channelURL: channelURL
@@ -183,11 +193,33 @@ document.onkeydown = function(e){
 }
 
 function videoIDChange(id) {
-  //not a url change
-  if (sponsorVideoID == id){
-    return;
-  }
 
+  //not a url change
+  if (sponsorVideoID == id) return;
+
+  //warn them if they had unsubmitted times
+  if (previousVideoID != null) {
+    //get the sponsor times from storage
+    let sponsorTimeKey = 'sponsorTimes' + previousVideoID;
+    chrome.storage.sync.get([sponsorTimeKey], function(result) {
+      let sponsorTimes = result[sponsorTimeKey];
+
+      if (sponsorTimes != undefined && sponsorTimes.length > 0) {
+        //warn them that they have unsubmitted sponsor times
+          chrome.runtime.sendMessage({
+            message: "alertPrevious",
+            previousVideoID: previousVideoID
+          })
+      }
+
+      //set the previous video id to the currentID
+      previousVideoID = id;
+    });
+  } else {
+    //set the previous id now, don't wait for chrome.storage.get
+    previousVideoID = id;
+  }
+  
   //close popup
   closeInfoMenu();
 
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 215ea951..a7450545 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "__MSG_fullName__",
   "short_name": "__MSG_Name__",
-  "version": "1.0.31",
+  "version": "1.0.33",
   "default_locale": "en",
   "description": "__MSG_Description__",
   "content_scripts": [
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
     "popup.html"
   ],
   "permissions": [
-    "tabs",
     "storage",
     "notifications",
     "https://sponsor.ajay.app/*"
diff --git a/popup.css b/popup.css
index cb86b962..1d5dd91e 100644
--- a/popup.css
+++ b/popup.css
@@ -80,8 +80,14 @@ h1.popupElement {
 
 .mediumLink.popupElement {
 	font-size: 15px;
-	padding-left: 15px;
-	padding-right: 15px;
+	margin-left: 25px;
+	margin-right: 25px;
+	text-decoration: underline;
+	cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.tinyLink.popupElement {
+	font-size: 10px;
 	text-decoration: underline;
 	cursor: pointer;
 }
diff --git a/popup.html b/popup.html
index 30195294..82c2d66c 100644
--- a/popup.html
+++ b/popup.html
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@
         
                 </div>
               </b>
+
+              <br/>
       
               <button id="clearTimes" class="smallButton popupElement">Clear Times</button>
       
diff --git a/popup.js b/popup.js
index ded54fef..149c546b 100644
--- a/popup.js
+++ b/popup.js
@@ -192,17 +192,25 @@ function runThePopup() {
     }
   });
   
-  
   chrome.tabs.query({
       active: true,
       currentWindow: true
-  }, loadTabData);
+  }, onTabs);
   
+  function onTabs(tabs) {
+	  chrome.tabs.sendMessage(tabs[0].id, {message: 'getVideoID'}, function(result) {
+		  if (result != undefined && result.videoID) {
+        currentVideoID = result.videoID;
+
+		    loadTabData(tabs);
+		  } else if (result == undefined && chrome.runtime.lastError) {
+        //this isn't a YouTube video then, or at least the content script is not loaded
+        displayNoVideo();
+      }
+	  });
+  }
   
   function loadTabData(tabs) {
-    //set current videoID
-    currentVideoID = getYouTubeVideoID(tabs[0].url);
-  
     if (!currentVideoID) {
       //this isn't a YouTube video then
       displayNoVideo();
@@ -456,8 +464,11 @@ function runThePopup() {
       let index = i;
       deleteButton.addEventListener("click", () => deleteSponsorTime(index));
   
-      let spacer = document.createElement("span");
-      spacer.innerText = " ";
+      let previewButton = document.createElement("span");
+      previewButton.id = "sponsorTimePreviewButton" + i;
+      previewButton.innerText = "Preview";
+      previewButton.className = "mediumLink popupElement";
+      previewButton.addEventListener("click", () => previewSponsorTime(index));
   
       let editButton = document.createElement("span");
       editButton.id = "sponsorTimeEditButton" + i;
@@ -479,19 +490,46 @@ function runThePopup() {
       }
   
       currentSponsorTimeContainer.innerText = currentSponsorTimeMessage;
-      currentSponsorTimeContainer.addEventListener("click", () => editSponsorTime(index));
   
       sponsorTimesContainer.appendChild(currentSponsorTimeContainer);
       sponsorTimesContainer.appendChild(deleteButton);
   
       //only if it is a complete sponsor time
       if (sponsorTimes[i].length > 1) {
+        sponsorTimesContainer.appendChild(previewButton);
         sponsorTimesContainer.appendChild(editButton);
+
+        currentSponsorTimeContainer.addEventListener("click", () => editSponsorTime(index));
       }
     }
   
     return sponsorTimesContainer;
   }
+
+  function previewSponsorTime(index) {
+    let skipTime = sponsorTimes[index][0];
+
+    if (document.getElementById("startTimeMinutes" + index) != null) {
+      //edit is currently open, use that time
+
+      skipTime = getSponsorTimeEditTimes("startTime", index);
+
+      //save the edit
+      saveSponsorTimeEdit(index, false);
+    }
+
+    chrome.tabs.query({
+      active: true,
+      currentWindow: true
+    }, tabs => {
+      chrome.tabs.sendMessage(
+        tabs[0].id, {
+          message: "skipToTime",
+          time: skipTime - 2
+        }
+      );
+    });
+  }
   
   function editSponsorTime(index) {
     if (document.getElementById("startTimeMinutes" + index) != null) {
@@ -504,6 +542,13 @@ function runThePopup() {
   
     let sponsorTimeContainer = document.getElementById("sponsorTimeContainer" + index);
   
+    //the button to set the current time
+    let startTimeNowButton = document.createElement("span");
+    startTimeNowButton.id = "startTimeNowButton" + index;
+    startTimeNowButton.innerText = "(Now)";
+    startTimeNowButton.className = "tinyLink popupElement";
+    startTimeNowButton.addEventListener("click", () => setEditTimeToCurrentTime("startTime", index));
+
     //get sponsor time minutes and seconds boxes
     let startTimeMinutes = document.createElement("input");
     startTimeMinutes.id = "startTimeMinutes" + index;
@@ -518,7 +563,7 @@ function runThePopup() {
     startTimeSeconds.type = "text";
     startTimeSeconds.value = getTimeInFormattedSeconds(sponsorTimes[index][0]);
     startTimeSeconds.style.width = "60px";
-  
+
     let endTimeMinutes = document.createElement("input");
     endTimeMinutes.id = "endTimeMinutes" + index;
     endTimeMinutes.className = "sponsorTime popupElement";
@@ -532,6 +577,13 @@ function runThePopup() {
     endTimeSeconds.type = "text";
     endTimeSeconds.value = getTimeInFormattedSeconds(sponsorTimes[index][1]);
     endTimeSeconds.style.width = "60px";
+
+    //the button to set the current time
+    let endTimeNowButton = document.createElement("span");
+    endTimeNowButton.id = "endTimeNowButton" + index;
+    endTimeNowButton.innerText = "(Now)";
+    endTimeNowButton.className = "tinyLink popupElement";
+    endTimeNowButton.addEventListener("click", () => setEditTimeToCurrentTime("endTime", index));
   
     let colonText = document.createElement("span");
     colonText.innerText = ":";
@@ -544,6 +596,7 @@ function runThePopup() {
       sponsorTimeContainer.removeChild(sponsorTimeContainer.firstChild);
     }
   
+    sponsorTimeContainer.appendChild(startTimeNowButton);
     sponsorTimeContainer.appendChild(startTimeMinutes);
     sponsorTimeContainer.appendChild(colonText);
     sponsorTimeContainer.appendChild(startTimeSeconds);
@@ -551,6 +604,7 @@ function runThePopup() {
     sponsorTimeContainer.appendChild(endTimeMinutes);
     sponsorTimeContainer.appendChild(colonText);
     sponsorTimeContainer.appendChild(endTimeSeconds);
+    sponsorTimeContainer.appendChild(endTimeNowButton);
   
     //add save button and remove edit button
     let saveButton = document.createElement("span");
@@ -564,16 +618,37 @@ function runThePopup() {
   
     sponsorTimesContainer.replaceChild(saveButton, editButton);
   }
+
+  function setEditTimeToCurrentTime(idStartName, index) {
+    chrome.tabs.query({
+      active: true,
+      currentWindow: true
+    }, tabs => {
+      chrome.tabs.sendMessage(
+        tabs[0].id,
+        {message: "getCurrentTime"},
+        function (response) {
+          let minutes = document.getElementById(idStartName + "Minutes" + index);
+          let seconds = document.getElementById(idStartName + "Seconds" + index);
+    
+          minutes.value = getTimeInMinutes(response.currentTime);
+          seconds.value = getTimeInFormattedSeconds(response.currentTime);
+        });
+    });
+  }
+
+  //id start name is whether it is the startTime or endTime
+  //gives back the time in seconds
+  function getSponsorTimeEditTimes(idStartName, index) {
+    let minutes = document.getElementById(idStartName + "Minutes" + index);
+    let seconds = document.getElementById(idStartName + "Seconds" + index);
+
+    return parseInt(minutes.value) * 60 + parseFloat(seconds.value);
+  }
   
-  function saveSponsorTimeEdit(index) {
-    let startTimeMinutes = document.getElementById("startTimeMinutes" + index);
-    let startTimeSeconds = document.getElementById("startTimeSeconds" + index);
-  
-    let endTimeMinutes = document.getElementById("endTimeMinutes" + index);
-    let endTimeSeconds = document.getElementById("endTimeSeconds" + index);
-  
-    sponsorTimes[index][0] = parseInt(startTimeMinutes.value) * 60 + parseFloat(startTimeSeconds.value);
-    sponsorTimes[index][1] = parseInt(endTimeMinutes.value) * 60 + parseFloat(endTimeSeconds.value);
+  function saveSponsorTimeEdit(index, closeEditMode = true) {
+    sponsorTimes[index][0] = getSponsorTimeEditTimes("startTime", index);
+    sponsorTimes[index][1] = getSponsorTimeEditTimes("endTime", index);
   
     //save this
     let sponsorTimeKey = "sponsorTimes" + currentVideoID;
@@ -589,9 +664,11 @@ function runThePopup() {
       });
     });
   
-    displaySponsorTimes();
+    if (closeEditMode) {
+      displaySponsorTimes();
 
-    showSubmitTimesIfNecessary();
+      showSubmitTimesIfNecessary();
+    }
   }
   
   //deletes the sponsor time submitted at an index