Video Quality Settings for YouTube™ (HD/4K)
YouTube™ Video Quality Settings Extension
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- storage
- webNavigation
- scripting
- *://*.youtube.com/*
- *://www.youtube-nocookie.com/*
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Extension summary
Video Quality Settings for YouTube™ is a browser extension that sets the preferred quality of YouTube™ videos, and remembers your video quality settings between sessions. Limiting the video frame rate to 30 FPS is also supported.
The continued development of Video Quality Settings for YouTube™ is made possible thanks to the support of awesome backers. If you'd like to join them, please check out https://armin.dev/go/patreon
The video quality is set to 1080p by default when the extension is installed, and the option can be updated from the player settings on YouTube™, or from the extension's options. Reload already opened videos for changes to take effect.
The developer does not collect any personal data from this extension, visit the extension's privacy policy for more information.
The extension is also available for Edge and Firefox: https://github.com/dessant/youtube-video-quality#readme
Reviews are not monitored for bug reports, please use GitHub for issues and feature requests.
https://github.com/dessant/youtube-video-quality
YouTube is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated.- Works as intended for automatically setting video quality
- Useful for managing video resolutions
- Does not require page refresh to change quality
- Fast performance and reliable functionality
- Allows for high-quality video playback without manual adjustment
- Frequently resets quality setting to auto or 720p
- Pops up a new tab instead of a small window when accessing the extension
- Requires access to browsing history, raising privacy concerns
- Setting limitations on frame rate affects resolution settings
- Issues with setting the chosen quality when unavailable, defaults to highest quality
- Resets video quality settings after one or two videos
- Pops up a new tab when using the extension
- Works well for setting high video quality consistently
- Privacy concerns regarding browsing history access
- Improvements requested for shortcuts and control interface
User reviews
Олександр Мороз, 2024-10-25 
Ishaan S Nair, 2024-08-13 
玄慈艶津, 2024-06-20Extension safety
Risk impact
Video Quality Settings for YouTube™ (HD/4K) requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Video Quality Settings for YouTube™ (HD/4K) has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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