Auto High Quality for YouTube™

Automatically change YouTube video quality to HD resolution or the highest available one

Auto High Quality for YouTube™ is a Chrome extension designed to elevate your YouTube viewing by automatically setting videos to your preferred high-quality resolution. You can choose the highest available quality or select from nearly all available resolutions. The extension also offers optional features such as preventing changes if high resolution is already selected, disabling frame rates above 30 FPS for better performance, and using different qualities for visible and hidden players.

Ideal for users tired of YouTube starting videos at low quality, experiencing frequent loading due to automatic quality changes, or struggling with frame drops from 60 FPS playback, this extension ensures a smoother and customizable viewing experience. Enhance your YouTube with Auto High Quality for YouTube™ and enjoy consistently sharp videos effortlessly.

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By:: Bermet
Users:: 7,837+ -236
Rating:: 4.30

(11)
Version:: 0.4.9 (Last updated: 2025-02-27)
Creation date:: 2021-07-14
Risk:: Moderate risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
Permissions:: storage
scripting
Host permissions:: *://www.youtube.com/*
*://www.youtube-nocookie.com/*
Size:: 66.74K
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Edge Add-on Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 1,829 ▼ 5

Other rankings

#2 in quality keyword 31 ▲ 1

#4 in resolution keyword 12 ▲ 1

#7 in hd quality keyword 21

#44 in handle keyword 23 ▼ 5

#111 in problem keyword 4 ▲ 4

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Auto High Quality for YouTube™ (v0.4.9)

20,000+ 3.55

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User reviews

Users appreciate 'Auto High Quality for YouTube™' for reliably ensuring videos play in high quality without bloatware. It helps counter YouTube's automatic quality reduction. The extension is lightweight, frequently updated, and beneficial even for those with limited internet by enabling quality control. However, some users experience delays in quality adjustment and occasionally need to refresh the page for it to work. While mostly effective, a few users report issues with functionality.

Pros

Effectively forces YouTube videos to play in high quality, improving viewing experience.
Simple and lightweight without unnecessary bloatware.
Consistently updated and maintained by the author.
Helpful for users with bandwidth constraints who want to control video quality.
Widely appreciated by users who experience YouTube's automatic quality degradation.

Cons

Sometimes requires page refresh to work properly.
Occasionally takes time to recognize and adjust video quality.
One review mentioned it doesn't work, implying a bug or compatibility issue for some users.

Recent reviews

very helpful

by 滙渝, 2023-07-08

Amazing very good work! keep update this extention . solve my problem Tank you from Iran <3

by Hamid, 2023-05-27

I always need to refresh the page.

by Eduardo, 2023-02-13

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Auto High Quality for YouTube™ requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Request access to the following domains: youtube.com, youtube-nocookie.com

Risk likelihood

Auto High Quality for YouTube™ is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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