Auto HD for YouTube (OpenSource)

Automatically loads HD (or any) quality and disable user's featured video autostart. Source: https://github.com/peter-lang/autohd

What is Auto HD for YouTube (OpenSource)?

Auto HD for YouTube (OpenSource) is a Chrome extension that automatically loads HD (or any) quality and disables the autostart of a user's featured video on YouTube. It also comes with options to set preferred resolution, volume and seek scroll features, and a redesigned option page.

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2021-02-27

By: Láng Péter

Users: 2,518+

Rating: 4.26 (39)

Version: 1.2.9 (Last updated: 2017-06-06)

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webRequest
*://www.youtube.com/*
storage

Size: 12.67K

Price: Free

Email: la*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

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Summary

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Ver 1.1:

fixed youtube urls with hashtag Ver 1.2:
added JS API to work with HTML5 players
added Options to set Preferred Resolution for JS API Ver 1.2.4:
added OpenSource github location
added fancy icons Ver 1.2.6:
removed old Flash API (hd=1 query param)
disable autostart of a user's featured video Ver 1.2.9:
added volume & seek scroll features
option page redesign

User reviews

Broken as of 23/8/20

by Ethan Bayliss, 2020-08-23

Maybe you can add music.youtube.com, so it works there too. Normally you can't choose quality..

Toni Siik, 2019-10-30

(UNFORTUNATELY, BUT) Not working!

by E E, 2019-10-09

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Safety

Risk impact

Auto HD for YouTube (OpenSource) is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Auto HD for YouTube (OpenSource) if you trust the publisher.