# YouTube Auto LD

> Set your default YouTube video quality to a low definition to save resources. Most videos don't need HD anyway

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-auto-ld](https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-auto-ld)

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-auto-ld`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** maxlath
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,other
- **Daily users:** 85
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.12
- **Last updated:** 2025-04-14
- **First published:** 2021-07-20
- **Size:** 48 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-auto-ld/)

## Description

YouTube Auto LD is a Chrome extension that lets you set a default low definition video quality on YouTube, such as 360p, instead of HD. This helps conserve bandwidth, reduce data consumption, and improve playback performance on slower connections or less powerful devices. Since most videos don’t require HD to watch comfortably, you can customize your preferred low resolution to optimize your viewing experience while saving resources.

## Rankings

- #12,511 — Overall
- #90 — definition
- #161 — quality
- #170 — auto
- #198 — resolution

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`
- `www.youtube-nocookie.com`
- `www.youtubeeducation.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com, youtube-nocookie.com, youtubeeducation.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-auto-ld)