# YouTube HD

> Automatically play YouTube videos in HD quality. YouTube HD player, auto HD, 1080p, 4K, video quality changer, player resize, auto mute, theater mode.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-automatically-hd`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Turtle
- **Category:** games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 584
- **Weekly downloads:** 84
- **Rating:** 4.92 / 5 (12 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.17.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22
- **First published:** 2026-05-27
- **Size:** 194 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-automatically-hd/)

## Description

<strong>YouTube HD</strong> instantly upgrades your video experience — no more hunting through settings!
<ul><li>🎬 <strong>Auto HD playback</strong> — every video starts in the highest quality available</li><li>🖥️ <strong>Resize the player</strong> — switch to theater or full-window mode automatically</li><li>🔇 <strong>Auto mute</strong> — videos start silently whenever you want</li><li>⏹️ <strong>Auto pause</strong> — videos wait for you instead of playing immediately</li><li>🌐 <strong>Embedded video support</strong> — HD quality on Twitter, Reddit, Facebook and more</li><li>⚡ <strong>Zero effort</strong> — install once, enjoy crystal-clear video forever</li></ul>

## Rankings

- #4,607 — Overall
- #10 — youtube
- #34 — effort
- #78 — quality
- #85 — resize
- #90 — upgrade

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `cookies`
- `storage`
- `declarativeNetRequest`

### Host permissions

- `https://youtube.com/*`
- `https://*.youtube.com/*`
- `https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/*`
- `https://youtube.googleapis.com/*`
- `*://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube-nocookie.com`
- `www.youtube.com`
- `music.youtube.com`
- `youtube.googleapis.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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-automatically-hd)