# YouTube Default Settings

> Youtube volume control scroller, video quality preset and volume boost

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-default-settings`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Toby
- **Category:** appearance,bookmarks,alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.12
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-18
- **First published:** 2026-01-30
- **Size:** 32 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-default-settings/)

## Description

YouTube Default Settings lets you set persistent preferences for YouTube playback so videos always open the way you like — quality (144p–4K), playback speed (0.1–16), default volume (0–100%), subtitles (preferred language or off), original audio track, and an audio normalizer. You can also automatically hide members-only videos. Enable only the options you need and the extension applies them to standard videos and Shorts.

Quick setup: open the extension popup after installation, choose your defaults and refresh YouTube. Privacy-focused and open source — no tracking or data collection. Support is optional via pay-what-you-want on Ko-fi, and the full source code and issue tracker are available on GitHub for transparency and contributions.

## Rankings

- #123,411 — Overall
- #66 — settings

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`

### Host permissions

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

### Content script matches

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

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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-default-settings)