# YouTube LevelUp

> Blocks Shorts and members-only, returns dislikes, skips sponsors, anti-translate, auto-continues, enables background playback.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-levelup`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** TN3W
- **Category:** privacy-security,appearance,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 694
- **Weekly downloads:** 12
- **Rating:** 4.69 / 5 (16 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-18
- **First published:** 2025-11-16
- **Size:** 40 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-levelup/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/tn3w/YouTube-LevelUp/issues](https://github.com/tn3w/YouTube-LevelUp/issues)

## Description

**The Ultimate All-in-One YouTube Enhancement Extension**

YouTube LevelUp is the ultimate all-in-one YouTube enhancer. This lightweight, open-source extension bundles seven improvements into a single install, designed to make YouTube feel right from the start. The code is auditable, uses minimal permissions, and avoids tracking or analytics.

**What It Does**
- Shorts Blocker: hides Shorts tabs, shelves, and videos across pages.
- Members-Only Content Blocker: hides members-only videos from feeds and recommendations.
- Dislike Counter Restoration: restores real dislike counts via the Return YouTube Dislike API.
- Smart Sponsor Skipping: automatically skips sponsor segments using SponsorBlock.
- Auto-Continue Watching: bypasses "Are you still watching?" prompts when active.
- Anti-Translate: restores original audio and descriptions on dubbed videos.
- Background Playback: continues playing when the tab is in the background.

**Security & Privacy**: No tracking, analytics, or persistent identifiers. Local caching only. Open source and auditable. License: Apache 2.0 (2025).

## Rankings

- #4,100 — Overall
- #3 — level
- #28 — member
- #45 — return
- #52 — continue
- #55 — license

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `https://returnyoutubedislikeapi.com/*`
- `https://sponsor.ajay.app/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`
- `*.youtube-nocookie.com`
- `*.youtubekids.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: returnyoutubedislikeapi.com, ajay.app, youtube.com, youtube-nocookie.com, youtubekids.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-levelup)